April 8, 2015
A Call to ARMs
MainStreet.com quoted me in A Call to ARMs As Homeowners Opt for Lower Interest Rates. It opens, Some homeowners are choosing adjustable rate mortgages instead of the traditional 30-year mortgages to take advantage of lower interest rates for several years. The biggest benefit … Continue reading
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Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Role of Prepayment Penalties in Mortgage Loans, by Andrea Beltratti, Matteo Benetton & Alessandro Gavazza, CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10504. Inclusion by Design, Thinking Beyond a Civil Rights Paradigm, by Robin Paul Malloy, Land Use Law and Disability: Planning … Continue reading
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April 7, 2015
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Round-Up
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Recently Released an Evaluation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) which finds that NSP was too modestly funded to consistently arrest the declines in property values or achieve the impacts that were hoped for.
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April 6, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
HSBC facing suit for breaching its duties as trustee for 271 residential mortgage-backed securities trusts. The US Supreme Court considered whether debtors should have an absolute right to appeal denial of proposed bankruptcy plan after three circuit courts have found … Continue reading
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April 1, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Lottery Allocations and Games for Public Rental Apartments, by Zhan Wang, Jinpeng Ma, & Hongwei Zhang, March 1, 2015. Wages, Housing Prices and Commutes, by Tom Mayock, Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming. Financial Literacy, Broker-Borrower Interaction, and Mortgage Default, by James … Continue reading
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March 30, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
New Jersey Condominium Association files a complaint alleging that the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) breached its contracts by failing to pay flood insurance benefits for damage from Hurricane Sandy. The US Supreme Court justices are reviewing an Eleventh … Continue reading
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March 27, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
CFPB releases report of KPMG audit of its operations and budget. In the report, CFPB agrees with KPMG’s findings about control deficiencies and is aiming to fix such deficiencies. FHFA releases report on progress of Fannie/Freddie Conservatorships in advancing access … Continue reading
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