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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Governor Moore Signs Legislation Exempting ‘Passive Trusts’ from Licensure in Maryland

Alston & Bird on 4/25/2025

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

Governor Moore Signs Legislation Exempting “Passive Trusts” from Licensure in Maryland

Alston & Bird on 4/24/2025

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

Maryland Update on Licensing Guidance

Mayer Brown on 2/28/2025

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

Maryland Expands Licensing Requirements for Mortgage Loan Assignees

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/27/2025

On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued guidance significantly expanding licensing requirements for assignees of residential mortgage loans in Maryland. The guidance stems from an April...more

Maryland Guidance Applies Licensing Requirements to Assignees of Residential Mortgage Loans

Mayer Brown on 1/22/2025

On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued formal guidance asserting that assignees of residential mortgage loans—including certain “passive trusts” that acquire or obtain assignments of...more

Connecticut and Maryland Adopt Model Mortgage Servicer Prudential Standards

Alston & Bird on 8/3/2022

A&B Abstract: On May 24, 2022, Connecticut enacted legislation that, among other things, adds financial condition and corporate governance requirements for certain licensed mortgage servicers (the “CT Standards”). In similar...more

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