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In This Issue: Arbitration Report; Bureau Report; Privacy Report; Mortgage Report; Operations Report; Preemption Report; and Beltway Report. Excerpt from Arbitration Report: Ninth Circuit Punts...more
On May 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s holding that the National Bank Act (NBA) preempts state disclosure requirements on a bank’s deposit-related activities. Robinson v. Bank...more
In This Issue: - Introduction - Recent Cases ..Amendments to Preemption Standards ..TILA Statute of Limitations ..Dodd-Frank Amendments to RESPA ..Whistleblower Protection ..Say-on-Pay...more
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that cities cannot create ordinances that subject prior recorded mortgages to their subsequently recorded county or governmental liens, because it conflicts with Florida's state statutes on...more
In a recent decision, the Third Circuit took sides in a split between U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal over what action borrowers must take to exercise their right to rescind a loan under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). It...more
On January 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a putative class action against a national bank over its adjustable rate mortgage disclosure and payment application....more
Originally published in the September/October 2012 30th Anniversary Issue of The Journal of State Taxation. James M. Susa focuses on the tax valuation of common areas within a planned community, noting that, while most...more
On September 21, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that the Federal Homeowners Loan Act preempted a Massachusetts law that forbids lenders from requiring borrowers to purchase insurance greater...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a TILA rescission claim is not subject to dismissal on an initial motion to dismiss for failure to expressly plead the ability to repay loan proceeds. The U.S....more
In this issue Beltway Report; Bureau Report; Mortgage Report; Operations Report; Privacy Report; Plastics Report; and Preemption Report. Excerpt from Beltway Report Bend Over, Cough On January 23,...more
Banks holding mortgages now have one more thing to worry about: potential criminal and civil liability and forfeiture under the federal “crack-house” statute. Sound crazy? Read on, because late last year the four U.S....more
On December 8, 2011, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a bulletin that outlines the process which the OCC intends to follow to fully integrate the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) policy guidance...more
Among the many changes made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) were changes to the Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity Act (“AMTPA”). AMTPA, a federal law that has been in...more
One consequence of the depressed real estate market has been numerous Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases wherein the debtor seeks confirmation of a “dirt-for-debt” plan. In such a plan, instead of paying the secured creditor the...more
In this issue: Arbitration Report; Beltway Report; Operations Report; Mortgage Report; Privacy Report; and Preemption Report. Weird things happened this quarter that read like plot devices that couldn’t get past the...more
In this issue: 2 Beltway Report 5 Operations Report 5 Plastic (a/k/a Card Report) 6 Mortgage Report 7 Privacy Report 10 Arbitration Report 10 Preemption Report Editor’s Note Tis the season to be thankful, and...more
In This Issue: 2 Beltway Report 5 Operations Report 6 Plastic (a/k/a Card Report) 7 Mortgage Report 8 Privacy Report 9 Arbitration Report 10 Preemption Report Please see full report below for more information....more
On March 9, 2010, the Ninth Circuit held that the National Bank Act ("NBA") preempts claims of "unfair" and "fraudulent" conduct in violation of state law. See Martinez v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., No. 07-17277 (9th...more
On March 8, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the National Bank Act preempts unfair and fraudulent conduct claims under California's unfair competition statute and that allegedly excessive underwriting fees cannot...more
In this issue: 2 Arbitration Report 2 Beltway Report 3 Preemption Report 5 Operations Report 7 Mortgage Report 8 Privacy Report Please see full newsletter below for more information....more
In This Issue: 2 - Beltway Report 4 - Credit Card Report 5 - Preemption Report 6 - Operations Report 7 - Mortgage Report 8 - Privacy Report 9 - Arbitration Report Please see full newsletter below for more...more
Inside ------------------------- *2 Beltway Report *4 Credit Card Report *5 Preemption Report *6 Operations Report *7 Mortgage Report *8 Privacy Report *9 California Report *10 Arbitration...more
Inside this Edition: *Beltway Report...2 *Credit Card Report...4 *Preemption Report...5 *Operations Report...5 *Mortgage Report...6 *Privacy Report...8 *California Report...9 *Arbitration Report...9 Please see...more
Inside ------------------------- 2 Beltway Report ------------------------- 4 Credit Card Report ------------------------- 5 Operations Report ------------------------- 7 Mortgage...more
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