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 system and (3) maintaining
Congressional Campaigning Leaves Tithing Trustee Fee and Judges Salary Increases Hanging
The House and Senate sprinted to recess for the Nov. 7 elections without completing action on several pending clarifications to bankruptcy law. Bills covering issues ranging from the treatment of tithing to an increase in chapter 7 trustee fees and reforms pertaining to
Lightning Strikes Thrice Emerging Issues in Bankruptcy Credit Counseling
Allegations of the unauthorized practice of law, wrongfully withholding counseling certificates, failure to provide pro bono services, generally poor customer service: These are just a few of the issues that the mandatory credit counseling provisions of BAPCPA have