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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 +

Congress Passes Legislation to Help Protect Veterans from Foreclosure by Reauthorizing Partial Claims with VA Home Loans

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/17/2025

The U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, to reauthorize partial claims with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guaranteed home loans. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the...more

Proposed New York FAIR Business Practices Act Aims to Expand Consumer Protections Against Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Practices

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/17/2025

On March 13, New York State introduced proposed legislation titled the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Act). The proposed legislation seeks to broaden the scope of...more

Legislation to prohibit ‘trigger leads’ in mortgage industry reintroduced in House, Senate

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/16/2025

Legislation to prohibit so-called “trigger leads” in the homebuying process once again has been reintroduced in the House and Senate....more

Texas Home Equity Lenders: Understanding New Legislative Changes

McGlinchey Stafford on 6/15/2023

Release of Liens- One statute specifically affects mortgage servicers and mortgagees. The statute (House Bill 219) adds Section 343.108 to the Texas Finance Code, which requires a mortgage servicer or mortgagee to deliver a...more

Proposed Tax on Real Estate Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity Financing…Once Again.

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP on 1/18/2023

Earlier this month, the New York State Senate (S318) and Assembly (A407) reintroduced proposed legislation seeking to extend the New York State mortgage recording tax to mezzanine debt and preferred equity financings. This...more

New fair banking CRA legislation: House committee on financial services (HR 8833)

BCLP on 9/21/2022

US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Chairwoman, Maxine Waters (D-CA), has introduced new legislation H.R. 8833 “Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act.” The proposed...more

New York State Assembly Reintroduces Legislation Imposing Recording Tax on Mezzanine Debt and Certain Preferred Equity Investments

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 2/17/2021

On January 22, 2021, several New York State Assembly Members reintroduced legislation (Bill No. A03139) that seeks to amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law, New York’s Tax Law and New York’s Uniform Commercial Code...more

All-Consuming: Financial Litigation Insights - May 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/5/2020

Welcome to our first formal edition of All Consuming - our e-newsletter devoted to financial litigation insights. Our goal is to bring you the most up-to-date information that allows you to be proactive in your business.... ...more

Watch List - Proposed Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020 Suspends Payments During Pandemic but Requires Landlords and...

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/21/2020

On April 17, a bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives seeking to create the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020. The primary feature of the bill is it would suspend all rent and mortgage...more

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