Discover what makes a debtor nation. Learn how they function, their global financial role, and why the U.S. is a leading ...

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides that if a debtor makes an intentional fraudulent transfer within one year of the filing of bankruptcy petition, the debtor will be denied a discharge. Since the ...

The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession to sell assets of the bankruptcy estate "free and clear" of "any interest in property" asserted by a non-debtor is an important ...

There are two questions that estate planners commonly ask when they have a client in financial distress: (1) If the Debtor has a history of tithing or making other charitable contributions, can the ...

The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel holds that a discharge injunction does not bar an alter ego claim against a non-debtor where, under applicable law, the result of an alter ego finding is ...

A debtor or borrower is a person or organization that borrows money from a financial institution, usually tied to a loan or credit card. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects debtors from ...

In this modern world that we live in, consumers are protected and have certain rights when it comes to debt collection. The practices of debt collection agencies have to abide by rules through the ...

Bankruptcy Code Section 329(a) mandates the disclosure of an attorney’s transactions with a debtor. Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2016(b) implements the attorney disclosure requirements ...

leverage that springs from an organized association of debtors, often in debt to shared creditors, to negotiate the terms and conditions of debt contracts, including the abolition of unjust debts the ...