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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

September 28, 2017

Equifax and Your Mortgage

By David Reiss

HouseLoan.com quoted me in How Will The Equifax Data Breach Affect Your Ability To Get A Mortgage? It opens, Like throwing a stone into a pond, the Equifax data breach has long-lasting repercussions. Already, because of what’s being considered one … Continue reading

January 13, 2017

Trust for Trump

By David Reiss

US News & World Report quoted me in Here’s What We Know About Donald Trump’s Trust Fund. It opens, With all the talk about how Donald Trump will be handling his vast business empire as he assumes the presidency, some … Continue reading

October 6, 2016

Credit Card Debt and Your Mortgage

By David Reiss

  Realtor.com quoted me in Fannie Mae Taking a Closer Look at Applicants’ Credit Card Payments. It opens, If you feel like you’ve been managing your debt just fine, making the minimum payment on your credit cards on time every month, … Continue reading

January 22, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released “Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Report,” showing the Treasury’s participation for TARP housing programs. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report on SNAP Benefits, or what used to be known as … Continue reading

January 20, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Towards a New Eviction Jurisprudence, Gerald S. Dickinson, Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law Policy, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2015. Managing Retirement Risks with Reverse Mortgage Loans and Long-Term Care Insurance, Adam Wenqiang Shao, Hua Chen & Michael Sherris, 7th Australasian … Continue reading

January 15, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its 2016 Scorecard outlining conservatorship priorities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and Common Securitization Solutions. The Joint Center for Housing Studies released its Rental Housing Report and created an interactive map series that … Continue reading

January 13, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Civil Forfeiture and the Constitution, Caleb Nelson, Yale Law Journal, Forthcoming; Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2. Cohabitants, Choice, and the Public Interest, Robert Leckey, Philosophical Foundations of Children’s and Family Law (OUP), Elizabeth Brake and … Continue reading