A U.S. Tax Court Judge on April 13 ruled that the IRS did not abuse its discretion when it applied a portion of a debtor's 2003 income tax overpayment to 1997 tax liabilities which had actually been discharged by a Bankruptcy Judge and then sought to c ...

 

  

 

The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) issued a statement Feb. 19 supporting President Obama's plans to restructure home mortgages, and take other steps, to deal with the growing number of consumer bankruptcies.

In his address Feb. 18 regarding his plans to mitigate the current mortgage crisis, President Obama announced that his administration will reform bankruptcy rules to make it easier for individuals to seek such relief.

PITSBURGH — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Feb. 9 affirmed a bankruptcy court’s ruling that certain unsecured debt ...

TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma federal judge on Feb. 6 ruled that the ...

CHICAGO — A panel of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 ruled that a district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to discharge a debtor couple&rsq ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee federa ...

On January 24, bankruptcy was on the minds of the editors of the New York Times with the venerable “Old Gray Lady” posting 2 bankruptcy articles:

Five consumer and civil rights groups issued a joint statement Jan. 8 calling for quick action on a consumer mortgage modification compromise, already supported by Citigroup, which ...