Our Financial Services Group reviews the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act, which overrides the Office of Financial Regulation’s requirement that passive trusts holding Maryland loans in residential mortgage-backed...more
In a highly anticipated and welcome development, on April 22, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025 (emergency measures HB 1516 and its companion SB 1026) with...more
What Happened: In a little-noticed development, eight states have enacted legislation that requires specific disclosures for commercial non-real estate secured financing transactions....more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the shifting single-family rental landscape, what’s next for EDGAR, and...more
2/22/2024
/ Basel III ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Creditors ,
EDGAR ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Housing Market ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Rental Property ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securitization ,
Structured Finance ,
Syndicated Loans
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more
8/9/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Facilities ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Safe Harbors
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. Guest edited by our London team, this edition focuses on the opportunities that come from stressed...more
7/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Income Share Agreements ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Succession Planning
Creditors will need to remember to take into account the newly recognized Juneteenth holiday when serving notice to consumers. Our Financial Services & Products Group explains this sudden new dynamic and what it means for the...more
The qualified mortgage (QM) rules have become a world of contradictions. Our Financial Services & Products Group investigates how the residential mortgage markets can thread the needle between new rulings from Fannie Mae and...more
A&B ABstract: In a significant final rulemaking with potentially far-reaching consequences for the residential mortgage markets, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) is terminating the “QM Patch” and...more
A&B ABstract: On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a noteworthy final rulemaking that sets forth when a national bank or federal savings association originates a loan and is deemed...more
A&B ABstract: On May 15, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a final rule, effective August 3, 2020, addressing the “valid-when-made” doctrine. ...more
A&B Abstract:
What happens when a proposed qualified mortgage is later discovered to have points and fees in excess of the statutory threshold? ...more
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The CFPB has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the fate of the “QM Patch,” indicating that it will not extend the “QM Patch” permanently....more
Our Financial Services & Products Group delves into why a little-noticed California Supreme Court ruling could cause providers of financial consumer products in California serious headaches.
- Can the interest rate render...more
Our Financial Services & Products Group summarizes Pennsylvania’s answers to frequently asked questions about its new licensing requirements for mortgage servicers.
- Definition of “mortgage servicer”
- The FAQs
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