Bankruptcy News

Panthers Owner David Tepper Reportedly Files for Bankruptcy

Source: site Panthers owner David Tepper, the league’s wealthiest owner, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy through his company, GT Real Estate Holdings LLC, according to a report from Joseph Person and Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic. Per the report, Tepper’s real estate…

National Australia Bank to launch its BNPL offering

Source: site National Australia Bank has invited its customers to pre-register for the forthcoming launch of a new Buy Now, Pay Later offering named ‘NAB Now Pay Later’. Under the scheme, NAB customers will be able to access up to USD 1,000,…

How Medical Debt Impacts Credit Scores Is Changing

Source: site ORLANDO, Fla. – Come July 1, 2022, paid medical collection debt won’t be used for credit scores and unpaid medical debt won’t appear for a full year, according to the three main credit reporting agencies (NCRAs) – Equifax, Experian and…

Recession odds within next year now 30%, survey shows

Source: site The odds of a U.S. recession within the next year are steadily rising. The probability of a recession over the next 12 months is now 30%, the highest since 2020, according to the latest Bloomberg monthly survey of economists.…

Consumer Debt Soared By $52 Billion In March

Source: site San Francisco CNN Business — Americans are racking up debt at record rates. Consumer debt levels for March 2022 climbed by $52.4 billion, an annual increase of 14%, seasonally adjusted, according to Federal Reserve data released Friday. Revolving credit, which…

Tennis legend Boris Becker sentenced to more than 2 years in jail over bankruptcy ordeal

Source: site NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tennis legend Boris Becker was sentenced to more than two years in prison over bankruptcy offenses on Friday. Earlier this month, Becker was found guilty of illicitly moving hundreds of thousands…

Lawsuit claims USAA Bank benefitted from ‘excessive premiums’ amid pandemic

Source: site A lawsuit from a USAA Bank member in California claims the insurer profited off “excessive premiums” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what you need to know. USAA member Philip Johnson filed a class-action lawsuit last week in Southern California…

CFPB Releases Blog Post on the Dischargeability of Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy

Source-site On April 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a blog post titled “Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans.” In the blog post, the CFPB argues that certain private education loans can be discharged in bankruptcy.…

Student loan companies ‘abusing the bankruptcy system’ will face consequences: CFPB letter

Source-site Student loan companies will face consequences if they mislead borrowers and collect on private debt that has been discharged by a bankruptcy court, according to a letter sent by the country’s top consumer watchdog to Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) that…

Joe Biden Is Still Fighting Student Loan Debtors Who Declare Bankruptcy

Source-site Joe Biden has been betraying his campaign promise to allow borrowers to discharge their student debts through bankruptcy. In a new letter, 27 Democratic senators are demanding the administration stop trying to overturn court rulings that help student debtors.…