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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

July 20, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Primary Capital Advisors LLC will face suit for selling bad loans to a Residential Capital LLC subsidiary, putting the parent company into bankruptcy, because the contract language was ambiguous. California federal court approved Diversified Lending Group’s $163 million settlement with … Continue reading →

July 6, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

Quicken Loans Inc. argues that its suit against the federal government is valid because it is more than just a fraud case. It claims that it is about broader issues with government housing programs. A class action suit against JPMorgan … Continue reading →

June 15, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

The CFPB increased PHH Corp.’s penalty to $109 million from $6.4 million on appeal, while upholding an administrative judge’s ruling that the firm was involved in a mortgage insurance kickback scheme. A class of PHH borrowers have been granted cert … Continue reading →

June 10, 2015

Reiss on EB-5 Green Card Reform

By David Reiss

GlobeSt.com quoted me in Congress Moves to Revamp EB-5. It reads in part, Last week Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Senator Patrick Leahy introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and reform the EB-5 Regional Center program. This did … Continue reading →

April 20, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

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 →

February 2, 2015

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Shea Cunningham

S&P agrees to settlement of $58 million for fraudulent ratings on commercial mortgage-backed securities. SEC order regarding violations of Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act, Section 15E(c)(3) of the Exchange Act, and Exchange Act Rules 17g-2(a)(2)(iii) and 17g-2(a)(6). $6.2 million … Continue reading →

January 9, 2015

S&P’s Upbeat Outlook on Mortgage Market

By David Reiss

S&P posted U.S. RMBS Roundtable: Mortgage Origination And Securitization In The Post-Qualified Mortgage/Ability-To-Repay Market. The roundtable discussion offers views on many aspects of the 2015 mortgage market, but I found this passage to be particularly interesting: Originators agreed loans that … Continue reading →