June 14, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Individual Liability of Shareholders, Officers, and Directors Under the Interstate Land Sales Act, DiLorenzo Chapter 20: Traditional Asset Allocation Securities: Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate, and Cash, Milliken, Nikbakht, and Spieler A Revealed Preference Approach to Estimating Strategic Mortgage Default, McCollum, … Continue reading
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June 13, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Fay Servicing for their lack of protection of homeowners during foreclosing procedures. The CFPB found that Fay Servicing did not provide borrowers with the necessary protection legally mandated. Additionally, the servicing … Continue reading
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June 12, 2017
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
An Ohio attorney received a 14 month sentence on Friday, June 9, 2017, for his role in a 70 million dollar Ponzi scheme regarding land trust. This attorney assisted a husband and wife in fraudulent land activities. Similarly, Steven Scudder, … Continue reading
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June 9, 2017
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released a report regarding a study of lower income areas and their credit visibility. The report found that many residents in lower income communities become credit visible when they are lowering their credit score … Continue reading
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June 8, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
Lawmakers see a need to adjust the country’s current flood insurance practice. Currently, the nation’s flood insurance program runs a 25 billion deficit from “storm-damage payouts in recent years.” To date, insurance companies provide approximately 5 million insurance policies to … Continue reading
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June 7, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Unexpected Inflation, Capital Structure, and Real Risk-Adjusted Firm Performance, Alcock and Steiner. Is the Rent Too High? Aggregate Implications of Local Land Use Regulations, Bunten. Land Share, Mortgage Default, and Loan-to-Value Ratio As a Macro-Prudential Policy Tool, Li and Yavas. … Continue reading
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June 6, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attempted to extend the statute of limitations. The SEC unsuccessfully asked the Supreme Court of the United States to allow the regulatory agency to file disgorgement suits at any time because disgorgement is not … Continue reading
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