Mortgage modification bill might be dropped from Senate agenda 
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: April 13, 2009
Tags: bankruptcy reform, cramdown, mortgage
The so-called “cramdown” bill that would allow bankruptcy judges to modify the terms of some mortgages may be removed from the Senate’s agenda for this session, according to the BankruptcyProf Blog.
Democrats push changes on high credit card interest rates 
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: March 29, 2009
Tags: bankruptcy reform, credit cards, Legislation
Key Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation that would block credit card companies charging high interest rates from collecting from consumers in bankruptcy proceedings.
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