August 16, 2016
Loan Mod Racketeering?
Bloomberg BNA Banking quoted me in BofA Must Face RICO Claims on Loan Modifications (behind paywall). It opens, Bank of America must face claims that it and another company violated federal anti-racketeering laws by denying loan modifications to eligible borrowers, a … Continue reading
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August 7, 2015
What To Do With MERS?
Bloomberg BNA quoted me in More Policy Queries As MERS Racks Up Court Wins (behind a paywall). The article further discusses the case I had blogged about earlier this week. It reads, in part, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), the keeper of … Continue reading
August 7, 2015 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
May 12, 2015
FHFA’s $500MM Win
Bloomberg quoted me in Nomura, RBS Defective-Bond Suit Loss Seen Spurring Deals. It reads, in part, Nomura Holdings Inc. and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc may face $500 million in damages for what a judge called an “enormous” deception in … Continue reading
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April 9, 2015
Foreclosures and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Bloomberg BNA quoted me in Third Circuit Says Foreclosure Complaint May Serve as Basis for Claims Under FDCPA (behind a paywall). The article opens, A foreclosure complaint may form the basis of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claim, the … Continue reading
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March 13, 2015
Reiss on Toxic Debt Claims
Bloomberg quoted me in Nomura First to Fight U.S. Toxic Debt Claims at Trial. The article reads in part, Nomura Holdings Inc. will defend claims by a U.S. regulator that it sold defective mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac … Continue reading
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July 15, 2014
Reiss on Citigroup Settlement
Law360 quoted me in Feds Deploy Potent Bank Fraud Law In $7B Citi Pact (behind a paywall). It reads in part: The U.S. Department of Justice’s $7 billion mortgage bond settlement with Citigroup Inc. on Monday may not have been … Continue reading
July 15, 2014 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
March 6, 2014
Reiss on Fannie/Freddie Suits
Bloomberg BNA quoted me in No Basis for Discovery by GSE Investors, Treasury Department, FHFA Memos Say. It reads [Reproduced with permission from BNA’s Banking Report, 102 BBR 417, 3/11/14. Copyright 2014 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. … Continue reading
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