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Third Circuit Court Orders Solvent Debtors to Pay Contract Rate Interest, Make-Whole Fees to Unsecured Creditors

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Introduction - On September 10, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided in In re Hertz that although make-whole fees are unmatured interest typically disallowed by section 502(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, a...more

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Till We Meet Again: Eighth Circuit Weighs in on Appropriate Interest Rate in a Cramdown

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Much has been written about how to calculate the appropriate interest rate for the deferred cash payments a debtor may propose to pay to a rejecting secured creditor under a “cramdown” Chapter 11 plan to meet the “fair and...more

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When Interest Rates Rise, Consider Bankruptcy Restructuring for Rate Relief

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With the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, businesses struggling with floating rate increases and those needing to refinance may find bankruptcy reorganization an appealing alternative to high interest refinancing....more

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Texas Bankruptcy Court Enforces Make-Whole Premiums and Postpetition Default Interest

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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas awarded on Oct. 26, 2020, a make-whole premium and post-petition interest at the contractual default rate (as opposed to the materially lower federal judgment rate)...more

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Oversecured Creditor's Right to Contractual Default-Rate Interest Allowed Under State Law

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It is generally well understood that an "oversecured" creditor is entitled to interest and, to the extent provided for under a loan agreement, related fees and charges as part of its secured claim in a bankruptcy case....more

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Fifth Circuit Suggests Claims for Make-Whole Amounts Should Be Disallowed

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The Situation On January 17, 2019, the Fifth Circuit strongly suggested that claims for make-whole damages be characterized as "unmatured interest" and that claims for postpetition interest on unsecured debt be limited in...more

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The Fifth Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Code Can Impair Claims and Make-Whole Provision May Not Be Enforceable

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On January 17, 2019, the Fifth Circuit held that a creditor is not impaired for the purpose of voting on a plan if it is the Bankruptcy Code (as opposed to plan treatment) that impairs a creditor’s claim. The court further...more

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Chapter 11 Plan Not Providing for Payment of Make-Whole Premium Impaired Noteholders

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In In re Ultra Petroleum Corp., 2017 BL 335015 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Sept. 21, 2017), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that certain private-placement noteholders were entitled to receive a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Addresses Key Chapter 11 Plan Issue

It is a unique characteristic of debt restructuring under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code that a majority of a class of creditors can accept a modification of the terms of the debts owed to the class members, as provided in...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best in Law: Which Interest Rate Applies in Bankruptcy? With Low Federal Rates, It Matters, BB&K Attorney Thomas Eastmond Writes...

While the question of what interest rate applies to a claim in bankruptcy might seem, at first glance, to be straightforward — it is not. Depending on the circumstances, a creditor might be entitled to no interest at all,...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds Debtor Must Pay Default Interest Rate in Order to Cure Under Bankruptcy Plan

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In a win for secured creditors, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a debtor who sought to cure a pre-petition default of its loan through its Chapter 11 plan must pay the default rate of interest set forth...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

No Market Interest Rate and No Make Whole: Momentive Performance Court Rejects Lender Arguments Against Confirmation

On August 26, 2014, Judge Robert D. Drain of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that (i) the debtors could satisfy the cramdown requirements of section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy...more

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