Election & Politics Law – May 23, 2012

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/23/2012

Congress has passed, and President Obama is expected to sign into law, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 2072) extending Export-Import Bank's ("Ex-Im") authority for three years and raising its credit...more

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/22/2012

In This Issue: Leading The Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; OCC; CFTC; SEC; FHFA; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading The Past Week The news last week was...more

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/22/2012

Last week, the American Banker reported that while the legislative “fix” to the CFPB privilege waiver problem is stalled in the Senate, an alternative version of the legislation is being circulated in Congress. This...more

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/21/2012

Crowdfunding Caveats Issued To say that the North America Securities Administrators Association was not pleased when Congress enacted the JOBS Act is like saying that Captain George Pollard and his crew had an unpleasant...more

by Mintz Levin on 5/18/2012

The Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed House Bill 4087, “An Act to Prevent Unlawful and Unnecessary Foreclosures.” The bill is designed to get “borrowers and lenders to the table,” according...more

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/17/2012

Presentation Outline: - Section 1: Navigating the School Bond Environment • Current Political Climate • School Finance Practices Under Scrutiny • What about the November State Tax Initiatives? • Opportunities to...more

by White & Case LLP on 5/16/2012

On 14 May 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) imposed additional sanctions against Syria for the fifteenth time. The Council decided to add three natural persons and two entities that provide financial support to the...more

by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2012

General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, May 14, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday the House will consider...more