Blog posts in tag Iowa banking

Student Loans and Bankruptcy, Volume II

Posted on 06/29/2018 at 03:00 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, William Reasoner

Tagged As: Banking & Finance Law, bankruptcy, banks, consumer bankruptcy, debt, debtor, Department of Education, dischargeable debts, education, internet banking, Iowa banking, Iowa Bankruptcy Law, Michael Scott, online banking, proposed amendments, student loans, The Office

Student Loans and Bankruptcy, Volume II

Remember my latest blog on the potential to discharge student loan debt? Well, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern Dis...

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So You’re Drowning in Student Loan Debt. Is it Time to Exclaim “I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!”?

Posted on 06/19/2018 at 03:03 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, William Reasoner

Tagged As: Banking & Finance Law, bankruptcy, banks, commercial litigation, consumer bankruptcy, debt, debtor, Department of Education, dischargeable debts, education, internet banking, Iowa banking, Iowa Bankruptcy Law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Michael Scott, online banking, proposed amendments, student loans, The Office

So You’re Drowning in Student Loan Debt. Is it Time to Exclaim “I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!”?

Let’s face the truth: as much as we all love The Office’s Michael Scott, none us of want to admit that we pr...

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A Cautionary Tale to Banks: Avoiding a Civil Conspiracy During a Nonjudicial Voluntary Foreclosure

Posted on 12/06/2017 at 10:01 AM by William Reasoner

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Litigation & Trial Law, Real Estate & Land Use, William Reasoner

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A Cautionary Tale to Banks: Avoiding a Civil Conspiracy During a Nonjudicial Voluntary Foreclosure

In an interesting case decided last November, the Iowa Court of Appeals held that transactions which occurred after a ju...

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Different court; different outcome: Whether your cyber-insurance covers your loss depends on a lot of factors

Posted on 10/16/2017 at 10:44 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, John Lande

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Different court; different outcome: Whether your cyber-insurance covers your loss depends on a lot of factors

This blog recently covered the outcome of Medidata Solutions, Inc. v. Federal Insurance, where an insured prevailed agai...

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Unambiguous “Satisfaction of Mortgage” Did Not Release Debtors’ Note

Posted on 11/11/2016 at 04:39 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Iowa banking, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Consumer Credit Code, Iowa Court of Appeals, Mountain State Adjustment v Bradley

Unambiguous “Satisfaction of Mortgage” Did Not Release Debtors’ Note

After defaulting on a home equity loan that was secured by a mortgage on their home, the Bradleys paid the mortgage hold...

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In absence of statutory exception, defendant must be sued in county of residence

Posted on 05/18/2016 at 11:09 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Abernethy v Schmitt, Court of Appeals, Iowa banking, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals

In absence of statutory exception, defendant must be sued in county of residence

Schmitt and Abernethy entered into a contract. The contract did not state where performance was to occur, but payment wa...

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Iowa Court of Appeals summarizes historical development of an insurance agent's duties in procuring insurance

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: 3140 LLC v State Central Financial Services, insurance agent, Iowa banking, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, L40 Cattle Company v. Prins Insurance

Iowa Court of Appeals summarizes historical development of an insurance agent's duties in procuring insurance

The Iowa Court of Appeals recently provided a historical summary of an insurance agent's duties in procuring insuran...

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Court of Appeals confirms insurance agent's duty to use "reasonable care" in procuring insurance

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Iowa banking, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, L40 Cattle Company v. Prins Insurance

Court of Appeals confirms insurance agent's duty to use "reasonable care" in procuring insurance

In L40 Cattle Company, LLC v. Prins Insurance, Inc., No. 15-0232 (Iowa Court of Appeals, Jan. 27, 2016), L40 Cattle sued...

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Bank allowed to pursue attorney's fees based on personal guaranty that did not merge into in rem judgment, but not awarded prejudgment interest on attorneys' fees

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: attorney's fees, bankruptcy, DuTrac Community Credit Union v. Hefel, interest, Iowa bank, Iowa banking, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals

Bank allowed to pursue attorney's fees based on personal guaranty that did not merge into in rem judgment, but not awarded prejudgment interest on attorneys' fees

In DuTrac Community Credit Union v. Hefel, No. 15-0143 (Iowa Court of Appeals Nov. 25, 2015), the Iowa Court of Appeals...

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