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9th Circuit May 7, 2025

How to Liquidate a Secured Lender’s Collateral and Still Get Paid

To liquidate an underwater lender’s collateral, there must be a carveout giving unsecured creditors a ‘meaningful distribution.’

Bankruptcy Courts Disagree on Paying a ‘7’ Trustee Who Made No Distributions

Courts are split on whether chapter 7 trustees can be paid on another theory when the trustee had made no distributions to creditors under Section 326(a).
4th Circuit Maryland Oct 15, 2024

Trustees’ Commissions Are Based on Distributions Made to Co-Owners of Property Sold

Bankruptcy courts are divided on whether the calculation of a trustee’s commissions includes distributions made to co-owners of property that the trustee has sold.