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Shortly after Mayer Brown published an update on legislation introduced to exempt passive trusts and other assignees of certain Maryland loans from licensing, Governor Wes Moore signed the legislation into law. The Maryland...more
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
In a prior Legal Update, we discussed the introduction of legislation in the Maryland General Assembly that would amend Maryland law to address guidance issued by the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”). That...more
AT A GLANCE - In response to market concerns regarding licensing guidance for assignees of certain residential mortgage loans and installment loans released by the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation in January, that...more
Financial institutions that purchase mortgage loans in Maryland, including securitization trusts and other secondary market purchasers, face a new requirement to obtain a state license. The Maryland Office of Financial...more
On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation issued emergency regulations revised to clarify that “passive trusts” holding residential mortgage loans must obtain a Mortgage Lender License and if the trusts...more