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CFPB Orders Toyota Motor Credit to Pay $60 Million for Illegal Lending and Credit Reporting Misconduct

Ethics Probe Into Texas Bankruptcy Judge Ends Following Resignation

Law Firm Tied to Bankruptcy Judge Resignation Says Former Partner Lied

CFPB to Distribute More Than $240,000 to Consumers Harmed by Student Loan Debt-Relief Scam

Agoura Hills Property Developer Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Prison for Lying on Bankruptcy Petition and Filing False Federal Tax Returns

Notice of Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, Official Forms, and Bankruptcy Fees Effective December 1, 2023

Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule Effective 12/1/23

D. NJ – Note form changes including 13 Plan and Motions; Order Granting Relief from Stay

E.D. VA - Implementation of Paperless – Text-only CM/ECF Event Code for “Clerk’s Denial of Motion for entry of default” Effective 11/13/2023

S.D. CA – New Forms effective 12/1/23: Motion by Debtor for Dismissal of Chapter 13; Order Dismissing Chapter 13 Case on Motion by Debtor

N.D. FL - Chapter 13 Presumptively Reasonable Debtor's Attorney Fee Increase

S.D. FL - Monthly Chapter 13 Calendars to Resume In Person in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in February 2024

W.D. WI – Effective 11/15/23 New Chapter 13 Plan Form

N.D. CA – New Chapter 13 Attorney Fees and Applications

N.D. OH – Canton Division New Confirmation Order Effective for Cases Filed after 11/15/23

36-Hour Shifts, 80-Hour Weeks: Workers Are Being Burned Out by Overtime

Notice: Status of 11 U.S.C. § 330(e) Payments for Fiscal Year 2023

Generating Bankruptcy Venue from A Newly-Created Affiliate (In re Amerifirst)

What about Deception in Reaching a Mediated Settlement? (White v. Perron)

CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection - Annual report on the FDCP Act also describes the CFPB’s and states’ efforts to end the collection of inaccurate medical bills that consumers may not even owe

CFPB Fines Repeat Offender Enova $15 Million for Violating Order, Deceiving Customers, and Withdrawing Funds Without Consent - Online lender banned from offering certain short-term loans, required to link executive compensation with legal compliance

Justice Department and Department of Education Announce Successful First Year of New Student-Loan Bankruptcy Discharge Process

76 Cheap Dinner Ideas That Don't Skimp on Taste - Stretch your dollars with these tasty, budget-friendly recipes

Americans’ Attitudes About the Economy Worsened for Fourth Straight Month

U.S. Trustee’s Unreasonable Crusade Against All Third-Party Releases: The Latest Example (In re Kalos)

Involuntary Bankruptcy Filing by Debtor’s Owner/Creditor Is in Good Faith (In re Global Energies— Cert. Denied) (Interesting because many of our newer readers may not have run across an involuntary case.)

WeWork Seeks Bankruptcy Protection in Stunning Fall for a Company Once Valued Close to $50 Billion