March 25, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Regional Redistribution Through the U.S. Mortgage Market, by Erik Hurst, Benjamin J. Keys, Amit Seru and Joseph Vavra, NBER Working Paper No. w21007. Will the Bubble Burst Be Revisited, by P.D. Aditya, March 8, 2015. Data & Civil Rights: Housing … Continue reading
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March 23, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Court denies US Bank’s opportunity to revive suit against Citigroup over hundreds of millions of dollars in mortgage-backed securities sold during the financial crisis. IL court refuses to dismiss suit against Bank of America over lowering underwriting standards for borrowers … Continue reading
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March 16, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
BofA has asked a PA federal judge to dismiss a class action RICO suit alleging kickbacks from overpriced mortgage insurance claiming it is the same suit that was dismissed as time-barred by Third Circuit in October. Deloitte is potentially facing … Continue reading
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March 13, 2015
Friday Government Report Roundup
US Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released two reports discussing the difference in risk between conventional lenders and CDFIs. CDFIs Stepping into the Breach: An Impact Evaluation—Summary Report. Risk and Efficiency among CDFIs: A Statistical Evaluation … Continue reading
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March 11, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Countercyclical Regulation and Its Challenges, by Patricia A. McCoy, Boston College Law School Legal Research Paper No. 351. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Developments and Neighborhood Property Conditions, Kelly D. Edmiston, February 20, 2015. First Principles for Regulating the Sharing Economy, … Continue reading
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March 9, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Shareholders of Deutsche Bank petitioned for cert to the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the standard for a claim for pleading a fraudulent claim under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 following the Second Circuit tossing their suit … Continue reading
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March 6, 2015
The Community Reinvestment Act: Guilty of What?
Ray Brescia recently posted the final version of The Community Reinvestment Act: Guilty, but not as Charged to SSRN. The article wades into a seemingly technical debate that has extraordinary political and ideological implications: did misguided liberal policies push financial … Continue reading
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