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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

July 27, 2017

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

By Jamila Moore

First Financial bought MainSource for $1 billion. This merger will make First Financial the sixth largest bank in Indiana. The deal incorporates a stock-for-stock transaction estimated to the value of 1 billion. Due to the merger, First Financial now has … Continue reading

July 26, 2017

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Does Loan Officer Race Affect Mortgage Prices? Evidence from the Subprime Mortgage Market, Ambrose, Conklin, and Lopez Mortgage Insurance Deductibles: An Idea Whose Time Hasn’t Come, Kieppl and MacGee Invisible Student Loan Debt and the Mortgage Interest Deduction, Haneman House … Continue reading

July 25, 2017

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Jamila Moore

New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development secured approximately 1.5 million to expand community land trusts. These funds stem from bank settlements throughout the state. New York negotiated with banks across the state regarding their past policies and … Continue reading

July 24, 2017

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Jamila Moore

A Miami-Dade court halted David Beckham’s plan to create a new soccer stadium in Miami, which may potentially persuade Major League Soccer to expand to Miami. Miami-Dade County recently approved Beckham’s 9 million dollar bid to purchase a parcel of … Continue reading

July 21, 2017

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) battled with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over the public release of the CFPB’s new arbitration rule. Companies can no longer mandate arbitration clauses. As a result, consumers will be able … Continue reading

July 20, 2017

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Three California residents attempted to defraud borrowers in a mortgage modification scheme. The trio garnished at least 11 million dollars from homeowners across the nation. The author of the scheme used some of the funds to produce a reality t.v. … Continue reading

July 19, 2017

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The Collapse of Unlisted Mortgage Companies: A Regulatory Dilemma, Keneley, Jain, and Wines An Explorative Study on Mandatory CSR Spending with Reference to Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013, Champramary, Shanmugam, and Veerarghavan Dynamics of Prices on Residential Real Estate, … Continue reading