Conflicts Between a Bank's Common Law Right of Setoff and ...

The right of setoff originates in state and non-bankruptcy federal law.2 The Bankruptcy Code does not create the right of setoff; rather, it restricts the exercise of this preexisting right. Practically, this means that setoffs taken before the debtor files a bankruptcy petition (“pre-petition”) are, with a few ................
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