First Republic Executives Fail in Attempt to Recover Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
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In 1980, Congress passed Public Law 96-221, called the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (“DIDMCA”), which, in part, allowed federally insured state banks, state credit unions, and state savings...more
SECURITIZATION SIDE NOTES – EU Risk Retention: Did This Come with a Gift Receipt? We’d Like to Return It - A new year brings new laws and regulations into effect, in this case a complicated and confusing gift from our...more
Our Financial Services & Products Group explores the effects lenders and servicers could face in the wake of new rules on real-estate-related transactions, a Third Circuit decision that creates uncertainly for FDCPA...more
By amending a statute that limits deficiency judgment amounts in certain cases, Nevada lawmakers have attempted to restore balance as the law applies to commercial properties. The amendments follow a recent wave of litigation...more
Depending on whom you ask, Operation Choke Point has a promising future ahead of it – or will soon be history. The controversial initiative by the Department of Justice (DOJ) is intended to limit certain lenders and...more
The Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans (HPML) Appraisal Rule, part of Regulation Z, goes into effect on January 18th of this year. At that time, many lenders will begin using the exemption relating to “certain streamlined...more