In earlier client OnPoints, we have provided a comprehensive review of recent developments in the U.S. affecting the marketplace lending industry, including the potentially far-reaching Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC case...more
7/22/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Borrowers ,
Comptroller ,
Debt Buyers ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Madden v Midland Funding ,
National Bank Act ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
Solicitor General ,
Usury
In a case closely watched by the lending industry, on August 12, 2015, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request by Midland Funding, LLC (Midland Funding) to rehear a case decided in May (Madden v. Midland...more
Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act responded to concerns about the quality of mortgage loans by establishing incentives for lenders to seek to ensure that borrowers had the ability to repay mortgage loans made to them. In...more
1/16/2013
/ Ability-to-Repay ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Damages ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Foreclosure ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Penalties ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Safe Harbors ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)