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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December 1, 2017
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
Atlanta’s City Council will enact new zoning legislation aimed at increasing the number of rental units near the city’s BeltLine. Developers hoping to take advantage of the new legislation must preserve a percentage of their rental units as affordable. Georgia … Continue reading
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November 30, 2017
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
Jonathan Spader, Shannon Rieger, Christopher Herbert, and Jennifer Molinsky of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies published a paper entitled Fostering Inclusion in American Neighborhoods. The paper analyzed residential segregation and its intersection between income and race. Further the paper … Continue reading
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November 29, 2017
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Property Values: The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York’s Housing Market, Ortega and Taspinar Real Estate Fund Openings and Cannibalization, Downs Anchoring Under Currency Substitution: A Ratchet Price Mechanism in the Housing Market, Ben-Shahar … Continue reading
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