Residential Real Estate, Communications & Media Law

FINRA Identifies Concerns with Marketing of Real Estate Investment Products

by Thomas M. Devaney, Kelley A. Howes, Daniel A. Nathan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/13/2013

FINRA recently signaled a continuing focus on the marketing of real estate-related products by issuing a Regulatory Notice expressing concerns about communications involving unlisted, or non-traded, real estate investment...more

What Is Deposition In CA?

by Doron Eghbali on 4/2/2013

What is a deposition? Who may be deposed? Who may not be deposed? What is the time frame for deposition? Where could deposition be taken? These are only some of the questions confronting parties and non-parties alike in a...more

What’s A Cell Tower Lease Worth?

by John W. Pestle | Varnum LLP on 3/6/2013

People with cell towers on their property are frequently contacted by companies offering to "buy-out" their cell tower lease. The resulting question we get is "What's my cell tower lease worth?" This post will attempt to...more

Levick Weekly - February 15, 2013: S&P’S Ordeal IS There Life After Eric Holder?

by Ernest DelBuono, Kara Flynn, Richard S. Levick | LEVICK on 2/18/2013

In This Issue: - S&P’S Ordeal Is There Life After Eric Holder? - The PR problem the Pentagon & VA Share - Change.Org A powerful adversary for brands - Blogs worth following - Levick in the news - Excerpt...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - February 1, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/8/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - SECURITIES - CREDIT CARDS - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY -...more

Eleventh Circuit Holds that Net Revenue, Not Profits, Should Determine Damages in FTC Deceptive Marketing Case

by Michael Rosensaft, Allison Wuertz | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/31/2013

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a judgment against three individual defendants finding that the district court correctly used net revenue to calculate damages. Defendant-appellants were...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - January 25, 2013

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/28/2013

In this issue: - CBOE Proposes to Amend Preferred Market Maker’s Continuous Quoting Obligations - FATCA Regulations Are Finalized - CFTC to Host Roundtable on “Futurization” of Swaps - CFTC Amends Order of...more

Morgan Stanley Revelations Raise The Specter Of 2008… Again

by Michael Robinson | LEVICK on 1/24/2013

This week, The New York Times’ Dealbook dragged the specter of 2008 back into the spotlight. A piece authored by ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger shared “explosive” revelations about what some Morgan Stanley traders knew...more

Levick Weekly - January 18, 2013: I Was Wrong - How One Activist’s Apology Changes the GMO Debate

by Gene Grabowski, Richard S. Levick, Kathleen Wailes | LEVICK on 1/18/2013

In This Issue: - 'I Was Wrong’ How One Activist’s Apology Changes The GMO Debate - What’s Next From The CFPB - Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins Levick - Activist Investors IN 2013: “Success Begets...more

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

by LEVICK on 1/15/2013

In this LEVICK Daily interview, LEVICK’s new Strategic Policy Advisor, Steve Bartlett, discusses how companies can best navigate the complex relationships between the public and private sectors. As a former Congressman, Mayor...more

CFPB goes after another mortgage modification business

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/13/2012

The CFPB announced that on December 3, 2012, it filed a second action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking to shut down an alleged mortgage modification scam....more

CFPB and FTC Warn Mortgage Companies about Potentially Misleading Advertisements

by BuckleySandler LLP on 11/28/2012

On November 19, the CFPB announced that it issued warning letters to about a dozen nonbank mortgage lenders and brokers regarding advertisements targeted towards older Americans and veterans that may violate the Mortgage Acts...more

CFPB and FTC Warn Against Misleading Consumers with False Mortgage Advertisements

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 11/26/2012

The CFPB, in partnership with the FTC, is issuing warning letters to approximately a dozen mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers advising them to clean up potentially misleading advertisements, particularly those targeted...more

CFPB and FTC announce joint action against mortgage advertisers

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/20/2012

The CFPB and FTC announced that they have sent warning letters to mortgage advertisers urging them to review their marketing materials to ensure that they comply with the Mortgage Acts and Practices-Advertising Rule...more

CFPB, FTC Announce Crackdown on Deceptive Mortgage Advertising

by Jeff Ifrah on 11/20/2012

On November 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that they have launched a new coordinated effort to protect consumers, focusing on mortgage advertisements that they...more

