May 18, 2015
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered Goldman Sachs to pay National Australia Bank $100 million over $80 million in collateralized debt obligations. US Bank escapes liability under the False Claims Acts for filing FHA insurance claims without complying … Continue reading
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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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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
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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
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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
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March 25, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Regional Redistribution Through the U.S. Mortgage Market, by Erik Hurst, Benjamin J. Keys, Amit Seru and Joseph Vavra, NBER Working Paper No. w21007. Will the Bubble Burst Be Revisited, by P.D. Aditya, March 8, 2015. Data & Civil Rights: Housing … Continue reading
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March 18, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Cohousing: An Idea for the Modern Age, by Nancy J. White & Charly Loper, February 18, 2015. Failure to Launch: Housing, Debt Overhang, and the Inflation Option During the Great Recession, by Aaron Hedlund, February 23, 2015. Have Distressed Neighborhoods … Continue reading
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