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Konczal: Dodd-Frank Reforms Get Roughed Up in Court
Medicaid Receiving Startlingly Little Attention As Everyone Discusses Medicare
Obama Administration Calls for Free Access to Federally Funded Research
Can Virginia Block Non-Residents from FOIA Requests? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments
Should Wall Street Fear Mary Jo White?
Looking Ahead to Washington State’s Legalized Marijuana Marketplace
Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video
Local Governments Continue to Fight States for Right to Govern Fracking
Tax Questions to Ask Yourself with the End of 2012 and the Fiscal Cliff Approaching
Obama Blocks Chinese-Owned Wind Project Out of Concerns for National Security
Crystal Ball Perspective: Will Healthcare Reform be Repealed if Romney Wins the Presidential Election?
Stewart Baker, Former GC of NSA, on Why the Cybersecurity Act Failed & Threat of Tomorrow’s Terrorism
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Who pays for road damage in Pennsylvania after ACT 13?
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NLRB Posting Rule Delayed Again, Will We Ever See Resolution?—McKenna Long's Seth Borden
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In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFTC No-Action Relief for Securitizations from Commodity Pool Operator Registration - CFTC No-Action Relief for Mortgage REIT Operators from Commodity Pool...more
In This Issue: - Banks Concerned as TAG Program Set to Expire - European Banks Set to Take Bigger Hit than U.S. Over Libor Probe - N.Y. AG Sues Credit Suisse for Misleading Investors on Mortgages -...more
Seit Vorlage des Entwurfs des Kapitalanlagegesetzbuchs (KAGB) am 20. Juli 2012 ist eine der vieldiskutierten Fragen hinsichtlich des Anwendungsbereichs des Gesetzes, ob Real Estate Investment Trusts („G-REIT“) von diesem...more
On October 22, the Reserve Bank of Australia introduced new criteria for the eligibility of RMBS in its operations, which will require RMBS issuers to provide detailed information on reporting templates regarding...more
On October 19, the UK FSA announced that it fined a bank £4.2 million ($6.7 million) for failing to keep accurate records regarding 250,000 mortgages it was servicing. In monitoring a consumer forum website, the FSA found...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · CFTC Guidance on Commodity Pool Registration Exclusion · FDIC, Fed, and OCC Rules for Large Bank Stress Tests · FHFA Releases Strategic Plan for 2013 –...more
This alert is intended to give an overview of the current real estate transfer tax rates and planned increases thereof in the various federal states of Germany. The information has been assembled with great care. However, no...more
In this issue: - Bipartisan Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate to Authorize SEC to Impose Larger Penalties - CFTC Designates Provider of Legal Entity Identifiers - CFTC Proposes Clearing Determination for Credit...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · Fed Guidance on Bank Acquisition Requests · SEC Rule to Monitor Trading Activity · SEC Extension of Rule on Retail Foreign Exchange Transactions...more
In an attempt to insulate credit markets from the high-risk residential mortgage lending activities that threatened the global financial system in 2008, regulators both in the United States and elsewhere are seeking to impose...more
Florida's housing industry has been one of the hardest hit in the country, and what happens to Florida housing markets impacts both residential and commercial real estate developments as well as many other sectors of the...more
For China’s real estate sector, the last 18 months has been a relatively quiet period on the legislative front. It has nonetheless witnessed continued efforts by the PRC authorities to control the property market. This client...more
IN THIS ISSUE: - Michigan Legislature Reacts Quickly To Dramatic Nonrecourse Liability Decisions Michigan became the focus of national attention in the world of commercial real estate finance in December, when the...more
The budget includes a number of business-friendly measures, but also targets perceived tax avoidance. The 2012 UK budget announced 21 March by the UK Chancellor contains a number of tax measures widely regarded as being...more
Those foreign interests as well as U.S. buyers interested in purchasing inventories of distressed Florida condominium units got some bad news last week. Buying up lots of condos here in Florida seems like a smart move for...more
In this issue: - Concealment and Exposure ... 1 - Events and Announcements ...2 - Dilapidations Protocol ... 4 - MIPIM 2012... 5 - Transaction Focus—Project Vanquish ... 6 - Cases ...7 - New Team Members...more
In This Issue: -Financial Industry Developments · OCC Proposed Stress Tests · FHA Increases Lender Indemnification and Performance Standards · FHFA Analysis Behind Exclusion of Principal Forgiveness as a...more
On November 23, 2011, China's National Development and Reform Commission (the NDRC) issued the Circular on Promoting the Standardized Development of Equity Investment Enterprises (Fa Gai Ban Cai Jin [2011] No. 2864) (Circular...more
Florida should become even more alluring to foreign investors and international real estate buyers if the United States Congress passes the proposed “Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States...more
On October 14, 2011, MOFCOM released its Circular on Issues Relating to RMB Cross Border Direct Investment dated October 12, 2011 (the "Circular"). The Circular provides for a framework to regulate direct investments into...more
In This Issue: -Financial Industry Developments · Agency Consideration of NPR on Volcker Rule · Geithner Testimony on FSOC Report · Rating Agency Developments -Asset Management · FINRA to...more
On May 27, 2011, the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE) promulgated the Circular on Operation Procedures on Foreign Exchange Administration on Financing and Round-trip Investment by Domestic Residents through...more
The frequency and volume of new securitization regulation being introduced in the US and the EU presents challenges. For issuers and investors, there are hidden dangers – and opportunities – that lie in divergent approaches...more
On December 9, 2010, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) explaining new requirements for residential mortgage lenders and mortgage originators to establish...more
The technical immigration aspects of Canadians buying real estate in America. It is useful for many Canadians and their U.S. support network, including investors looking to buy and hold, real estate developers, or snowbirds...more
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