April 24, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its results to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Guarantee Fee Review. Following the release, the FHFA announced that the fees would remain the same with modest adjustments. HUD released the 2009-2011 National … Continue reading
April 24, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
April 22, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Keepings, by Donald J. Kochan, NYU Environmental Law Journal (2015) Forthcoming. Low-Income Housing Policy, by Robert A. Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, & Jens Ludwig, NBER Working Paper No. w.21071. Housing Discrimination Among Available Housing Units in 2012: Do Paired Testing … Continue reading
April 22, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
April 20, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Former Freddie Mac executives, who were accused of lying about Freddie’s exposure to subprime mortgages before the financial crisis, settled with the SEC. Citibank shareholders slam the Bank’s motion to dismiss a case over mortgage-backed securities worth more than $17 … Continue reading
April 20, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
April 15, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Amidst the Walking Dead: Judicial and Nonjudicial Approaches for Eradicating Zombie Mortgages, by Andrea Clark, Emory Law Journal, Vol. 65, No. 3, Forthcoming. The Paradox of Judicial Foreclosure: Collateral Value Uncertainty and Mortgage Rates, by David Harrison & Michael Seiler, … Continue reading
April 15, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
April 13, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Bankrupt Washington Mutual settles in class action suit for $10 million after duping plaintiffs into taking out mortgages with low “teaser rates.” Goldman Sachs asks NY Federal Judge not to certify class action suit over its Abacus collateralized debt obligation, … Continue reading
April 13, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
April 10, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a report on mortgage performance. CFPB releases its Consumer Response Annual Report analyzing the complaints it received in 2014 and its fourth annual Fair Debt Collection Practices Act FHFA releases its … Continue reading
April 10, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
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
April 6, 2015 in Miscellaneous | Permalink | No Comments
