April 5, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
Mayor Martin Walsh of Boston announced $28 million in funding for the creation maintenance and preservation of affordable housing in Boston. Governor Cuomo signed $15 minimum-wage law and 12-week paid family leave policy into law this week.
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April 4, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. settled with a Barclays unit for claims that the lender lied about the quality of $175 million in residential mortgage-backed securities. A New York court dismissed case against Deutsche Bank AG for $330 million in … Continue reading
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April 1, 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research released A Qualitative Assessment of Parental Preschool Choices and Challenges Among Families Experiencing Homelessness. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report finding that the 2017 House Budget would cut $150 … Continue reading
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March 31, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released The Gap: The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis 2016, finding that there is a 7.2 million shortage of affordable rental units.
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March 30, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Borrowing Constraints and Homeownership Over the Recent Cycle, Arthur Acolin, Jesse Bricker, Paul S. Calem & Susan M. Wachter. Momentum Strategies and Investor Sentiment in the REIT Market, Ying Hao, Hsiang-Hui Chu, Kuan-Cheng Ko & Lin Lin, International Review of … Continue reading
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March 29, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has implemented a new rule that effectively implements the Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities (HELP) Act. The House of Representatives passed the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 (S. 2393), … Continue reading
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March 28, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
The S. Supreme Court comes out 4-4 on discrimination claims in spousal guarantor suit following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, affirming the lower court decision. The NJ Tax Court held that when valuing a piece of land, environmental contamination … Continue reading
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