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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

August 9, 2017

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Heterogeneity in House Price Dynamics, Galati and Teppa Optimal Sharing of Interest-Rate Risk in Mortgage Contracts: The Effects of Potential Prepayment and Default, Brueckner and Lee A Comprehensive Look at Short-Term Rentals: A Spatial Economic Analysis of Seattle, Garza and … Continue reading

August 8, 2017

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Mayors across the country flocked to America’s Capitol to give Congress a message, “We need help.” Specifically, the group seems most displeased with health care and tax reform. Many believe the two groups should work more collaboratively and move away … Continue reading

August 7, 2017

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Jamila Moore

An Ohio Businesswoman pled guilty to her role in a $70 million Ponzi scheme. Connie Apostelos worked with her husband to defraud over 400 victims. Apostelos plead guilty to money laundering which caused investigators to lose over $20 million in … Continue reading

August 4, 2017

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to assist cities across the nation which are prone to flooding disasters. The federal agency recently appropriated over $178 million to assist America’s 2015 and 2016 flooded areas. The Community Development … Continue reading

August 3, 2017

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act was approved by every member of the Senate’s AppropriationsCommittee . The 2018 fiscal year budget permits a 60.06 billion for the nation’s discretionary budget and 40.7 billion … Continue reading

August 2, 2017

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Is All that Twitters Gold? Social Media Attention and Stock Returns, Rakowski, Shirley, and Returns There’s No Place Like Home: Reshaping Community Interventions and Policies to Eliminate Environmental Hazards and Improve Population Health for Low-Income and Minority Communities, Benfer and … Continue reading

August 1, 2017

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Congress plans to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new arbitration rule. As a result, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will not intervene in trying to overturn the rule. Due to Congress’s power under the Congressional Review … Continue reading