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Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy
Widow Foreclosure Catch-22
A New World for Mortgage Banking – What You Need to Know About the CFPB’s Final Mortgage Servicing Rules
Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
Weekly Brief: Lawyers Laid Off After Foreclosure Settlement
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Industrial Markets Overview
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Capital Markets Overview
Allen Matkins/CBRE 360 in 60 - Economy Overview
Weekly Brief: Hurricane Sandy, GC Donations, Tweeting Fake News
Weekly Brief: BoA Sued; SCOTUS Shortlists; Fund Fights Argentina
Weekly Brief: CFPB, Legal Fees & Hashtag Hijackers
Fein Such: Real Estate
Can Cities Use Eminent Domain To Seize Mortgage Loans?
How to Fight a Wrongful Foreclosure
Abacus Bank Indicted for Mortgage Fraud; More Prosecutions to Come?
LEED Certification Basics and the Rise of Green Building—Lori Wisniewski Azzara
Whalen: Too Much Regulation Caused JP Morgan $2 Billion Loss
Sackett v EPA - Supreme Court Authorizes Pre-Enforcement Review of Clean Water Act Compliance Orders - David Cooke
Barofsky: Don't Believe Hype About $25B Mortgage Settlement
In This Issue: April Housing Scorecard; Rating Agency Developments; New York State Court Dismisses RMBS Putback Action Against Nomura As Time-Barred; New York State Court Allows Trustee Lawsuit Against DB Structured Products...more
On April 30, the FHFA issued its progress report on the steps being taken to establish a common securitization infrastructure for MBS. The FHFA is encouraging interested parties to provide written input on the progress...more
Fed Proposal on Annual Assessments - On April 15, the Fed requested comment on a proposed rule to establish an annual assessment for bank holding companies and savings and loan companies with $50 billion or greater in total...more
UK Financial Services Regulatory Handover - On April 1, the long-awaited handover of power from the FSA to the "twin-peaks system," consisting of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority...more
In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - SEC Risk Alert and Investor Bulletin on Investment Adviser Custody Rule - FHFA Outlines 2013 Goals for Fannie and Freddie - Rating Agency Developments ...more
In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - Amendments to Fed and OCC Foreclosure Consent Orders - Fed Proposed Rule on Systemically Important Financial Market Utilities - Rating Agency...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments •CFPB Implementation Plan for Mortgage Rules •FDIC Proposed Rule on Insured Deposits at Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks •CFPB Bulletin on Servicers'...more
Welcome to the Winter edition of Real World from Dechert’s London Finance and Real Estate Group, keeping you up to date with recent developments in real estate law and practice. In this issue: - An A-Z for 2013 – A...more
Foreign civil lawsuits, private arbitrations using § 1782 to facilitate discovery - Let’s say you have a client who is a party to an arbitration proceeding pending in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In your investigation of the...more
In This Issue: - Letter from the Editor - Section 337: Tips for Discovery in ITC’s Rocket-docket - Protecting International Rights in Domestic Legislative Processes - Understanding the “Dos and Don’ts” of...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · NY Fed Releases Money Market Fund Reform Staff Report · SIFMA Statement on Eminent Domain and TBA Trading · SEC Guidance on Ratings and Standards of...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · Independent Foreclosure Review Remediation Guidance and Extension · FHFA Proposes Rule for PACE Programs · FHFA Anti-Fraud Measures for Fannie, Freddie...more
In This Issue: - Financial Industry Developments · Fed Releases Citi and HSBC Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosure Action Plans · Rating Agency Developments - Recent Orrick Alerts · Orrick...more
In This Issue: -Financial Industry Developments · SEC and CFTC Modify Swap Definitions · ISDA Best Practices for OTC Commodity Derivates Trading · Rating Agency Developments -Recent Orrick...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
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
Canadian courts have struggled in distinguishing between in personam jurisdiction and subject-matter jurisdiction (and specifically the Mocambique rule). In particular, they appear to overlook the two-fold jurisdictional...more
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