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Consumer Bankruptcy Diversity Business Reorganization Apr 1, 2024

Questions and Answers with USTP Director Tara Twomey

Questions and Answers with USTP Director Tara Twomey By Tara Twomey T ara Twomey became director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees on Feb. 27, 2023. In this article, she answers some questions for the ABI Journal about her career in bankruptcy law and the work

Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy Jul 25, 2022

Ensuring “Access” and “Justice”: USTP’s Enforcement Guidelines for Bifurcated Fee Agreements

Creditors' Committee Plan Confirmation Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy Discharge/Dischargeability Business Reorganization Chapter 12/Farm Cases Aug 23, 2019

New Laws, New Duties: USTP’s Implementation of the HAVEN Act and the SBRA

Practice and Procedure Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy Jul 19, 2018

Problematic Consumer Debtor Attorneys’ Fee Arrangements and the Illusion of “Access to Justice”

Corporate Governance Financial Advisors Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy Mortgage Jun 21, 2017

USTP’s Activities Highlighted in Testimony Before Congress

Claims Consumer Bankruptcy Mortgage Jan 11, 2017

USTP’s Consumer Protection Efforts Curb Abuses by Creditors, Poorly Performing Attorneys

Consumer Bankruptcy Financial Advisors Legislation Jan 11, 2017

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 post-filing instructional course

Consumer Bankruptcy Jan 11, 2017

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 received an advertisement like this

Consumer Bankruptcy Mortgage Fraud Jan 11, 2017

USTP Initiative Combats Bankruptcy-related Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud

Consumer Bankruptcy Discharge/Dischargeability Practice and Procedure Jan 11, 2017

Update on the United States Trustee Programs Implementation and Enforcement of the BAPCPA

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