On March 8, 2010, in an opinion by Justice Sotomayor, the Court held that attorneys who provide bankruptcy assistance to “assisted persons” are “ debt relief agencies” (DRAs) for purposes of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer …
that’s an extremely valuable resource: more than 100 pages of charts showing the history of debt and banking crises in many countries; sample above. I’ll be keeping this one ready to hand for years to come.
Debt charge-offs not consumer payoffs reducing credit card debt
Consumers not reducing credit card debt as much as thought.
Debt crisis would affect U.S.: Greece's Papandreou – MarketWatch
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says the United States would not be a mere bystander if his country’s debt crisis were to worsen, because such a scenario would have implications for the dollar and Washington’s trade deficit.
Jefferson County and some of its Wall Street creditors are in talks that would have banks forgiving a portion of the county’s $3.2 billion sewer debt and refinancing the remaining debt at a fixed interest rate for up to 40 years, …
Debt Is A Political Issue – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
The actual level of debt has some influence — but it’s not as if there’s a red line, where you cross 90 or 100 percent of GDP and kablooie.
An issue that concerns many Americans is the national debt . We know it’s huge, but many people don’t know much more
Hedge Funds Said to Profit from Greek Debt – DealBook Blog …
Several hedge funds have seen a windfall from Greek debt and providing insurance to overexposed European banks, The Financial Times reported.
Forgive me for the caps, but I do believe this is one thing to CELEBRATE!!!! I was going to wait to post this later this week, but I can’t stand it. I.
LDC Debt, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
My main substantive suggestions and queries are in the section on LDC debt .