The Second Circuit on Fraud, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and Mass-Marketing

by The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 11/13/2012

If Mitt Romney is right that 47% of Americans think of themselves as victims, then the Second Circuit's opinion in United States v. Lacy may be deeply unpopular. Like Mitt Romney, Kirk Lacey and Omar Henry had a vision...more

FTC Settles Charges Related to Sale and Use of Consumer Mortgage Payment Data

by BuckleySandler LLP on 10/17/2012

On October 10, the FTC announced that a major consumer reporting agency (CRA) agreed to settle charges that it improperly sold lists of consumers who were late on their mortgage payments. ...more

PA Tax Law News -- September 2012

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/19/2012

In This Issue: Online Advertising; PA Sales Tax Prepayment Option; State & Local Tax Seminars; PA School Districts Seek to Increase Property Taxes; Florida Domicile Upheld; Nonresident Limited Partners Lose Entire...more

Beware: Lenders At Risk for Being Too Involved in Developer’s Marketing Efforts

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 8/30/2012

In the years between 2003 and 2007, buyers were beating down the doors to buy lots in vacation developments in the mountains and at the beach. Developers could not produce lots fast enough to keep up with demand, and...more

Business Law Newsletter - July 2012

by Bean, Kinney & Korman, PC on 7/30/2012

In This Issue: - Tax Law: Important Tax Developments From the First Quarter of 2012...Page 1 - Alert for Trademark Owners: Trademark Monitoring and Registration Scams...Page 2 - Excerpt from Important Tax...more

FTC Wins Judgment in Mortgage Modification Case

by BuckleySandler LLP on 7/10/2012

On July 2, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it obtained a $2.6 million judgment against three defendants for failing to provide mortgage modification services after collecting upfront fees from borrowers. The...more

Mortgage Banking Update - May 24, 2012

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/24/2012

In This Issue: - U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects HUD’s Position on Markups - MERS Has Power To Assign Interest in Deed of Trust, California Appeals Court Rules - How Prepared Are You for AML Compliance? -...more

Is Geomarketing the Next Big Thing in Florida Real Estate? Maybe.

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 4/18/2012

An interesting article was published recently at HousingZone.com, written by Andrew Ryan and Mark Hickman of Virginia's Commonwealth Partnerships, entitled, " Geo marketing the next wave in social networking." In the...more

FTC Obtains Injunction, Asset Freeze on Alleged Mortgage Scam

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/3/2012

The Federal Trade Commission has obtained an order from the federal court for the Central District of California for a preliminary injunction and asset freeze against all the defendants in an alleged mortgage modification...more

FTC Takes Action on Fraudulent Mortgage Relief Companies

by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 12/2/2011

Every cent counts these days. And it is no wonder that scam programs are on the rise, including many socalled mortgage relief companies that promise to reduce your mortgage but deliver nothing. Of late the FTC has taken...more

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FINRA Identifies Concerns with Marketing of Real Estate Investment Products

What Is Deposition In CA?

What’s A Cell Tower Lease Worth?

Levick Weekly - February 15, 2013: S&P’S Ordeal IS There Life After Eric Holder?

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - February 1, 2013

Eleventh Circuit Holds that Net Revenue, Not Profits, Should Determine Damages in FTC Deceptive Marketing Case

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - January 25, 2013

Morgan Stanley Revelations Raise The Specter Of 2008… Again

Levick Weekly - January 18, 2013: I Was Wrong - How One Activist’s Apology Changes the GMO Debate

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

CFPB goes after another mortgage modification business

CFPB and FTC Warn Mortgage Companies about Potentially Misleading Advertisements

CFPB and FTC Warn Against Misleading Consumers with False Mortgage Advertisements

CFPB and FTC announce joint action against mortgage advertisers

CFPB, FTC Announce Crackdown on Deceptive Mortgage Advertising

The Second Circuit on Fraud, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and Mass-Marketing

FTC Settles Charges Related to Sale and Use of Consumer Mortgage Payment Data

PA Tax Law News -- September 2012

Beware: Lenders At Risk for Being Too Involved in Developer’s Marketing Efforts

Business Law Newsletter - July 2012

FTC Wins Judgment in Mortgage Modification Case

Mortgage Banking Update - May 24, 2012

Is Geomarketing the Next Big Thing in Florida Real Estate? Maybe.

FTC Obtains Injunction, Asset Freeze on Alleged Mortgage Scam

FTC Takes Action on Fraudulent Mortgage Relief Companies

Former Congressman Steve Bartlett Joins the LEVICK Team [Video]

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