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Split Appeals Court Panel Decides Trump Fired Cook From Federal Reserve Board Illegally

A divided federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump illegally fired Lisa Cook from her position as a member of the Federal Reserve Board.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Dechert Develops REMIC Structure For Longer Investment Periods ("Pancake REMIC")

Mortgage securitizations must navigate a number of U.S. income tax issues to optimize financing efficiency. Key issues include avoiding entity-level taxation of the issuer...

United States Finance

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Dechert

CFPB Releases Spring 2025 Agenda Signaling Deregulatory Shift

On September 4, the CFPB published its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affair's website.

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Trump To Appeal Judge's Decision Blocking Him From Firing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board

President Trump is appealing a federal judge's decision that blocked him from firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Selling A House In San Diego Probate: Step-by-Step California Guide (2025)

United States Real Estate

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Opelon

Illinois Proposes Regulations For Shared Appreciation Agreements Under The Residential Mortgage License Act

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Investment-Related Highlights

United States Insurance

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Mayer Brown

But Who Can Unlearn All The Facts That I've Learned: Facts Matter For Summary Judgment

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Recent Transactions

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Connecticut Repeals Mortgage Servicer Licensing Exemption For Licensed Mortgage Lenders

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Licensing Link August 2025

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Tornado Cash Jury Deadlocked On Most Serious Charges, But Convicted Founder Roman Storm On Conspiracy To Operate An Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Illinois Proposes Regulations Governing Shared Appreciation Agreements

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

DFPI Orders Mortgage Lender To Pay $2.3 Million For Per Diem Interest Overcharges

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

ABA Labor & Employment Law Podcast

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Business Tax Law Provisions Of The OBBA

United States Commercial

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Offit Kurman

USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Summary - Tax Provisions In The One Big Beautiful Bill

United States Tax

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Hall Estill

Mortgage Banking Update - August 21, 2025

August 21 – Read the newsletter below for the latest Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance industry news, written by Ballard Spahr attorneys.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New Jersey Financial Services Legislative Update

Since 2024, New Jersey has enacted laws that address 1) the collection and reporting of medical debts, 2) mortgage payment frequency and 3) increases in realty transfer taxes for high-value properties.

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

AI In The Financial Services Industry

The recent American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators Annual Conference included a presentation highlighting the rising use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") in the Financial Services industry.

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Crypto Tax Update: New Tax Rules On The Horizon?

On July 30, President Trump's Working Group on Digital Assets released its comprehensive "Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology" report (the Report).

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

SOL: Bleep Out Of Luck Or Statute Of Limitations Or Both

United States Real Estate

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Ninth Circuit Revives Washington Consumer Protection Claims Over "HomeOwner Agreement"

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Fourth Circuit Rules Voluntary PMI Cancellation Does Not Trigger Federal Refund Rights

United States Finance

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Riker Danzig LLP

Integrated Amplifier: No-Appointment Of A Receiver Sounds Better

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Goodbye Junk Fees: New AGO Regulations Eliminate Hidden Fees On Sales And Auto-Renewing Subscriptions

United States Consumer

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Rich May

Mortgage Banking Update - August 7, 2025

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Current Mortgage & PropTech M&A Trends (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Bipartisan Housing Reform Advances In The Senate

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

What Is An Indemnity Clause? Contract Negotiation Tips For Startups | Phil Crowley (Video)

United States Commercial

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Crowley Law LLC

Senate Passes House Version Of Trigger Leads Bill

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Current Mortgage & PropTech M&A Trends (Podcast)

In this episode, our host Lauren Pryor is joined by Chris Gough and Michael Linger from Houlihan Lokey to discuss recent trends in Mortgage M&A, including consolidation among originators and servicers and developments in PropTech.

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Bipartisan Housing Reform Advances In The Senate

Last week, the Senate Banking Committee unanimously passed the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025. The legislation, designed to address affordability concerns and supply...

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

What Is An Indemnity Clause? Contract Negotiation Tips For Startups | Phil Crowley (Video)

Ever been asked for an "indemnity" in a contract and wondered what it truly means for your business? Understanding indemnity clauses is crucial, especially for startups and innovators navigating complex agreements.

United States Commercial

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Crowley Law LLC

Senate Passes House Version Of Trigger Leads Bill

As previously reported, both the House and Senate passed bills to ban "trigger leads," except in limited circumstances, although the versions of the bills that were previously passed are slightly different.

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Reform Of The EU Securitisation Framework—Part 3: "Resilient Securitisations"

European Union Finance

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Jones Day

Eighth Circuit Voids FTC 'Click To Cancel' Rule

A federal appeals court has nullified the Federal Trade Commission's amendments to its Negative Option Rule intended to make it easier for people...

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

From Oversight To Omission: The OCC's New Stance On Disparate Impact Liability

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on July 14, 2025, that it will cease supervising banks for disparate impact liability

United States Finance

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Is The Economy Shifting? Ankura's July 2025 U.S. Economic Tracker Reveals Key Trends

Ankura's Monthly Economic Tracker for July 2025 delivers a comprehensive U.S. economic overview, highlighting critical shifts.

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Don't Sign Blindly: The Costly Contract Mistakes You Must Avoid (Video)

STOP! Before you sign ANY contract, watching this video could save you from extremely expensive mistakes and a great deal of future worry. Business people often make the critical error of signing a form contract, or any contract for that matter, without a thorough review by an experienced lawyer.

United States Commercial

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Crowley Law LLC

California Enacts New Mortgage Servicing And Foreclosure Standards

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New York Legislature Passes Bill Banning Rent Minimum Provisions In Real Estate Loan Documents

United States Finance

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Jones Day

Congress Passes Legislation To Help Protect Veterans From Foreclosure By Reauthorizing Partial Claims With VA Home Loans

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Jonathan Gould Confirmed As Comptroller Of The Currency

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD Rescinds Various FHA Mortgage Loan Requirements

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Mortgage Banking Update - July 10, 2025

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB Terminates Two Consent Orders Addressing Overdraft Fees And Mortgage Servicing Violations

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

HUD Requests Public Input On Buy Now Pay Later Loans And FHA Mortgage Eligibility

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Arizona Supreme Court Confirms A Title Policy Only Provides Coverage To Lender When Title Defect Causes Its Insured Loan Not To Be Paid Off

United States Insurance

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Riker Danzig LLP

HUD Seeking Information About Impact Buy Now, Pay Later Has On Housing Expenses

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

I'm Still Standing – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: Wilmington Savings Fund Society v. Tamisi

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

States Dialing In On Mortgage Trigger Leads

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Licensing Link June 2025 Special Edition

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Federal Judge's Decision May Bind CFPB To Previously Withdrawn Guidance Documents

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

Mortgage Banking Update - June 26, 2025

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Consumer Credit In Focus—DP 25/2 Mortgage Rule Review: The Future Of The Mortgage Market (Podcast)

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A&O Shearman

Don't Sign Blindly: The Costly Contract Mistakes You Must Avoid (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Dealology – Purchase Price & Post-Closing Liability Tax Factors (Video)

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Cooley LLP

No Foreclosure Summary Judgment Without Refuting "Notice and Opportunity to Cure" Defense: Remember to "Say it Ain't So"

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Fox Rothschild LLP

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