November 20, 2013
Reiss on $13B JPMorgan Settlement in CSM
The Christian Science Monitor quoted me in JPMorgan Chase settles. Is $13 billion for role in mortgage crisis fair? The story reads in part, The settlement does not, however, release any individuals within JPMorgan from further criminal or civil charges. … Continue reading
November 20, 2013 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
November 15, 2013
Reiss on Fannie and Freddie Buyout
Law360 quoted me in Fairholme Changes The Game For Fannie And Freddie (behind a paywall). It reads in part, Fairholme Capital Management LLC’s plan to buy Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s insurance businesses will likely turn out to be more … Continue reading
November 15, 2013 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
August 8, 2013
Underwater Mortgages Eminent Domain Battle Gears up
I was quoted in a recent story in www.thestreet.com, Eminent Domain Mortgage Battle Is a Lose-Lose Situation. It reads in part, The move by Richmond, Calif., to seize “underwater mortgages” from private investors using its powers of eminent domain has drawn … Continue reading
August 8, 2013 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
May 9, 2013
FIRREA Flies
Law360 interviewed me about the federal government’s continuing reliance on FIRREA in Prosecutors Get Last Laugh In $1B BofA Fraud Case (behind a paywall): A controversial legal theory at the heart of a $1 billion mortgage fraud suit against Bank … Continue reading
May 9, 2013 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
May 7, 2013
Reiss on FIRREA!
Law360 quoted me in a story, Rakoff Ruling In $1B BofA Case May Halt DOJ Hot Streak, that reflects some judicial skepticism about the federal government’s broad reading of FIRREA: Prosecutors have seized on an obscure 1989 law to launch … Continue reading
May 7, 2013 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
March 11, 2013
Reiss on Booming Structured Finance Litigation
Law360 interviewed me about the boom in structured finance litigation arising from the Financial Crisis (here, behind a paywall): banks will not be able to let their guard down anytime soon, thanks to the U.S. Department of Justice’s rediscovery of … Continue reading
March 11, 2013 in Upstream litigation media coverage | Permalink | No Comments
February 12, 2013
More on The DoJ’s S&P Lawsuit
Law360 interviewed me and others about the reliance on FIRREA in the Department of Justice’s complaint (story available here).
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