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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

August 14, 2015

Smoldering FIRREA

By David Reiss

American Banker quoted me inĀ Banks Take Losses in MBS Case Appeals; Is Supreme Court Next? (behind a paywall) The story reads, in part, Banks that sold faulty mortgage-backed securities right before the crisis have suffered a string of legal defeats … Continue reading

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August 14, 2015 in FDIC | Permalink | No Comments

July 28, 2015

Optimizing Mortgage Availability

By David Reiss

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report, Mortgage Reforms: Actions Needed to Help Assess Effects of New Regulations. The GAO did this study to predict the effects of the Qualified Mortgage (QM) and Qualified Residential Mortgage … Continue reading

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July 28, 2015 in FDIC | Permalink | No Comments