Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Interest Rate Exportation Under Attack Part II
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Interest Rate Exportation Under Attack Part I
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DE Under 3: Latest Monthly Jobs Report, Unemployment & the US BLS JOLTS Report
THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR
Mad Dogs and Panameños!
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Switch Hitter! Maximizing the Flexibility of Split Dollar Life Insurance to Create Maximum Financial and Tax Leverage
SWITCH HITTER! Maximizing the Flexibility of Split Dollar Life Insurance to Create Maximum Financial and Tax Leverage
The Family Loan Shark
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Will The Debt Ceiling Standoff End Up In Court?
Symptoms of Student Loan Crisis Reveal Bubble About to Burst
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report, alongside a press release and updated webpage, examining vulnerabilities in non-bank commercial real estate (CRE) investors. The report identifies entities such as...more
In 2025, the real estate market for private capital will evolve considerably, driven by economic shifts, regulatory pressures, and advancements in technology. As a maturing debt landscape, rising demand for sustainable...more
A market of mixed sentiments: DLA Piper’s two-part survey of commercial real estate leaders captures evolving views in 2025 shortly before and after the emergence of new US trade policies – offering a revealing snapshot of...more
Current Forces of Debt Finance in Europe - The European Debt Finance market faced a complex landscape in Q1 2025, influenced by global trade tensions, evolving fiscal policies, and shifting interest rates. Impact of U.S....more
While the direction of the UK economy remains uncertain, dealmaking is flourishing as the country races ahead of its European peers in the M&A market - The UK economy currently stands at a crossroads. Critics of the new...more
Those Bond villains got it so wrong. All the time and energy they spent trying to control the world through complex and nefarious schemes involving laser beams, atom bombs, Fort Knox gold, exploding satellites and whatever...more
On May 23, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that in determining whether a commercial loan is usurious under Texas state law, the “actuarial method” must be employed. This requires the applicable amount of...more
Lender confidence in the US economy’s performance over the next six months is waning due to concerns over the impacts of tariff uncertainty and the possibility of a recession. Meanwhile, lenders believe the Fed will cut...more
Recently, the OCC released its Spring 2025 Interest Rate Risk Statistics Report detailing interest rate risk data gathered during examinations of OCC-supervised midsize and community banks and federal savings associations....more
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a consultation paper seeking views on the interest rates applied to compensation awards. This follows concerns raised in response to a 2024 joint call for input with the UK...more
On May 30, the CFPB and a national pawn store operator filed a joint status report in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas announcing that they have reached an agreement to resolve a 2021 Bureau lawsuit...more
Competition between the private credit and broadly syndicated loan (BSL) markets is intensifying, with developments on both sides blurring the distinctions between the two products. One of these distinctive features is the...more
Characterized by a resilient economy currently ahead of its major EU counterparts, Spain presents a compelling prospect for dealmakers - The Spanish economy has demonstrated remarkable solidity in recent years, pulling...more
So-called “Liberation Day” tariffs shook markets and sparked recession fears on April 2, with rates ranging from a universal 10% to a country-specific reciprocal tariff as high as 49% for Cambodia. While the 10% universal...more
Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest"...more
On May 23, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the maximum permissible interest on a loan must be calculated using the declining principal balance rather than the initial total principal amount. This decision was in...more
Commercial lenders in Texas should be made aware of the Texas Supreme Court’s new decision in American Pearl Group, LLC v. National Payment Systems, LLC, No. 24-0758. In that case, the Court clarified the “actuarial method”...more
This article examines whether increased mortgage interest costs and property tax assessments should be compensable under the Fifth Amendment's Just Compensation Clause. While courts have traditionally limited compensation in...more
Les modifications réglementaires apportées à l’écosystème canadien des paiements redéfinissent le risque opérationnel, les obligations en matière de conformité et les modalités commerciales dans l’ensemble du secteur....more
New York has included a “Buy-Now-Pay-Later Act” as part of its broader budget legislation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Encapsulated in Article 14-B, the Act aims to regulate the burgeoning market of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL)...more
“Tariffs are only part of the uncertainty in the market right now. Many clients, even those with entitled projects, have told me over the past several months that they were pausing on new construction due to interest rate...more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that, among other things, imposes new licensing requirements on Buy Now, Pay Later services....more
New York AG Letitia James sued Capital One N.A. and Capital One Financial Corporation (collectively, “Capital One”) over alleged violations of state and federal consumer protection laws stemming from the marketing of their...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published an updated report, together with a press release, on the monitoring of the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) and the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) in the European Union. This...more