April 13, 2018
The Costs and Benefits of A Dodd-Frank Mortgage Provision
Craig Furfine has posted The Impact of Risk Retention Regulation on the Underwriting of Securitized Mortgages to SSRN. The abstract reads, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 imposed requirements on securitization sponsors to retain not … Continue reading
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March 13, 2018
The Missing Piece in The Affordable Housing Puzzle
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has posted The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. The report opens, One of the biggest barriers to economic stability for families in the United States struggling to make ends meet is the severe shortage of … Continue reading
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December 8, 2017
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development released its 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report. The report noted more than half a million individuals were displaced on one single night in 2017. Though the half a million is a large … Continue reading
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December 7, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
A banking institution joined the battle over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new leadership. Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union alleges Trump’s appointment of Mulvaney is an “illegal hostile takeover,” of the agency. Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit … Continue reading
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December 6, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Analysis Mortgagor Protections in Equity and Under Statute, Atkins, Carruthers, and Skead An Evolving Foreclosure Landscape: The Ibanez Case and Beyond, Pitegoff and Underkuffler Bank Failures, Capital Buffers, and Exposure to the Housing Market Bubble, Kara and Vojtech Mortgage-Default Research … Continue reading
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December 5, 2017
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The Senate’s version of its tax reform bill will increase the nation’s debt. Their plan as written, increases the deficit by more than $1 trillion. The Senate’s vote on the bill narrowly passed with a 51-49 vote in favor of … Continue reading
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December 4, 2017
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a Florida resident, Ravindranauth Roopnarine, for his attempt to defraud the government. The Florida man received an approximate sentence of 22 years. Furthermore, he must pay a sum of more than $9 million … Continue reading
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