With new guidance and model documents issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage industry is several steps closer to operating without LIBOR.
The industry has been grappling with the eventual demise of LIBOR since...more
2/10/2020
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Mortgage Lenders ,
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Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently addressed a matter of first impression regarding landlord liability under the Fair Housing Act (FHA): whether a landlord may be liable under the FHA for...more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has filed an administrative complaint against Facebook alleging discriminatory advertising in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). HUD alleges that housing...more
9/5/2018
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Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
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Ruling on an issue of first impression at the Circuit Court level, the Eleventh Circuit recently refused in Evanto v. Federal National Mortgage Association to impose Federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA) liability on assignees...more
The US Supreme Court finally weighed in today on whether the disparate impact theory may be used to prove housing discrimination and ruled that such claims are viable under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et...more
In welcome news to the industry, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on June 17, 2015 that it will delay the effective date of TRID (the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule) until October 1, 2015....more