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Consumer Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy, Out-of-Court Options and the Student Loan Debt Problem - 1st Session

How Hard Is the “Hard” in “Hardship”? The Current State of § 523(a)(8)
1 hour 3 minutes 25 seconds

Committee Educational Sessions - Consumer Bankruptcy

Surviving Individual Business Bankruptcies- Considerations when choosing between Chapter 13 and Chapter 11

Consumer Track: Student Loan Update

The panel will address trends in dischargeability, modification programs, prospects for legislative changes and other recent developments.
1 hour 29 minutes 21 seconds

Consumer Track: Use of Governmental Assistance Programs in Chapter 13

Consumer debtors have been turning up the heat recently and asserting private rights of action, specific performance and damage claims based on federal statutes passed in response to the consumer mortgage loan crisis. This panel will explore issues surrounding the claims asserted under nonbankruptcy consumer mortgage mitigation programs (HAMP, HARP, etc.) and enforcement programs (National Mortgage Settlement, OCC consent orders, etc.) by debtors in chapter 13 cases.
1 hour 25 minutes 44 seconds