Over 6500 CA Residents Eligible for Restitution in Loan Debt Relief Lawsuit – NBC Southern California

More than 6,500 people in California are eligible for restitution in a lawsuit over student loan debt relief, with Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announcing Wednesday that her office will be distributing part of $95 million in payments to customers across the country who alleged that Premier Student Loan Center deceived consumers. The…

Axcella Announces Program Reprioritization and Corporate Restructuring – Business Wire

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axcella Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AXLA), a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to treat complex diseases using multi-targeted endogenous metabolic modulator (EMM) compositions, today announces a repositioning of its strategy to focus on Long COVID and realize value from its platform and current programs. The company has initiated a process to explore a range…

A look at 2022 for Restructuring & Insolvency – Maddocks

We are pleased to present our first edition of the Annual Return, reporting on landmark cases, legislative reform, and the implications for your practice. Uncharted waters The last few years have been exceptionally challenging for all professionals, including insolvency practitioners. Global health and economic disruptions brought about by COVID-19, and rising geo-political tensions have set…

Will African Nations Get Debt Help from IMF and China? – Voice of America – VOA News

Johannesburg, South Africa Long-running tensions between the major international lenders and China were aired at a meeting in Chinas Anhui province, where participants sought agreement on a way forward for some of the worlds most indebted countries, many of them in Africa. Representatives of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Beijings finance ministry participated…

Senators slam FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried and back crypto regulation – ABC News

Senators across both major parties on Wednesday sharply criticized bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, while advocating for regulation of the digital currency sector. Lawmakers on the chamber’s banking committee differed significantly, however, on whether FTX exemplified wider industry dangers or merely a run-of-the-mill fraud that could occur at any business.…