Williams Mullen Mezzanine Lending Video Series - Episode 4
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 2)
Mezzanine Lending Video Series (Episode 1)
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Credit Reporting: Truth be Told
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: The XYZ’s of the PPP
Not a Normal Mortgage Crisis: How the Mortgage Industry Weathered the Pandemic
Applying for PPP Loan Before March 31st Deadline
Paycheck Protection Program – Common Questions and Updated Guidance
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Three
Advancing Agriculture: Security Interests and Article 9 Challenges (Part 1)
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part Two
When Is Form 1099-C Required of Lenders? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 16]
PPP Loan Recipients at Risk: Part One
Employment Law Now IV-85- Updates on the PPP Loan Process and Loan Forgiveness
What Does UCRERA Mean For Creditors? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 13]
Law Brief: Elishama Rudolph and Rich Schoenstein Talk PPP Loan Forgiveness
Path Forward: Borrowing Base Redeterminations In A Restructuring World
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part IV - How Banks Think About Loan Defaults: Lessons for Borrowers in Troubled Times
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In a significant ruling on March 19, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the CFPB can proceed with its lawsuit against a group of Delaware student loan trusts rejecting their claims that they are just passive...more
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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
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On March 16, the CFPB released a compliance bulletin discussing student loan servicers’ practice of collecting on private student loans discharged in bankruptcy. ...more
On March 16, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a bulletin cautioning loan servicers about their responsibility to stop any illegal activity related to private student loans that have been discharged...more
Student Loans - Supreme Court Likely to Rule that Biden Student Loan Plan is Illegal, Experts Say. Here’s What that Means for Borrowers - “Long before the president acted, Republicans had criticized student loan...more
On Mach 13, 2020, near the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S., the CARES Act included a pause for all federal student loans. Nearly 90 percent of student borrowers accepted “the option of pressing the pause button on...more
[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more
On October 29, 2021 — just 32 days prior to the November 30, 2021 effective date — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released new guidance regarding the debt validation notice requirements that are part of the...more
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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
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