Our Financial Services Group reviews the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act, which overrides the Office of Financial Regulation’s requirement that passive trusts holding Maryland loans in residential mortgage-backed...more
In a highly anticipated and welcome development, on April 22, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law the Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025 (emergency measures HB 1516 and its companion SB 1026) with...more
What Happened? As we have previously apprised you, California, New York, Utah, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Kansas have enacted laws that require certain commercial financing “providers” to furnish certain...more
What Happened: In a little-noticed development, eight states have enacted legislation that requires specific disclosures for commercial non-real estate secured financing transactions....more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the shifting single-family rental landscape, what’s next for EDGAR, and...more
2/22/2024
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Beneficial Owner ,
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
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EDGAR ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Housing Market ,
Interest Rates ,
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Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
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Loans ,
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Qualified Mortgage Rule ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Rental Property ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securitization ,
Structured Finance ,
Syndicated Loans
The originators of residential mortgage loans are inconsistent in meeting the “consider” requirement under the revised qualified mortgage rules. Our Financial Services & Products Group offers guidance for creditors looking to...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features smooth sailing through safe harbors, the English Court doing the cross-class...more
8/9/2023
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Bankruptcy Court ,
Banks ,
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Consumer Lenders ,
Credit Facilities ,
Debt Restructuring ,
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mortgages ,
Safe Harbors
Our Financial Services & Products Group illuminates three new state laws in Georgia, Florida, and Connecticut requiring provider disclosures in commercial financing transactions....more
A&B Abstract: New York is one of the first states that enacted laws requiring consumer-style disclosures for commercial financing transactions (the “New York Law”)....more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features a new year for a new UCC Article 12, a farewell to LIBOR, and an appraisal...more
2/28/2023
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Asset Management ,
Banking Sector ,
Bias ,
Blockchain ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Foreclosure ,
Libor ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Proposed Rules ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. Guest edited by our London team, this edition focuses on the opportunities that come from stressed...more
7/14/2022
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Capital Markets ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
Income Share Agreements ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Succession Planning
A&B Abstract - The second observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day (Juneteenth) holiday is Monday, June 20, 2022. ...more
Somehow, the qualified mortgage (QM) rules have become even more complicated. Our Financial Services & Products Group parses how the death of the QM Patch will affect creditors seeking to originate residential mortgage loans...more
SECURITIZATION SIDE NOTES – EU Risk Retention: Did This Come with a Gift Receipt? We’d Like to Return It -
A new year brings new laws and regulations into effect, in this case a complicated and confusing gift from our...more