June 22, 2026 - View as Webpage

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By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville)

Keathley should now be added to your list of important Supreme Court cases. Be sure to take a look at the concurring opinions.

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Amending Exemption Claims: What About After Prior Claims Were Disallowed?

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By William Houston Brown, Adviser to the Academy

Three strikes and you're exempt? Can a debtor keep rewriting the exemption playbook?

The Ninth Circuit says maybe.

Student Loan Chronicles

U.S. Department of Education Announces Student Loan Interest Rate Reduction

Student-Loan Borrowers Were Mistakenly Told Monthly Payments Were $50 - Some Bills Much Higher

Student Loan Forgiveness Emails Sent to Over 30,000 Borrowers

For Your Blog

What’s Driving Your Credit Card Interest Rate

Beware of Debt Relief Services

From the Courts

FROM PACER: Updated Password Standards Enforcement beginning August 17 ^th. (They seem serious this time 😊)

W.D. TN - Appointment of Jason Kadzban as New Clerk of Court

S.D. OH - Applications for Attorney Advisory Committee Members – 6/22 deadline

D. NJ - Comment Period Concerning New and Amended 2026 Local Bankruptcy Rules – 7/13 deadline

D. MN - Updated Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2002: Who Gives Notice? chart which concerns Rule 2002 subsections (a)(4) and (d)(4).

N.D. GA - Notice Regarding Court Operations/Bankruptcy Hearings in Atlanta Division 6/11 through 7/15 due to impact from the FIFA World Cup

Positions Available

D. AZ – Judgeship – Application deadline 7/30/26

D. MA - Judgeship - Application deadline 7/22/26

E.D. WA - Judgeship - Application deadline 7/9/26

U.S. Trustee’s Office – Multiple Trial Attorney Po sitions

N.D. OH – Term Law Clerk - Application deadline 9/30/26

The Hardest-Won Skill of a Bankruptcy Attorney

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By Cathy Moran, Esq., Moran Law Group (Redwood City, CA)

I’ll give you three guesses . . . and the first two don’t count . . .

NSFs Don’t Have to Derail Bankruptcy Success

By Jen Reda- Vice President, Trustee Success

NSF’s have a psychological impact.

AI in the News

What Law School Grads Need to Know Now: The Second to Last Generation? (Not just new grads but any young lawyer should read this.)

From the Supremes

Alito, Kavanaugh and Thomas Join 2 Liberals in Unusual Supreme Court Split (Spoiler Alert – not a bankruptcy case. New guidance on Rooker-Feldman.)

Of Interest

Delaware Enacts the Uniform ABC Act—Business Law Leadership Among States

Northern Pipeline v. Marathon and Stern v. Marshall: Bankruptcy Law Run Amok (Part 3)

Debt and the Economy

‘Social Security Is on a Collision Course Toward Insolvency,’ Watchdog Says - Hasn’t Been this Bad Since 1983

Credit Card Delinquencies Hit Highest Level Since 2011

For Your Health

Sitting Risks: How Harmful Is Too Much Sitting?

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