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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Credit Crunch Digest -- June 2012

by Sedgwick LLP on 7/2/2012

This digest collects and summarizes recent media reports regarding potential liability, government initiatives, litigation and regulatory actions arising from the subprime mortgage crisis and credit crunch, including cases of...more

InfoBytes, September 2, 2011 - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry

by BuckleySandler LLP on 9/9/2011

Topics In This Issue • Federal Issues • Courts • Miscellany • Firm News • Firm Publications • Mortgages • Securities • Litigation • Privacy/Data Security Excerpt from "Courts" Bankruptcy Panel...more

The Mortgage Crisis, MERS, and Chapter 13

by Michael Wennerlund on 4/30/2011

The Mortgage Crisis was created by Mortgage Lenders, Banks, and Financial Institutions through the use of sub-prime lending and mortgage-backed securities. This article explores this crisis within the context of bankruptcy...more

Apocalypse Now? Will The Massachusetts Ibanez Case Unravel Widespread Irregularities In The Residential Securitized Mortgage...

by Richard Vetstein on 1/9/2011

Barely 24 hours old — the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s U.S. Bank v. Ibanez decision is already a huge national story. CNN-Money calls it a “beat down” of the big banks. Reuters says its a “catastrophe risk” for...more

Crisis Timeline

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/16/2009

This is Morrison Foerster's Financial "Crisis Timeline" Sheet....more

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Applies "Safe Harbor" Protections to Repurchase Agreement; Article 9 Deemed Inapplicable

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/16/2008

A standard repurchase agreement, commonly referred to as a “repo,” typically consists of a two-part transaction.[i] The first part involves the transfer of specified securities by one party, the dealer, to another party, the...more

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