mortgage lending

Reform for the Covered Bond Industry on the Horizon

April 16, 2011 14:32

Editor’s Note: The following post comes to us from Barton Winokur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dechert LLP, and is based on a Dechert publication by Patrick D. Dolan, Robert H. Ledig, Gordon L. Miller and Kira N. Brereton. On the heels of the Administration’s recently published report...

Current Issues in Credit Unions Episode #58

March 23, 2011 12:38

Sarah Snell Cooke, editor of Credit Union Times joins Brian, Hal, Katherine & Rob for this month’s show!  Here are the topics: –What it takes to cover CU news in 2011. –CFPB update –Making Remote Capture More Appealing to Credit Unions –New Federal Garnishment...

Foreclosure Suspensions and Other Mortgage Disputes

February 20, 2011 14:28

Editor’s Note: This post comes to us from Chudozie Okongwu and Timothy McKenna, respectively, Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant at National Economic Research Associates. In late 2010, a number of banks with mortgage servicing operations declared moratoriums or suspensions on some aspects...

How the Government Is Creating Another Housing Bubble

December 24, 2010 14:01

Editor’s Note: Peter J. Wallison is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. This post is based on an article by Mr. Wallison and Edward J. Pinto, a resident fellow at the AEI. It is hard to believe, but it looks like the government will soon use the taxpayers' checkbook again to...

Mortgage Lending Practice after the Dodd-Frank Act

November 16, 2010 15:03

Editor’s Note: Bradley Sabel is a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP. This post is based on a Shearman & Sterling client publication by Mr. Sabel and Chris M. Smith. Other posts about the Dodd-Frank Act can be found here. I. Introduction On July 21, 2010, the President signed the...