May 11, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The United States Supreme Court holds that debtors do not have an absolute right to appeal a denial of a proposed bankruptcy plan (mentioned in April 6 post). Maryland federal judge approves settlement between CFPB and Genuine Title and participants … Continue reading
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May 8, 2015
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
CFPB releases its 2014 Fair Lending Report, discussing its fair lending acts over the past year. It shows that the CFPB required institutions to provide over $224 million in remediation in 2014. A S. Census Bureau paper examines the effects … Continue reading
May 8, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
May 6, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Beyond Disparate Impact: How the Fair Housing Movement Can Move On, by Rigel Christine Oliveri, Washburn Law Journal, Forthcoming, Crowding Out Effects of Refinancing on New Purchase Mortgages, by Steven A. Sharpe & Shane M. Sherlund, FEDS Working Paper No. … Continue reading
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May 4, 2015
Who Knows The ABCs of Finance?
Annamaria Lusardi recently posted a working paper, Financial Literacy: Do People Know the ABCs of FInance? to SSRN. The abstract reads, Increasingly, individuals are in charge of their own financial security and are confronted with ever more complex financial instruments. … Continue reading
May 4, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Ocwen and Assurant settle with homeowners for $140 million in class action suit, in which the homeowners alleged that Ocwen received kickbacks by inflating premium costs for forced-placed insurance. New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed dismissal of suit against … Continue reading
May 4, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
May 1, 2015
En-Titled Insurance
Benjamin M. Lawsky, the New York State Superintendent of Financial Services, has promulgated a proposed regulation regarding title insurance that is sure to shake up the title industry and, more importantly, reduce closing costs for NY homeowners. The proposed regulation … Continue reading
May 1, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
April 29, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
The Rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, by W. Scott Frame, Andreas Fuster, Joseph H. Tracy & James I. Vickery, FRB Atlanta Working Paper No. 2015-2. Architectural Exclusion: Discrimination and Segregation Through Physical Design of the Built Environment, by … Continue reading
April 29, 2015 in Regulation | Permalink | No Comments
