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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ZERO-TOLERANCE FOR MISLEADING UCC FILINGS

On September 29, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in 1944 Beach Boulevard, LLC v. Live Oak Banking Co. (In re NRP Lease Holdings, LLC), No. 21-11742, at *9 (11th Cir. Sep...

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TITLE AGENTS BEWARE! FAILURE TO VERIFY MORTGAGE LOAN PAYOFF CAN BE COSTLY

In the recent Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy case of, Pinero v. Rodriguez (In re Rodriguez), 2022 WL 1599970 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. May 10, 2022) (Colton, J.), there are several real estate and bank...

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The President Signs Bankruptcy Legislation Increasing Eligibility Limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law Senate Bill 3823, the “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act” (the “Act”). The Act reinstates the threshold debt limit...

Bipartisan Legislation (S. 3823) Introduced to Make Permanent the SBRA $7.5 Million Debt Limit and to Modify the Qualifications for Filing Chapter 13

Senator Grassley Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Make Permanent the SBRA $7.5 Million Debt Limit and to Increase the Qualifying Debt Limits for Filing Chapter 13 On March 14, 2022, U.S. Senator C...

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Prominent Senators And Representatives Propose A Resolution For The President To Exercise Executive Authority To Cancel Up To $50,000 Of Student Debt Per Borrower.

On February 4, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Congresswoman, Ayanna Pressley, joined by a number of Senate and House Democrats[1], proposed a bicameral Resol...

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The Supreme Court Holds That Passive Retention Of Estate Property Does Not Violate The Automatic Stay, But Stay Tuned . . .

By unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court in City of Chicago, IL v. Fulton, 592 U.S. ___ 2021 (January 14, 2021), held that the City of Chicago’s retention of debtors’ vehicles impound...

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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ZERO-TOLERANCE FOR MISLEADING UCC FILINGS

TITLE AGENTS BEWARE! FAILURE TO VERIFY MORTGAGE LOAN PAYOFF CAN BE COSTLY

The President Signs Bankruptcy Legislation Increasing Eligibility Limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13

Bipartisan Legislation (S. 3823) Introduced to Make Permanent the SBRA $7.5 Million Debt Limit and to Modify the Qualifications for Filing Chapter 13

Prominent Senators And Representatives Propose A Resolution For The President To Exercise Executive Authority To Cancel Up To $50,000 Of Student Debt Per Borrower.

The Supreme Court Holds That Passive Retention Of Estate Property Does Not Violate The Automatic Stay, But Stay Tuned . . .

Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Bill Introduced In The House & Senate

This is One of the Reasons I Prefer Not to Arbitrate

The 11th Circuit Clarifies that New Value Need Not Remain Unpaid to Constitute a Valid Preference Defense

Better Think Twice Before You Tell Your Debtor Client to Pay You with a Credit Card

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