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GENIUS Act: A Game-Changer for Crypto Bankruptcy Priorities

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The GENIUS Act represents a significant shift in U.S. bankruptcy law, particularly affecting stablecoin holders. In recent bankruptcy cases, crypto holders have been treated as general unsecured creditors, but this new...more

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Key Approaches for Maximizing Post-Judgment Enforcement Outcomes

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As we noted in our Fraud and Commercial Loan Transactions: Post-Judgment Legal Strategies Webinar, fraud in commercial loan transactions presents significant challenges for creditors seeking to recover funds. Once a judgment...more

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FCRA Claims Fail as Mortgagor Could Not Satisfy His Repayment Obligations by Tendering Another Promise to Pay

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On September 19, 2024, the District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed claims against the mortgage lender, its mortgage servicer, and credit reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15...more

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Taking Stock of Liens While There Is Still Time – Do You Really Have the Collateral? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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Trade creditors are usually grouped with “general unsecured creditors” in bankruptcy, but some have liens that can elevate their claim priority. To achieve this, the lien must be properly granted and perfected under...more

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California Enacts New Requirements Related to Collection of Commercial Debt in Amounts Less Than $500,000

On September 24, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill 1286 that will impact the collection of "covered commercial debt" and "covered commercial credit" in the state after July 1, 2025 (the law's...more

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What Is an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors and How Does It Differ From a Bankruptcy? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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An assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a process by which a financially distressed company (referred to as the assignor) transfers its assets to a third-party fiduciary (referred to as the assignee). The assignee...more

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What Are Fraudulent Transfer Claims and What Defenses Exist to Such Claims? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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A fraudulent transfer is an attempt to avoid a debt by improperly transferring assets to a third party, or a transfer of assets for less than fair value made while the company is insolvent or will become insolvent as a result...more

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First Impressions: Seventh Circuit Rules that the Bankruptcy Code's "Safe Harbor" for Securities Contracts Transfers Applies to...

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Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" preventing avoidance in bankruptcy of certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments has long been a magnet for controversy. Several noteworthy court rulings...more

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Fla. Bankruptcy Ruling Is Cautionary Tale for Debt Collectors

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In the case of In re: McIntosh, a debt purchaser’s assertion that it was entitled to enforce a debt not correctly listed on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules was met with significant pushback from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - June 2024

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

5th Circ. Bond Claim Ruling Shows Creditors Must Be Vigilant

With its January opinion in Raymond James & Associates Inc. v. Jalbert, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the bankruptcy debtor's indemnification obligations were discharged by the confirmed plan...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Colorado extends and amends law for debt-management service providers

On May 22, the Governor of Colorado approved HB 1251 (the “Act”) which will extend the regulation of debt-management service providers through September 1, 2035 (without legislative action, the relevant law would have been...more

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What Is a 341 Meeting, and Do I Need to Attend? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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The purpose of the 341 Meeting is to examine the debtor’s financial position and to confirm facts stated by the debtor in the bankruptcy filing. While creditors are not required to attend the 341 Meeting, creditors have an...more

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Arizona court upholds debt collection act from industry challenge

On May 3, the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed the state superior court’s decision to uphold Arizona’s Predatory Debt Collection Act (the “Act”) after being challenged by judgment creditors. The Act lowered the interest rate...more

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Oregon Enacts Bill Changing Garnishment Exemptions and Procedures

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On April 4, 2024, the Oregon Governor signed Senate Bill 1595—the Family Financial Protection Act (SB 1595)—into law. SB 1595 increases the amounts exempt from execution by creditors, imposes new account review procedures for...more

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The Adler Aftermath: From Colombia to Germany, Junior Creditors Crammed and Compromised

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Following the seminal Adler judgment, the English Court has now ruled on a further two contested restructuring plans ("RPs"). These two judgments provide important commentary relevant to all parties considering or affected by...more

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How Can I Claim a Business Bad Debt Deduction? - Creditor's Rights Toolkit

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The Internal Revenue Code permits a business bad debt deduction when a customer fails to pay for the services rendered or the products supplied by your business. However, the ability to claim an ordinary deduction with...more

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CA DFPI Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Debt Collection Licensing Act

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On February 9, 2024, the Commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI” or “Department”) announced a proposed rulemaking limited to certain requirements related to reporting and...more

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Are You as Senior Secured as You Think?

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Senior secured creditors, being the anchor creditor in the capital stack, will always be focused on ensuring their priority claim is as robust as possible, with clearly delineated capacity for 'super priority' debt. However,...more

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Third Circuit Rules Pennsylvania Consumer Discount Company Act Does Not Regulate Collection of Charged-Off Debts

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On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s Order granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings and holding that a charged-off loan made by a lender licensed under the...more

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Can I Net Amounts Owed to the Debtor Against Amounts Owed to Me? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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There are two similar but distinct mechanisms through which a creditor might net amounts owed to the debtor against amounts owed by the debtor — setoff and recoupment. Understanding the distinction between them, and how...more

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District Court grants defendant MSJ over cross-motions on a dispute on different debt owed amounts

On February 2, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania held that a plaintiff had standing to bring two FDCPA claims, but remanded the plaintiff’s third claim for lack of standing. The Court also...more

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Second Circuit Adopts "Transfer-by-Transfer" Approach to Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor for Securities Contracts Payments

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The scope of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" shielding certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments from avoidance as fraudulent transfers has long been a magnet for controversy, particularly after the U.S....more

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Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

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The debt purchaser in In re McIntosh argued that because it was enforcing a debt that was not listed correctly on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules, it was entitled to assume the debt had not been discharged. The U.S....more

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CFPB Files Amicus Brief in FDCPA Appeal

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This month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) started the new year by filing an amicus brief in an ongoing appeal in the First Circuit focusing on an interpretation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act...more

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