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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

February 20, 2020

Money, Government and Mortgages

By David Reiss

I just finished reading Money and Government by Robert Skidelsky (2018).  It is a bit tough in parts for non-economists, but it is a great read for those trying to understand the appropriate relationship between economic theory and government policy.  … Continue reading

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February 20, 2020 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments

September 16, 2019

Housing Finance Reform Endgame?

By David Reiss

The Hill published my column, There is Hope of Housing Finance Reform That Works for Americans.  It opens, The Trump administration released its long awaited housing finance reform report and it is a game changer. The report makes clear that it is game … Continue reading

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September 16, 2019 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments

May 9, 2019

Financing The American Dream

By David Reiss

I published Financing The American Dream in the May/June 2019 issue of the ABA’s Probate & Property magazine.  it opens, Two movie scenes can bookend the last hundred years of housing finance. In Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (RKO … Continue reading

February 14, 2019

Housing Policy, Going Forward

By David Reiss

The Hill published a column of mine, The Next Two Years of Federal Housing Policy Could Be Positive under Mark Calabria. it opens, The Trump administration has been a nightmare for housing advocates. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Carson has stopped enforcing … Continue reading

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February 14, 2019 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments

January 25, 2019

Protecting Small Businesses

By David Reiss

Students in my Community Development Clinic and I have a column in the New York Law Journal, Small Business Jobs Survival Act May Have Opposite Effect. It reads, The New York City Council is considering a bill, the Small Business Jobs … Continue reading

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January 25, 2019 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments

December 10, 2018

Cutting Back on Community Reinvestment

By David Reiss

Bloomberg Law quoted me in Banks Look to Narrow Exams Under Community Reinvestment Act. It opens, Banks see an opening to limit the types of violations that could lead to a Community Reinvestment Act downgrade as federal regulators begin rewriting rules … Continue reading

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December 10, 2018 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments

October 1, 2018

Hope for GSE Shareholders

By David Reiss

Judge Lamberth issued an opinion in Fairholme Funds, Inc. v. FHFA (Civ. No.13-1439) (Sept. 28, 2018) that gives some hope to the private shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These shareholders have been on the losing end of nearly … Continue reading

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October 1, 2018 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments