New EOUST Director Discusses the Path to Her Position, Tackling Current Challenges and What Lies Ahead T ara Twomey was appointed director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST) on Feb. 27, 2023. She was previously executive dire…

Legislative Highlights The “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023” Passes out of House Judiciary Committee H.R. 3315, the “National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023,” passed out of the House J…

President’s Column It has been a fast-paced time frame, and several events warrant mention: the annual meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ), along with ABI’s Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute, International Insolvenc…

Was the Guaranty Discharged? Best Practices for Creditors and Guarantors in Dealing with Post-Petition Relationships By Megan W. Murray Guaranties can be the lifeblood of loans, often adding credit support to a lender, which makes all the d…

Balance 101: Recalibrating the Student Debt Relationship By Ryan M. Deutsch Over the years, Congress has implemented various pieces of legislation amending the legal framework applied in the dischargeability analysis for student loan debt. …

Soldiers and Recent Veterans May Soon Be Subject to the Means Test By Maurice “Mac” VerStandig Editor’s Note: ABI’s Task Force on Veterans and Servicemembers Affairs provides accessible resources for military members. Please visit veterans.…

Legislative Highlights Senate Judiciary Hearing Spotlights “Texas Two-Step” in Chapter 11 The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing 1 on Sept. 19 titled, “Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.” Witness…

President’s Column As I surpass mile marker 50 on my 100-mile tenure as ABI President, I wanted to present an update to our membership on the progress of various key initiatives and other accomplishments. It is hard not to offer continuing …

“ In Rem Relief” as Commandeering? Perspectives from Haaland By Nate Juster 1 Is it unconstitutional to force states to record in rem bankruptcy court orders as charges against real property? It could be. In Haaland v. Brackeen , 2 the U.S.…

Untangling the Sub V Eligibility Criteria for Individual Debtors By Kellie Fisher and Adam R. Prescott Editor’s Note: ABI’s Subchapter V Task Force, launched in April, will study practitioners’ experiences with the three-year-old law, culmi…