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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

June 11, 2014

Reiss on GSE Transfer Taxes

By David Reiss

Law360 quoted me in Fannie, Freddie Look Unstoppable In Transfer Tax Fight (behind a paywall).  It reads in part, Class actions against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid transfer taxes in states and cities around the … Continue reading

June 2, 2014

More on GSE Litigation

By David Reiss

Inside Mortgage Finance did a longer story on the GSE litigation that profiled my take on it, Expert: GSE Shareholder Suits at ‘Early Stage’ of a Long Process; Litigation No Barrier to Dissolution, Says Group. Look for the various lawsuits … Continue reading

May 30, 2014

Reiss on GSE Litigation

By David Reiss

Inside Mortgage Finance profiled me in Legal Expert: GSE Shareholder Plaintiffs, U.S. Want ‘Total’ Victory (behind a paywall). It reads, Look for the various GSE shareholder lawsuits against the federal government to take a “very long time to be decided” … Continue reading

May 23, 2014

Reiss on State Enforcement of Dodd Frank

By David Reiss

Auto Finance News quoted me in The Mess at Condor Capital Signals Stiffer State Oversight. It opens, Legal action brought by New York State last month against Condor Capital Corp., a Long Island subprime lender accused of bilking customers out … Continue reading

May 22, 2014

Reiss in Bloomberg Industries Q&A on Frannie Litigation

By David Reiss

Bloomberg Industries Litigation Analyst Emily Hamburger interviewed me about The Government as Defendant: Breaking Down Fannie-Freddie Lawsuits (link to audio of the call). The blurb for the interview is as follows: As investors engage in jurisdictional discovery and the government … Continue reading

May 21, 2014

The Government Takeover of Fannie and Freddie

By David Reiss

Richard Epstein has posted a draft of The Government Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Upending Capital Markets with Lax Business and Constitutional Standards. The paper addresses “the various claims of the private shareholders, both preferred and common, of … Continue reading