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News Headlines

• Credit Card Chargeoffs and Delinquencies Contracting Over Summer 8/26/09
• Consumer Bankruptcies on Pace to Hit Pre-Reform Levels in 2009 7/8/09
• Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Bankruptcy Reform Law Provision 6/9/09
• Cramdown Rules to Hit Unsecured Creditors, Depending on Language 3/9/09
• Justice Department Settles Capital One Debt Collection Complaint 10/3/08
• Al Franken Proposes Sweeping Changes to Bankruptcy and Credit Card Laws 8/14/08
• Commercial Bankruptcies Up 45 Percent in First Half of 2008 7/21/08
• Merchant Bankruptcies Threaten Gift Card Growth 6/20/08
• American Pasta Drooping and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for June 19 6/19/08
• No Go for Air, Auto and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for June 17 6/17/08
• Airline Industry Could See Multiple Bankruptcies: Report 6/13/08
• Mrs. Fields Could Crumble and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for June 10 6/10/08
• United Grounds More Planes and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for June 5 6/5/08
• Vallejo Seeks June 9 Deadline for Creditors to Step Forward 5/30/08
• Foreclosures Skyrocketing Near Military Bases: Report 5/28/08
• Shocking Profit Drop for Casual Male and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies 5/28/08
• Vallejo Faces Debts of $17 Million in Bankruptcy 5/27/08
• GM, Southwest Raising Funds and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for May 14 5/15/08
• Trump Loses Nearly $19 million and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for May 13 5/13/08
• Vallejo, Calif. Files for Bankruptcy 5/8/08
• Aloha to Liquidate and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for May 1 5/1/08
• Motorola Sinking and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for April 29 4/29/08
• GM Cuts Production and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for April 23 4/23/08
• Bankruptcy Filings Jump in 2007 4/16/08
• Dell to Lay Off More Staff and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for April 8 4/8/08
• PR - ABI Reports Bankruptcy Filings Rise 27% in First Quarter 4/3/08
• The Heat's On Fedders and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for April 3 4/3/08
• Wonder Bread Rising and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for March 28 3/28/08
• Delphi to Auction Assets and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for March 25 3/25/08
• Northwest Cuts Fleet, Lionel Off Track and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for March 20 3/20/08
• AnnTaylor Loses $7 million, Carlyle Shuts Fund and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for March 18 3/18/08
• Buca di Beppo Losing the Bucks and News on Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for March 13 3/13/08
• Milwaukee Thrift to Liquidate by April 3/7/08
• UTech Seeks Diebold and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for March 4 3/4/08
• GMAC Cuts Jobs, and Other Financially Challenged U.S. Companies 2/21/08
• Huge Loss for GM and Other News on Financially Challenged Firms for Feb. 14 2/14/08
• Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for Feb. 7 2/7/08
• Weekly Summary of Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for Feb. 4 2/5/08
• Weekly Summary of Financially Challenged U.S. Companies for January 30 1/31/08
• Credit Manager’s Weekly Summary of Financially Challenged U.S. Companies 1/18/08
• New Feature: Credit Manager’s Weekly Summary 1/16/08
• Subprime Loans Rock Orlando as Bankruptcy Filings Rise 96% 1/11/08
• PR - FDIC Proposes Rule to Enhance the Process for Determining Insurance in the Event of a Large Bank Failure 1/2/08
• Industry Counters BusinessWeek 'Prisoners' Portrayal 11/16/07
• Bankruptcy Collectors Say BusinessWeek Paints Fuzzy Picture 11/14/07
• U.K. Bankruptcies Down as Banks Deny More Card Applicants 11/8/07
• Bankruptcy Filings Rise as Congress Mulls Mortgage Reform 11/6/07
• Visa, Experian Join for Risk Products 9/27/07
• Some Lenders More Willing to Foreclose 9/13/07
• Judge Overturns Distressed Commercial Debt Ruling 8/29/07

Analysis Headlines

• The Anatomy of a Distressed Company Sale
• Over $33 Billion in U.S. Consumer Credit at Risk of Default
• The Amount of Consumer Credit At Risk Jumps In February
• The Labor Market And The November Bankruptcy Risk Reading
• A Customer in Bankruptcy
• Seven Factors to Consider BEFORE Filing an Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
• Drilling Down on Consumer Bankruptcy
• Unsecured Creditors – Challenges after Bankruptcy Reform

Research Headlines

• Kaulkin Report 7 Excerpt - Bankruptcy Reform 
• Global Debt Buying Report - Bankruptcy Receivables in the U.S. 

Press Releases

• Commercial Bankruptcies: Bankruptcy Issues 11/16/09
• Commercial Bankruptcies: Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition 11/9/09
• Commercial Bankruptcies: Assessment of Unexpired Leases 11/2/09
• The Receivables Exchange Stands Ready to Fill the Liquidity Gap in CIT Fallout 10/30/09
• Commercial Bankruptcies: Settlement Strategy in a Preference Action from a Creditor's Perspective 10/23/09
• Commercial Bankruptcies: Preference Payments 10/19/09
• Hearing Date Set for Circuit City Liquidation Plan and News on Other Banrupt U.S. Companies 10/5/09
• Equifax Commercial Information Solutions Releases New Quarterly Credit Trend Data 10/1/09
• Paul Allen May Lose Control of Charter in Banko and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies 9/29/09
• Airline Finds Buyer and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies 9/21/09
• Report: Debt Settlement a Viable Path to Economic Recovery Over Bankruptcy 9/17/09
• Commercial Collector RMS Opens Online Business Center 9/17/09
• Pilgrim's Pride May Have $2.5 billion Bidder and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies 9/14/09
• Bidders Line Up for NHL Team and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies 9/10/09
• Tribune Co. Divests Cubs and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies for Aug 24 9/3/09
• Reader's Digest Readies Planned Bankruptcy and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies for Aug 24 8/24/09
• USOBA Responds to the BBB’s Rating System For the Debt Settlement Industry 4/27/09
• USOBA Announces its First Round of Conference Speakers 4/24/09
• Bankruptcy Challenges and Solutions Addressed at Collection and Recovery Solutions 2009 Pre-Conference Workshop 3/6/09
• CLLA Leads the Way on Federal Bankruptcy Legislation 2/5/09
• WWR Partner Alan Weinberg to Serve as a Director for the American Board of Certification 11/21/08
• USOBA Focuses Debt Settlement Industry on Legal Compliance 11/6/08
• USOBA Answers the Call for Debt Settlement Industry Statistics 11/4/08
• FDIC Selects DebtX to Sell $424 Million in Loans 9/24/08
• 2007 Public Company Bankruptcies Already Surpassed - BankruptcyData.com 9/18/08
• Foreclosure Activity Surges in Second Quarter: RealtyTrac 7/25/08
• Foreclosure Activity Decreases 3 Percent In June According To RealtyTrac 7/10/08
• Substantial Increase In Business Bankruptcies Likely: Euler Hermes ACI 6/20/08
• RealtyTrac and Bid4Homes Team to Provide Online Auction Marketplace 6/20/08
• Frontier Airlines and First Data Announce an Agreement on Credit Card Processing Terms 6/4/08
• PR - Business Bankruptcies Rise 43 Percent in 2007 4/24/08
• The Education Resources Institute (TERI) Files for Chapter 11 4/9/08