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New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Update: Latest Challenges and Implications

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Just over a year has passed since the enactment of the New York Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”). FAPA was enacted as a response to the New York Court of Appeals’ 2021 holding in Freedom Mortg. Corp. v. Engel, 37...more

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Fannie, Freddie release an updated Single-Family Social MBS Framework

On January 23, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the “Enterprises”) announced an updated Single-Family Social MBS and Corporate Debt Bonds Framework, and updates to mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) disclosures. As part of the...more

White and Williams LLP

Observations on the Banking Crisis of 2023

The unprecedented events of the last two weeks in the banking industry have been breathtaking. As the banking and capital markets turn their focus to the Federal Reserve and Washington, the crisis of confidence that has...more

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The ESG Climate Change Evolution of Commercial Real Estate Finance: Turning Over New (Green) Leaves

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment report, released most recently in spring 2022, sounded the alarm on the current state of the Earth’s climate. Today, with just 1.1 degrees Celsius in warming,...more

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‘Greeniums,’ ‘Griscounts’ and Other ESG Trends in the CMBS Market

In this first installment of the Finance Forum Focus Series, Cadwalader special counsel Michael Ruder is joined by Alan Todd, Head of CMBS Strategy at BofA Securities. Michael and Alan discuss Environmental, Social and...more

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2021 Real Estate Capital Markets Conference Recap

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2020 was a challenging year, to say the least. The real estate industry continues to feel the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic consequences going into 2021 as industry leaders are still...more

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We’ve Got You Covered: New European Covered Bond Framework

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The new framework should simplify the path for issuers seeking to market European covered bonds to investors in the US. Key Points: ..The new framework will create minimum product and technical standards for covered...more

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Blockchain Technology, Finance and Securitization

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Imagine a perfect world where every financial transaction has an electronic chain of proof of title and a history of all prior owners. This is the world of blockchain technology – a world that already exists for Bitcoin, and...more

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Texas District Court Denies Class Certification for Hedge Fund Investors on Numerosity and Predominance Grounds

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In 2008, investors in the Parkcentral hedge fund lost as much as $3 billion dollars when Parkcentral’s investment in commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) was devalued. The investors, limited partners of Parkcentral,...more

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U.S. Regulators Respond to Public Comments and Restructure Proposed Rule for Credit Risk Retention

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One of the important unfinished aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Act”) is the requirement for Federal agencies (“Regulators”) to issue regulations implementing Section 941 of the Act which generally requires that a securitizer...more

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JP Morgan Sued by Investors Over $1.7B in Mortgage-Backed Securities

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On August 21, a collection of investors including Phoenix Light SF Limited, Blue Heron Funding II Ltd. and Kleros Preferred Funding V PLC (the Investors) brought suit against a number of JP Morgan and Bear Stearns entities in...more

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Bank of America Settlement in Jeopardy?

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Bank of America’s $8.5 billion settlement in 2011 to resolve claims over Countrywide’s mortgage abuses may be in jeopardy. Last week, a group of investors, the Triaxx funds and the Federal Home Loan Banks of Boston,...more

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