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Troutman Pepper Locke

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

Cozen O'Connor

Hundreds of Millions Lost by Seniors Due to Bankruptcies Filed by CCRC Communities

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The Wall Street Journal has reported that recent bankruptcies nationwide in the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) segment of the long-term care marketplace have resulted in residents losing their buy-in deposit....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

“Recapping” and Reconciling Merit Management and Nine West, the Second Circuit Holds That Boston Generating’s 2006...

Until recently, two of the most important cases interpreting the Bankruptcy Code’s “safe harbor” provisions appeared to be in potential tension. First, in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 Merit Management decision, the Supreme...more

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Where the F(BO) Is the Money? Part 1 – Synapse’s Clarion Call for Standards

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This is the first of three articles focused on a key question: as bank-fintech partnerships continue to play a vital role in driving financial services, how does the industry make this system safer and better?...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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 5, May 2023

Survey Finds Small-Business Lending Fraud on Rise - “Lending fraud with small and midsize businesses has increased significantly over the last 12 months, and many financial institutions expect it to get worse, according to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SVB Financial Group Chapter 11 Case – Issues with the FDIC May Be Front and Center

As many parties expected, on March 17, 2023 SVB Financial Group (“SVB Financial” or the “Debtor”) the holding company for Silicon Valley Bank, commenced a case under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 9

Mortgage Lenders are Starting to Go Broke Amid Rate Spike and US Mortgage Lenders are Starting to Go Bankrupt — How This One Factor Could be Triggering the Worst Surge of Failures Since 2008 "Last year, two-thirds of the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 6

SOFR Gaining Momentum as Drop Dead Date for Libor Nears - "Transition from US dollar Libor to its preferred alternative, SOFR, is going surprisingly well, though treasurers are having to grapple with some operational...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 1

5 Banking Trends to Watch in 2022 - "Some of the narratives Banking Dive sees taking shape for 2022 — crypto, for example — are carryovers from last year, reaching a logical conclusion or forward motion. Others, such as...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Issue 8

IRS Chief Tells Elizabeth Warren: More Transparent Bank Data Can Fight Tax Evasion - "Rettig, a Trump administration holdover, touted a provision in the American Families Plan that would require banks to report on their...more

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