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High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

Pay Attention: Final Rules on Loan Originator Compensation

by Michael Dailey | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/19/2013

January, 2013, was a watershed month for mortgage standards after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the long-awaited final rules on ability to repay, qualified mortgages, mortgage servicing, and appraisal...more

Jury Sides With Property Owner in Solano County Eminent Domain Trial

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 4/9/2013

According to an article in the Daily Republic, Jury: County owes $1.24M in eminent domain dispute, Solano County and a local land owner recently completed an eminent domain trial, and the jury sided with the owner. The case,...more

New Jersey Establishes a Mediation Program for Open Superstorm Sandy Insurance Claims, Notice of Which Must Be Provided to...

by Richard Bennett | Cozen O'Connor on 3/29/2013

New Jersey has now joined New York in instituting a voluntary mediation program for insured victims of Superstorm Sandy with “open and unresolved first-party insurance claims.” The program became operative with the issuance...more

Prompt Payment of An Appraisal Award Bars Bad Faith Per Austin U.S. District Court, Although Some Acts By An Insurer May Leave The...

by Nejat Ahmed | Cozen O'Connor on 3/21/2013

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin recently held that an insurer’s timely payment of an appraisal award bars the insured’s extra-contractual tort claims. Michels v. Safeco Ins. Co. of...more

The Impact Of The CFPB’s Appraisal Rule

by Andrew R. Mavraganis, Timothy R. McTaggart | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/28/2013

On January 18, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule (the Appraisal Rule) implementing an amendment to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) that revises Regulation B’s provisions...more

Agencies Issue Final Rule On Appraisals For Higher-priced Mortgage Loans

by Schecter Law on 2/22/2013

A final rule establishing new appraisal requirements for higher priced mortgage loans was issued by federal financial regulatory agencies. The rule implements amendments to the Truth in Lending Act....more

Rogers Towers: Florida Deficiency Proceedings: Effect of Bids at the Foreclosure Sale

by Scott J. Kennelly | Rogers Towers on 2/21/2013

During a deficiency proceeding, once a creditor introduces the foreclosure sale price, the borrower technically has the burden of presenting evidence to establish the fair market value of the property. In the absence of such...more

InfoBytes Special Alert: Detailed Analysis Of CFPB's Final Escrow Rule

by Jeremiah Buckley, Joseph Kolar, John Kromer, Jeffrey Naimon, Joseph Reilly, Clinton Rockwell | BuckleySandler LLP on 2/15/2013

On January 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its final rule on escrow account requirements for first-lien higher-priced mortgage loans. The rule amends existing escrow requirements and exemptions for...more

2013: The Year Ahead for Mortgage Lending

by Suzanne Fay Garwood | Venable LLP on 2/14/2013

In this presentation: - “Never a Dull Moment” - ATR/QM Final Rule - HOEPA Final Rule - Loan Officer Final Rule - Escrow Final Rule - ECOA Appraisal Disclosure Rule - Appraisals for Higher...more

Appellate Notes: Recent Decisions of the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts - January 2013

by Edward McCreery III | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: -AC31211 - Aguinaldo v. Warner -AC33771 - Thompson Gardens West Condominium Assn., Inc. v. Masto -AC33850 - Unifund CCR Partners v. Schaeppi -AC33400 - Samnard Associates, LLC...more

More, More, More: The CFPB Wants More From Mortgage Servicers

by Paul Fogleman | Poyner Spruill LLP on 2/11/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued new rules amending Regulation Z, the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and Regulation X, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), which revise mortgage...more

In Site Winter 2012/2013

by Nicola Ellis, Lee Forsyth, Kevin Greene, Inga Hall, Jamie Olsen | K&L Gates LLP on 2/6/2013

Welcome to the Winter 2012/2013 edition of In Site. This edition covers the following topics: - Game changer? Building Information Modelling. In this article we look at some of the points made in the Government’s...more

California High-Speed Rail - What You Need To Know

by Miller Starr Regalia on 2/5/2013

Project Overview - The California High-Speed Rail Authority (“HSR”) plans to build an 800-mile high-speed rail system stretching from San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim and eventually to Sacramento and San Diego. The...more

Special Alert: Analysis Of Final ECOA And HPML Appraisal Rules

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/4/2013

On January 18, the federal banking agencies issued a final rule amending Regulation Z to implement certain requirements from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) that require...more

