December 14, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
EB-5 fraud case will get a jury trial contrary to the request from the SEC. The court rejected the SEC’s attempt to block it claiming it came too late. Wells Fargo settles with a group of homeowners for $25.7 million … Continue reading
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December 10, 2015
Using Homeowners Insurance
Univision quoted me in When to Use Your Home Insurance Policy (Cuándo Usar la Póliza de Seguro del Hogar). It opens, It is not advisable to use your homeowners insurance every time something breaks. Find out why and learn when it’s the … Continue reading
December 10, 2015 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
December 9, 2015
Paid off Mortgage in Three Years
Realtor.com quoted me in Why the Guy Who Paid Off His Mortgage in 3 Years Isn’t as Smart as You Think. You’ll want to read about this guy: You’ve gotta hand it to Sean Cooper: In a mere three years, this … Continue reading
December 9, 2015 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
December 7, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Ninth Circuit upholds Section 8, which provides low income housing, recipients’ right to one-year notice that their benefits will be cut after failing to receive any notice in 2007. Franklin American Mortgage Co. settled with the U.S. Department of Justice … Continue reading
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December 4, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, estimating the latest national one-night of homelessness. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its report, “A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race … Continue reading
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December 2, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Inflation and Activity – Two Explorations and Their Monetary Policy Implications, Olivier J. Blanchard, Eugenio Cerutti & Lawrence H. Summers, HKS Working Paper No. 070. Real Estate Value Impacts from Fracking: Industry Response and Proper Analytical Techniques, Richard Roddewig & … Continue reading
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November 30, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
BNY Mellon files a brief on writ for cert with the Supreme Court warning the potential for “warping” the residential mortgage-backed securities market if it overturns the Second Circuit’s decision finding that provisions of the Trust Indenture Act did not … Continue reading
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