Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Relations Bankruptcy often conjures up images of the Great Depression‚ boarded up store fronts‚ and social disgrace. Today‚ however‚ bankruptcy has evolved into a procedure in which a person or business may preserve their remaining assets‚ reorganize and continue on or obtain a fresh-start in life. Bankruptcy can be defined simply as “the legal process by which the assets of a debtor are sold to pay off creditors so that the debtors can make a fresh start financially”
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On July 18th‚ 2013‚ Detroit became the largest city ever to declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The city sat in $18 million in debt. Over the next couple of months‚ the city’s crime rate rose and many people lost their jobs and left the city of Detroit‚ which hurt the real estate market. Detroit relied on the auto industry‚ which slowly terminated jobs. Forbes reported one out of every 764 homes foreclosed. More than 100‚000 homes and 78‚000 buildings were vacant during this period of time. The price of
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Millions of people struggle financially‚ but missing one or more payments does not mean you should visit a bankruptcy attorney. Most people are able to catch up after missing a payment‚ but certain factors may require a consultation with an expert to discuss the possibility of filing bankruptcy. If you are dealing with the following‚ consider visiting an attorney to learn more about bankruptcy. Loss of Income You may lose your income due to the termination of employment or an unexpected illness that
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Is Kingfisher is heading towards Bankruptcy? The financial agonies for Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) are seeming to become insurmountable. After being forced to massively scale down its operations and ground more than half of its fleet in the month of Feb 2012 when the IT-Dept froze its bank accounts over non-payment of tax dues‚ the estranged airliner has now cancelled all of its international operations and has the aviation regulator (DGCA) as well as the govt. breathing down its throat questioning
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Best Los Angeles Bankruptcy Attorney Individuals face critical financial situations from time to time in life. Sometimes‚ when things go out of hand due to increasing credit card bills‚ unpaid loans and mortgaged property issues‚ it is time to find legal alternatives so that a debtor may not lose his or her property to the bank. A Los Angeles bankruptcy attorney who has many years of experience in the legal field will be able to help eliminate debts and come back to a debt free life. Many customers
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If you have recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy‚ you may be wondering what’s going to happen to your car. It’s the most common concern after real estate ownership. If you’d like to keep your vehicle‚ you simply have to know the details regarding your car’s worth and how that applies to the rules of filing for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. If you have equity in your vehicle‚ you are in the minority of bankruptcy filers. Most bankruptcy filers have an “underwater” vehicle loan; they owe more on the
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What are the factors or issues to cause Hanjin bankruptcy? The factors or issues to cause Hanjin bankruptcy included‚ Hanjin been unprofitable for four of the past five years. This may be the main issue to cause Hanjin bankruptcy due to financial cash flow problems. The global economic downturn in recent years severely will affect profits indirectly across the cargo shipping industry. It slows down the global trade and next‚ affects the cargo shipping industry. Fierce competition and falling prices
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83-year-old Detroit carmaker putting its future in the hands of the courts‚ albeit an 11th-hour deal with Italy’s largest carmaker‚ Fiat‚ to pool technology in building new vehicles. Both the administration and Chrysler expressed hope that the bankruptcy stage would be effective and completed within 30 to 60 days‚ clearing the company’s liabilities and allowing it to emerge in healthy shape. But legal experts questioned whether this will be achievable and factory workers expressed fear for their
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Part 3 The bankruptcy of Enron not only significantly impact the employment and pension of workers‚ but also the relevant major financial institutions‚ including investment Banks‚ commercial Banks‚ pension funds and mutual funds. On Feb. 14th‚ 2002‚ the international accounting standards foundation chairman and former Federal Reserve chairman Paul pointed out that the obvious problems in accounting and auditing profession has formed a kind of crisis after a long-term period of existence. A typical
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Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy of 2008 Kim Bonville Corporate finance Case Study for Week 5 In 2007 Lehman Brothers underwrote more backed securities than any other firm in the investment banking industry. Their portfolio was $85 billion and this was four times the shareholders equity. The history of Lehman Brothers‚ they are a worldwide financial bank and they are the fourth largest investment bank in the United States. Their services they offer are investment
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