pre-bankruptcy creditor
11unsecured claim — a claim or debt for which a creditor holds no special assurance of payment; a debt for which credit was extended based solely upon the creditor s assessment of the debtor s future ability to pay (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A pre… …
12automatic stay — the suspension of actions, such as debt collection or foreclosure, against the company in bankruptcy. This occurs automatically when a bankruptcy petition is filed. This action protects the debtor from creditors seeking to seize its assets. It… …
13Bank of America Nat. Trust and Sav. Assn. v. 203 North LaSalle Street Partnership — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants = Bank of America Nat. Trust and Sav. Ass’n v. 203 North LaSalle Street P’ship ArgueDate = November 2 ArgueYear = 1998 DecideDate = May 3 DecideYear = 1999 FullName = Bank of America National Trust and Savings… …
14Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code — Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy in the United States Authority · History U.S. Trustee Court  …
15preference — pref·er·ence / pre frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: the right to prior payment of a debt with preference over the creditors of the heirs or legatees Louisiana Civil Code 2: the transfer of an insolvent debtor s interest in property to a creditor for an… …
16Debt settlement — Debt settlement, also known as debt arbitration, debt negotiation or credit settlement, is an approach to debt reduction in which the debtor and creditor agree on a reduced balance that will be regarded as payment in full.[1] Debt settlement is… …
17Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
18Unfair preference — In many legal systems, where a person or company transfers assets or pays a debt to a creditor shortly before going into bankruptcy, that payment or transfer can be set aside on the application of the liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy as an… …
19United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
20Security interest — A security interest is a property interest created by agreement or by operation of law over assets to secure the performance of an obligation, usually the payment of a debt.[1] It gives the beneficiary of the security interest certain… …
