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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Certainty and Uncertainty, May 2025 - Passive Trusts in Maryland — Progress Regarding the Emergency Regulations

As we reported previously, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”) issued emergency regulations this past January which indicated that passive trusts holding residential mortgage loans, even those used as part of...more

Mayer Brown

Update on Maryland Mortgage Licensing Guidance: Governor Moore Signs Law Exempting Passive Trusts

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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

Alston & Bird

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

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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

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

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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

Mayer Brown

Update on Maryland Licensing Guidance: A “Fix” In The Works?

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Trusts Holding Loans Need Licensing, Says Maryland Office of Financial Regulation

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Maryland Emergency Regulations

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

Mayer Brown

Maryland Guidance Applies Licensing Requirements to Assignees of Residential Mortgage Loans

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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

Saul Ewing LLP

Unlocking the Benefits of a Revocable Trust: Flexibility, Control, and Peace of Mind

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The benefits of a Revocable Trust are three-fold. Firstly, assuming that the Revocable Trust is properly funded with all of a person’s assets, a Revocable Trust helps avoid a state’s probate procedure, which can be costly...more

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