Yesterday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce closed Riverview Community Bank, headquartered in Otsego, Minnesota, and the FDIC was named as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Central Bank, Stillwater, Minnesota, to assume all the deposits of Riverview Community Bank.

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The Alabama State Banking Department closed CapitalSouth Bank, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and the FDIC was named as receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with IBERIABANK, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, to assume all the deposits of CapitalSouth Bank, except brokered deposits.

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Yesterday morning, Chrysler Group LLC (formerly New CarCo Acquisition LLC), backed by Italian automaker Fiat S.p.A., acquired substantially all of Chrysler’s assets. Under the terms of the deal, a union retiree trust will initially own 55% of the new company, Fiat S.p.A. will own 20% and the U.S.

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A & F Enterprises, Inc. v. IHOP Franchising LLC (In re A & F Enterprises, Inc.), 2014 WL 494857 (7th Cir. 2014)

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The Seventh Circuit has explicitly adopted the Second Circuit’s broad interpretation of the terms “transfer” and “settlement payment” in the Bankruptcy Code’s safe harbor provisions. See Peterson v. Somers Dublin Ltd., No. 12-2463, --- F.3d ----, 2013 WL 4767495 (7th Cir. Sept.

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The usual Friday release of a large number of letter rulings by the IRS included several rulings of interest on reorganizations and consolidated return issues.

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On Friday, the Office of Thrift Supervision closed Security Savings Bank, F.D.B., headquartered in Olathe, Kansas, and appointed the FDIC as receiver.

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