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Consumer Bankruptcy Legislation Practice and Procedure

Making Bankruptcy Reform Work A Progress Report in Year 2

CW Clifford J. White

Jun
2007

Consumer Bankruptcy Financial Advisors Legislation

USTP Addresses New Issues in Approving Credit Counseling and Debtor-education Providers

Few provisions in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) have generated as much interest and inquiry as the new requirements that debtors obtain pre-filing budget and credit counseling and complete a po…

JF John P. Fitzgerald MN Mark Neal

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Oct
2005

Ethics Practice and Procedure Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy Discharge/Dischargeability

USTP Data Shows Enhanced System Integrity

In late 2004, the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) adopted a strategic plan 1 for 2005-10 that encompasses several critical goals: (1) protecting the integrity of the bankruptcy system, (2) promoting the effectiveness and efficiency of the syste…

SD Steven Dillingham

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Mar
2005

Consumer Bankruptcy

For 800 and the Deed to Your Home: Bankruptcy Foreclosure Scams Target Distressed Homeowners

Attention Homeowner: Save your homes—stop foreclosure now! Before you file bankruptcy, call me first. We refinance mortgages regardless of your credit history!" Unless your home has been listed for foreclosure, you've probably never receive…

JL Jane E. Limprecht

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Oct
1998