Special Alert: Analysis Of Final ECOA And HPML Appraisal Rules

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/4/2013

On January 18, the federal banking agencies issued a final rule amending Regulation Z to implement certain requirements from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) that require...more

Special Alert: CFPB Issues Final Rule Requiring Provision Of Copies Of Appraisals And Valuations To Credit Applicants

by Joseph Kolar, John Kromer, Jeffrey Naimon | BuckleySandler LLP on 1/31/2013

On January 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that implements amendments made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) to the Equal Credit...more

CFPB Amends Requirements for Providing Appraisals to Home Loan Applicants

by Joseph D. Simon | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 1/30/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has issued amendments to Regulation B requiring creditors to provide to applicants free copies of all appraisals and other written valuations developed in connection with an...more

CFPB final ECOA appraisal rule issued

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/28/2013

Among the flurry of mortgage-related final rules issued by the CFPB this month was a final rule to implement a Dodd-Frank amendment to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that requires creditors to provide to a first lien...more

CFPB Issues Final ECOA Appraisal Rule

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John D. Socknat, Michael S. Waldron | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/25/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a final rule to implement Dodd-Frank amendments to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that require creditors to provide to a first lien mortgage applicant a copy of all...more

Mortgage Banking Update - January 25, 2013

by Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Barbara S. Mishkin, Matthew Saunig, John D. Socknat, Michael S. Waldron | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/25/2013

In This Issues: - CFPB Generates Flurry of New Mortgage Banking Industry Rules - CFPB Issues Final ECOA Appraisal Rule - 20 State Agencies Adopt Uniform State MLO Testing - Mortgage Foreclosure Is Debt...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - January 22, 1013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/25/2013

In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFPB Final Rule on Mortgage Servicing Standards - Joint Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans - CFPB Final Rule on Written Appraisals - SEC...more

Roger Towers: Though not Precedent, McNeal Proves Persuasive in Southern District of Florida

by Scott St. Amand, J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. | Rogers Towers on 1/24/2013

Mortgage modification has long been an angst-ridden topic for consumer creditors. The issue once again rose to the forefront in May of 2012, when the Eleventh Circuit issued the unpublished opinion of In re McNeal, wherein...more

CFPB Final Rule on Written Appraisals

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 1/22/2013

On January 18, the CFPB issued a final rule, effective January 18, 2014, which amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to require mortgage loan creditors to...more

Joint Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 1/22/2013

On January 18, the Fed, CFPB, FDIC, FHFA, NCUA and OCC issued a joint final rule, effective January 18, 2014, which establishes new appraisal requirements for “higher-priced mortgage loans”....more

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High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

Pay Attention: Final Rules on Loan Originator Compensation

Jury Sides With Property Owner in Solano County Eminent Domain Trial

New Jersey Establishes a Mediation Program for Open Superstorm Sandy Insurance Claims, Notice of Which Must Be Provided to...

Prompt Payment of An Appraisal Award Bars Bad Faith Per Austin U.S. District Court, Although Some Acts By An Insurer May Leave The...

The Impact Of The CFPB’s Appraisal Rule

Agencies Issue Final Rule On Appraisals For Higher-priced Mortgage Loans

Rogers Towers: Florida Deficiency Proceedings: Effect of Bids at the Foreclosure Sale

InfoBytes Special Alert: Detailed Analysis Of CFPB's Final Escrow Rule

2013: The Year Ahead for Mortgage Lending

Appellate Notes: Recent Decisions of the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts - January 2013

More, More, More: The CFPB Wants More From Mortgage Servicers

In Site Winter 2012/2013

California High-Speed Rail - What You Need To Know

Special Alert: Analysis Of Final ECOA And HPML Appraisal Rules

Special Alert: Analysis Of Final ECOA And HPML Appraisal Rules

Special Alert: CFPB Issues Final Rule Requiring Provision Of Copies Of Appraisals And Valuations To Credit Applicants

CFPB Amends Requirements for Providing Appraisals to Home Loan Applicants

CFPB final ECOA appraisal rule issued

CFPB Issues Final ECOA Appraisal Rule

Mortgage Banking Update - January 25, 2013

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review - January 22, 1013

Roger Towers: Though not Precedent, McNeal Proves Persuasive in Southern District of Florida

CFPB Final Rule on Written Appraisals

Joint Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans

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