Bankruptcy

Why It’s So Important To Get Puerto Rico’s Reform Right

Ike Brannon and Logan Albright · February 2, 2016 12:21 pm

Thomas Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, discusses the economy at the Council on Foreign Relations, Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Top regulator warns that feds’ too-big-to-fail plan is a ‘gamble’

Joseph Lawler · January 20, 2016 6:50 pm

Arch Coal, the country's second-biggest coal company, said it needs to wipe out $4.5 billion in debt. (AP photo/Matthew Brown, file)

Coal giant files for bankruptcy

Kyle Feldscher · January 11, 2016 4:22 pm

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday. The biotech firm had ousted Martin Shkreli as its CEO earlier this month after he was arrested on federal charges of securities fraud. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Shkreli’s former biotech goes bankrupt

Robert King · December 30, 2015 3:04 pm

The true nature of the rider was to protect casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. from being dragged into bankruptcy court, critics say. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Reid’s wild card removed from the omnibus deck

John Siciliano · December 17, 2015 12:55 am

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Democrats are demanding that the child tax credit be indexed for inflation as part of a deal on the so-called tax "extenders." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

GOP warns against Reid’s joker in spending bill

John Siciliano · December 15, 2015 12:23 am

Puerto Rico has asked the U.S. Congress to pass legislation allowing the island territory to seek relief under U.S. bankruptcy laws. (AP file photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Puerto Rico dodges default, but warns of ‘tenuous’ finances

Pete Kasperowicz · December 1, 2015 5:13 pm

George Pataki said, "[Trump] didn't lose anything. He will do for America what he did to Atlantic City and that's not someone we will nominate." (AP Photo)

Pataki: If Trump can’t run a casino, he can’t run a country

Ariel Cohen · September 16, 2015 11:33 pm

Jindal tears into ‘nation’s leading expert in bankruptcy’ Trump

Jindal tears into ‘nation’s leading expert in bankruptcy’ Trump

Al Weaver · September 14, 2015 5:14 pm

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. headquarters are seen June 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

GOP looks to re-write bankruptcy rules for banks

Joseph Lawler · July 5, 2015 4:01 am

Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank Fred Hochberg prepares his notes on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 4, 2015, before testifying at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on oversight of the Export-Import bank. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Export-Import Bank Deal of the Day: Australian exec lives large on loan, goes bankrupt, U.S. taxpayers could eat $150m

Timothy P. Carney · June 12, 2015 4:52 pm

Default judgment entered against two bankrupt N.Y. law firms accused of scheme

Default judgment entered against two bankrupt N.Y. law firms accused of scheme

LocalLabs News Service · May 26, 2015 2:31 pm