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In This Issue: UK’s FCA Restricts Marketing of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes and Similar Products to Retail Investors; Electronic Structured Note Systems and U.S. Securities Regulation; and Reminders from...more
In Travelers Property Casualty Company v. Superior Court, 215 Cal.App.4th 561 (2013), the California Court of Appeal held that an investor who obtained ownership of a condominium development and sustained a loss that was not...more
It is not an uncommon practice for commercial lenders or real estate owners to employ a broker to assist with the sale of property for a commission. Recently, a corporation owning a marina in South Florida filed for Chapter...more
On April 24, 2013, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed, without opinion, the Commonwealth Court’s decision in R & R Express v. Commonwealth, 37 A.3d 46 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2012). In R & R Express, a three-judge panel of the...more
There has been an emerging trend over the past few years to give commercial real estate brokers rights to liens on seller and purchaser’s commercial real estate for services performed. Rhode Island is the most recent state...more
In American Way Cellular, Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, issued May 30, 2013, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District reaffirmed that insurers are not obligated to investigate...more
On May 7, the FTC released letters it sent to 10 data brokers warning that certain of the brokers’ practices could violate FCRA privacy protections. ...more
Andrew Campbell of Ober|Kaler's Financial Institutions Group presented "The CFPB Loan Originator Compensation Rule," on the webinar entitled: MLO Compensation Rules: New Standards Change the Way You Do Business. The program...more
In McDaniel v. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, Nos. 11-17017, 11-55859, 11-55943, 11-55958, 2013 WL 1405949 (9th Cir. Apr. 9, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of four class...more
The state of Washington has recently amended its mortgage broker licensing statute. Under the new amendment, anyone who performs or holds themselves out as being able to provide residential mortgage loan modification services...more
In a recent speech given to the ABA Trading and Markets Subcommittee, David W. Blass (Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets) focused on a number of activities commonly conducted by private fund advisers...more
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Why and when U.S.-managed hedge funds can go bankrupt in the Caribbean, not in the U.S., is the first item discussed on the new bankruptcy video with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg...more
Through its recent Regulatory Notice 13-07, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") announced and sought comments on its proposed amendments to rules governing markups, markdowns, commissions and fees associated...more
California Labor Code Section 450(a) forbids employers from coercing the patronage of their employees: It provides...more
In Levitt v. J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., No. 10-4596, 2013 WL 1007678 (2d Cir. Mar. 15, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court order certifying a class of shareholder...more
Retirement plans can be an effective means for employee retention and tax savings. However if not operated properly, a retirement plan can inadvertently expose the employer to liability from unhappy plan participants and the...more
In this article, the first of a two-part series, I am going to provide a chart of certain core policies and procedures that a mortgage broker should obtain and continually update, as regulations change. I will also provide...more
In its recent decision in BCS Ins. Co. v. Big Thyme Enters., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20051 (D.S.C. Feb. 14, 2013), the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina had occasion to consider whether an alleged...more
The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance ("NJDOBI") issued a Bulletin to title insurance companies and producers and to real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons advising them of the restrictions on...more
The NYSE has proposed amendments to NYSE Rules 451 and 465, and the related provisions of Section 402.10 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. Those rules provide a schedule for the reimbursement of expenses by issuers to NYSE...more
Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: Capital Confirmation, which runs Confirmation.com, is credited with helping to unveil the massive $215 million fraud at...more
There are different types of listing contracts available. In Florida, the most common listing contract is an exclusive right of sale. The exclusive right of sale gives brokers the best chance for a return on expenses incurred...more
In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - FINRA overhaul of communications rules becomes effective and ICI and CoC appeal Rule 4.5 ruling. Enforcement + Litigation - Enforcement Division priorities target hedge...more
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Judges rarely reverse themselves. When U.S. District Jed Rakoff recanted a ruling he made previously in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc., the reversal was important...more
Recently, the Virginia State Corporation Commission adopted regulations proposed by the Bureau of Financial Institutions to clarify that individuals engaged in the business of a loan processor or underwriter, who do not...more
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