BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a periodic review and comparison of consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  Fearing for the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where you can read his latest post, “Linkth Dimension–Law School Buildings”.

• Click on BK Lawyer Blogs for a state-by-state list of bankruptcy lawyers with their own blogs.
• Have a blog or know a good blog post you think should be included? Or a suggestion for a future BLT theme?  Send an e-mail to BLT [at] bankruptcybill [dot] us with the link.
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GENERAL or NON-STATE SPECIFIC

Bankruptcy Law Network

• You Can Modify a Mortgage on a Your Home in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy!
• Mortgage Cramdown – Yes!
• Why Does a Chapter 11 Cost So Much?
• Massachusetts Bankruptcy Judge Endorses Hybrid Plan
• South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyer Unleashes Vulcan Intellect on the Hanging Paragraph
• When is a Car Purchased for Business Use?
• Upside Down Car Loans Protected in 8th Circuit
• How Can I Lower My Car Loan Balance in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
• Cramdown On First Mortgages Gets A Second Look By Senate
• Insurance Requirement on Vehicles in a Western District of Missouri Bankruptcy
• ¡MORE!

BAPCPA Blog

• Purchase Money Vehicle Creditors Get No Claim Upon Surrender

CreditSlips.org

• Redemption (of the 722 variety) for Struggling Homeowners
• Credit Bidding
• Where Did HAMP Go Wrong?
• Today’s Consumers Prefer Chapter 7 Bankruptcy 3 to 1
• Rates are Low–Where Are All the Refis?
• Electronic Copy of Bankruptcy Code and Rules
• ¡MORE!

Consumer Law & Policy Blog

• The Role of Predatory Lending in the Collapse of Detroit (CL&P Blog)
• MBA & CRL duke it out on Bankruptcy reform (CL&P Blog)

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Bankruptcy Billables is an overview of bankruptcy-relevant coverage and discussion from various law-related blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and New York.  Fearing the legal profession’s future, he has begun documenting the law school tuition bubble at his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where you can read his latest post, “‘Creative Hustler’ Says Stuff about Law School Tobacco Warnings, Champions Creative Hustling”.

Credit Slips

• Protecting the Subsidy
• Mad About Debt
• More on Foreclosures and Discovery
• Google, Bankruptcy & Bieber
• FDIC’s Proposed Rules on Resolution Authority
• Good Thing We Have the Volcker Rule Thingo
• Faulty Foreclosures

Above the Law

• A Sign of Improvement in the Chicago Legal Market?

Overlawyered

• Bounteous bankruptcies: Lehman Brothers

WSJ Bankruptcy Beat

• ‘Hot Dog King’ Cooks Up Bankruptcy
• Lehman Questions Innkeepers’ Legal Bills
• IRS Fights Young Buck’s Bid to Get Assets Back
• Floundering Fish Farm Flops Into Bankruptcy
• Protein Solutions Seeks to Sell 200,000 Pounds of Beef
• Beach Volleyball Tour Files for Bankruptcy
• Arkansas Woman Forges Judge’s Signature to Buy Mustang
• Bankruptcy Sale Births New Barcalounger
• Bailey Banks & Biddle Ready to Glimmer Again
• The Daily Docket: American Media to Enter Bankruptcy
• Lehman Gives Up on Asian Artwork
• Agreement Could Spur Children’s Museum Revival
• IRS Cancels Auction of Rapper’s Belongings
• Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Rothstein’s Cousin
• Spansion II: The Fee Sequel
• Maker of Freeman’s ‘Bucket List’ Jet Flies into Bankruptcy
• Tribune Names Names, But No Numbers, For Plan Support
• The Daily Docket: Awal Seeks Chapter 11
• FedEx Owes $66 Million to Defunct ATA
• Schuller Seeks Forgiveness…Of Debt
• Rangers Lenders Balk at Cuban’s ‘Contribution’ Payment Request

Did we miss a good recent bankruptcy-related post on another blog?  E-mail bill [at] bankruptcybill [dot] us to let us know.

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