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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 +

New York Legislature Targets Real Estate Lenders To Lower Rents

Jones Day on 7/25/2025

In an effort to protect small businesses from high rents, on June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that prohibits "rent minimums" in real estate secured loan documents. As of this writing, this...more

New York Legislature Passes Bill Banning Rent Minimum Provisions in Real Estate Loan Documents

Jones Day on 7/18/2025

On June 13, both houses of New York's legislature passed a bill, S1163, that prohibits "rent minimums" in real estate secured loan documents....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

VA proposes changes to loan reporting and guaranty loss rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/2/2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently proposed rules to modify the requirements for the reporting of VA guaranteed mortgage loans, and the rules regarding when the VA would assert a defense for a partial or...more

CFPB Advises Against Certain Contract-for-Deed Practices

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/16/2024

This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued an advisory opinion and a research report addressing contract-for-deed home financing, also known as a “land contract,” “land installment contract,”...more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - July 2024 # 4

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/26/2024

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

Washington state “true lender” law signed, effective June 6, 2024

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/17/2024

After its passage by the Washington state legislature, Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 6025, the Washington “predatory loan prevention act”, was approved by Governor Jay Inslee on March 25, 2024, with an effective date of June...more

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