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    Drain the swamp, not the Gulf
    2017-04-17

    It's time to make offshore operations great again

    Filed under:
    USA, Energy & Natural Resources, Insolvency & Restructuring, Foley & Lardner LLP, Waiver, Federal Register, Government Accountability Office, Freedom of Information Act (1967) (USA)
    Authors:
    John P. Melko
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Foley & Lardner LLP
    GAO Says Regulators Should Improve Transparency in Evaluating Banks’ “Living Wills”
    2016-04-12

    GAO has issued a report which noted the FDIC and Federal Reserve have developed separate but similar review processes for determining whether a resolution plan, often referred to as a “living will,” is “not credible” or would not facilitate a company’s orderly resolution under the Bankruptcy Code.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Stinson LLP, Advance healthcare directive, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (USA), Federal Reserve (USA), Government Accountability Office
    Authors:
    Stephen M. Quinlivan
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Stinson LLP
    Senate and House committees hold more hearings on current condition of US auto industry
    2008-12-06

    This week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services held a second round of hearings, as a follow-up to the hearings held

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Credit default swap, Bridge loan, US Congress, Ford Motor Company, Government Accountability Office, US House Committee on Financial Services, United Automobile Workers, US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Columbia University, Chrysler, Chief executive officer
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    House delays vote on mortgage relief legislation
    2009-02-27

    Yesterday afternoon, the House delayed a vote on H.R. 1106, “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009” (the “Act”) after a little over an hour of debate, amidst unexpected opposition from some Democrats.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, Alston & Bird LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Fraud, Mortgage loan, Foreclosure, Deposit insurance, US Department of Justice, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (USA), Government Accountability Office, US House of Representatives, Congressional Budget Office, Federal Housing Administration, US Secretary of the Treasury, United States bankruptcy court
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    Credit CARD Act of 2009 favors credit counseling agencies approved for bankruptcy counseling
    2009-06-19

    On May 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (the “Credit CARD Act of 2009” or the “Act”), Public Law No: 111-24. The Act is intended to crackdown on certain credit card practices perceived as abusive – such as retroactive interest rate increases, "double cycle" billing and the offering of "fee harvester" cards. For credit counseling agencies and those that advertise and market debt management plan services to consumers, the Act is notable in three primary ways:

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Non-profit Organizations, Venable LLP, Tax exemption, Credit card, Bankruptcy, Credit (finance), Debtor, Education, Federal Reserve Board, 501(c) organisation, US Department of Justice, Government Accountability Office, US Code, Title 11 of the US Code, Internal Revenue Code (USA), Trustee
    Authors:
    Jonathan L. Pompan
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Venable LLP
    GAO issues report on restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
    2009-09-14

    Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report entitled, “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Analysis of Options for Revising the Housing Enterprises’ Long-term Structures.” Last September, the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the GSEs into conservatorship fearing that their deterioration would harm U.S. financial stability.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, Alston & Bird LLP, Mortgage loan, Portfolio (finance), Sponsor (commercial), Mortgage-backed security, Business ethics, US Federal Government, Government Accountability Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    House delays vote on mortgage relief legislation
    2009-02-27

    Yesterday afternoon, the House delayed a vote on H.R. 1106, “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009” (the “Act”) after a little over an hour of debate, amidst unexpected opposition from some Democrats.

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Real Estate, Alston & Bird LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Fraud, Mortgage loan, Foreclosure, Deposit insurance, US Department of Justice, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (USA), Government Accountability Office, US House of Representatives, United States bankruptcy court, US Secretary of the Treasury
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
    Senate and House committees hold more hearings on current condition of US auto industry
    2008-12-06

    This week, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the House Committee on Financial Services held a second round of hearings, as a follow-up to the hearings held

    Filed under:
    USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Alston & Bird LLP, Credit default swap, Bridge loan, US Congress, Ford Motor Company, Government Accountability Office, US House Committee on Financial Services, United Automobile Workers, US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Chrysler, Chief executive officer
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Alston & Bird LLP
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