WORD OF THE DAY: COLLECTED BALANCES - Also called available balances, good funds, or usable funds, these are collected balances are bank ledger balances minus checks in the process of collection. ... More
1. ) most comprehensive piece of bankruptcy legislation since the BankruptcyReformAct of 1978; signed into law on October 22, 1994 with most provisions effective immediately; included in the 1994 Act are: provisions to expedite bankruptcy proceedings; provisions to standardize fees; provisions to encourage individual debtors to use Chapter 13 to reschedule their debts rather than use Chapter 7 to liquidate; provisions to aid creditors in recovering claims against bankrupt estates; creation of a National BankruptcyCommission to investigate further changes in bankruptcylaw; etc.