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Two more courts 'just say no' to transfer taxes for Fannie and Freddie

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 7 2013

Last week, two more federal district courts dismissed suits seeking to collect transfer real estate taxes from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and their

A practical guide to the Eligible Contract Participant (ECP) definition: a Q&A for banks and borrowers

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

The Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), as modified by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and interpreted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Cherryland update: is turnabout fair play?

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 25 2013

Last year in this space we reported on a pair of Michigan court decisions (51382 Gratiot Avenue Holdings, Inc. v. Chesterfield Development Company

TMPG proposes new "best practices" for settlement in the tri-party repo market

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

On April 19th, The Treasury Market Practice Group ("TMPG") of the New York Fed proposed to revise its guidance to market participants, the Best

CFPB takes enforcement action against mortgage insurers for alleged improper payments to mortgage lenders

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

On April 4, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced settlements with four mortgage insurers to end what it called "improper

Virginia General Assembly concludes 2013 session - highlights and considerations for financial institutions

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

This legislation permits a designated successor on a small non-probate estate (i.e., assets totaling no more than

CFPB amends Regulation E to eliminate ATM notice requirement

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

On March 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") released a final rule removing the requirement under Regulation E that a fee notice be

Cyber fraud: lawsuit by local community bank demonstrates need for vigilance

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 18 2013

A recent lawsuit filed by Charlotte-based Park Sterling Bank against a corporate customer highlights the importance of financial institutions having

CFPB issues guidance on mortgage servicing transfers

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

With the new mortgage servicing rules under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X) ("RESPA") scheduled to go into effect January 10

Tri party repos: monthly volume data

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2013

The Federal Reserve Bank of NY released their monthly statistics of the U.S. tri-party repo market for February and March. For the month ending