REFinBlog

Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

October 18, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Robert Engelke

The director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s examination office said Monday that the office has moved staff to focus on the fast-expanding number of investment advisers regulated by the agency, while upping oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory … Continue reading

October 17, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Robert Engelke

UBS Securities LLC and other investment banks have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Second Circuit’s split ruling that the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act extended deadlines for the government to file mortgage-backed securities suits, saying … Continue reading

October 14, 2016

Friday’s Government Reports Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The elderly community is expected to grow to 73 million by 2030. Many elderly people may suffer undue harms in their later age which may cause them to have difficulties obtaining housing. To ensure the elderly will have their housing … Continue reading

October 13, 2016

Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup

By Jamila Moore

The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies recently published a report studying housing trends in two of America’s most popular cities. The report determined that St. Louis and San Francisco recovered differently from the Great Depression. The National Low Income … Continue reading

October 12, 2016

Wednesday’s Academic Roundup

By Jamila Moore

Childhood Housing and Adult Earnings: A Between-Siblings Analysis of Housing Vouchers and Public Housing, Anderson, Haltiwanger, Kutzbach, Palloni, Pollakowski, & Weinberg Housing and Mortgage Dynamics: Evidence from Household Surveys, Jansen Mortgage Market, Housing Tenure Choice and Unemployment, Lisli The Time … Continue reading

October 11, 2016

Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup

By Jamila Moore

New York City’s mayor plans to change the affordable housing requirements so that more people are eligible regardless of their credit history or housing court disputes. Policy makers in New York analyze the sale of homes in New York that … Continue reading

October 10, 2016

Monday’s Adjudication Roundup

By Jamila Moore

A local Connecticut resident will not allow her home to be foreclosed by CitiMortgages, Inc. The local resident recently filed suit in a Connecticut court alleging the company has violated state and local foreclosure laws. An Arkansas couple will not … Continue reading