Two positives today in the quest to allow bankruptcy judges to enforce modification of home mortgages: Citibank came out in favor of the change. This seems monumental since it’s been the bankers who have crushed earlier attempts to repeal this safe haven for mortgage lenders. The second was Obama’s call to move the stimulus bill…
Stand back! I’m on my soapbox again. This blog got its start when bankruptcy “reform” legislation was under consideration in Congress and I had heartfelt views about the defects of the proposed changes. Bankruptcy in Brief has attempted for 10 years to be objective and informative. I needed to advocate, and thus on the Bankruptcy…
The US tax code is stuffed with tax breaks to further some social policy or another. We’ve made it safer for legislators to funnel money to the poor, the parents of college aspirants, those saving for retirement by giving them a tax break than by appropriating money for the purpose deemed worthwhile. And these are…
My newest colleague at Bankruptcy Law Network, David Leibowitz, summarized my view of bankruptcy law in the new year : Project calm Work hard to hone my skills Share what I learn Stay healthy since it will be a long haul My hopes are that hard times will reset our personal and societal values, so…
Bankruptcy Law Network’s blog, where I write with 25 other premier consumer bankruptcy lawyers, was recently voted one of the 100 best blawgs by the American Bar Association. They’ve opened the voting among their 100 best up to the public. We need your vote to avoid a last place finish in the “niche blog” category<g>. …
