Legislative Highlights Warren, Porter, Dozens of Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal 2018 Rollback of Dodd-Frank Protections Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) led dozens of Democratic lawmakers …

President’s Column In December 2022, I received what Past ABI President Bob Feidler calls his “Christmas Distribution,” his third. Its focus was on the remembrance of anniversaries and major events “in liberty and the law.” What especially …

DOJ Provides Guidance on Evaluating Federal Student Loan Discharge Requests in Bankruptcy By Carissa Sterling 1 The Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the Department of Education (DOE), has released new guidance on the proces…

Here Yesterday, Gone Today: No Authority to Confirm a Modified Chapter 13 Plan Longer than 60 Months After the Expiration of § 1329(d) By Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn and Don F. Mago The appearance and disappearance just over two years later of §…

Have We Led Chapter 13 Debtors Down the Garden Path with Promises of Pandemic Relief? 1 By David Cox COVID-19 entered the chapter 13 consumer debtor community like a “wrecking ball.” 2 Soon after COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., th…

Pendulum of Deregulation Swings at Consumer Crypto Creditors By Brandon R. Wood Philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” 1 This quote is apt when describing modern financial ma…

When Federal Law Collides: Application of the Equal Access to Justice Act in Bankruptcy By Steven J. Boyajian and Andrew A. DePeau The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) provides litigants with the right to recover attorneys’ fees and costs…

A Brief History of Student Loan Treatment in Bankruptcy Cases By Maurice “Mac” VerStandig As the 118th Congress begins its work, a blend of campaign promises 1 and previous legislative introductions 2 offer every reason to believe that the …

President’s Column It seems appropriate that, in ABI’s 40th year, it has returned fully to in-person conferences. I, along with many other ABI members and attendees, have relished the full calendar of top-flight educational programs and net…

10 Lessons from 40 Years of Service By Clifford J. White III 1 I had the privilege of leading the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP), known as the “watchdog” of the bankruptcy system, for 17 years. In March 2022, I retired after more than 40 years…