Of Interest

BAPCPA: A Failure For Consumers . . . But A Success For Easy Credit And Ineffective Bankruptcy Relief! (A Study)

Biden Administration Finalizes Rule to Strike Medical Debt from Credit Reports

Two-Years Prospective Relief from the Automatic Stay (In re Karpuleon)

A Hard-Knocks Rule: Keep All Options Open for as Long as Possible (A Study)

CFPB Finalizes Rule to Protect Homeowners on Solar Panel Loans and Other Home Improvement Loans Paid Back Through Property Taxes

New County Recorder Files for Bankruptcy - Zinni’s petition shows debt of nearly $1M

Negative Equity Car Loans Surge: 39% of Drivers Are Underwater, EVs Hit Hardest

More Links Surface Between Bankruptcy Case Under FBI Investigation and Church Reorganization

When Judges Turn to Christmas Movies for Help

IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rate for Business Use in 2025; Key Rate Increases 3 Cents to 70 Cents Per Mile 

Mediators and Personal Transformations (A Study)

When Judges Turn to Christmas Movies for Help

Fifth Circuit Requires "Compelling Circumstances" to Amend Proof of Claim Post-Confirmation (Chapter 11 with possible 13 implications)

Not so fast . . . Lawsuit Challenges CFPB Overdraft Rule

United States v. Miller Oral Argument: Supreme Court Justices Seem Divided on Issues of Allowing a Trustee to Sue the IRS for Fraudulent Transfers

Is a Confidentiality Agreement in a State Court Settlement Enforceable in a Subsequent Bankruptcy? (In re Celsius)

Second Circuit Refines Fraudulent Transfer Defense Under Bankruptcy Code’s “Safe Harbor” Provision

IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rate for Business Use in 2025; Key Rate Increases 3 Cents to 70 Cents Per Mile 

Miss America CEO Sues for $500M Over Bankruptcy Fraud Ahead of Orlando Pageant

Court Dismisses Class Action Against Freddie Mac in Salom v. Nationstar Mortgage

9 States Poised to End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding Is Michigan’s Auto Industry Careening into a Ditch?

Waiting For 11 Years After Chapter 7 Discharge to Notify Debtors Of Payment Obligations On Homestead?! (Campos v. Dyck)

CFPB Orders Federal Supervision of Google Following Contested Designation

Bankruptcy Overrides Arbitration in a Claim Objection Proceeding (In re Bridger)

CFPB Pilot Study Finds Differential Treatment in Small Business Lending Markets

FDIC Survey: “Record Low 5.6 Million Households Remain Unbanked” in 2023 (Sounds like a lot but it translates to 96% of all U.S. households had bank accounts in 2023)

U.S. Trustee Program Prevails on Motion to Dismiss Nine Related Cases for Lack of Good Faith

The IRS Is Here to Help Military Members and Veterans with Their Unique Tax Needs

CFPB Report Details Carveouts for Financial Institutions in State Data Privacy Laws

Chapter 12 v. Subchapter V: Which Should a Farmer Choose?

Bankruptcy Judge Questioned Shilo Sanders' No-Show at Previous Trial

Bankr. M.D.N.C.: In re Oasis Cigar (From Ed Boltz)

Judge and Intern Forge Lasting Bond Through Shared Native Heritage

Popular item from last week: Fifth Circuit Rejects Appeal Over Texas Judge's Legal Novels (And it’s NOT “that” Texas Judge!)

Fifth Circuit Rejects Appeal Over Texas Judge's Legal Novels (And it’s NOT “that” Texas Judge!)

Thousands of Former Michigan Homeowners Could Claim Profits of Foreclosed Property Sales

Federal Judge Hears Arguments in Shilo Sanders' Bankruptcy Case