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Back to the Future for Home Loans - Title XIV of Dodd Frank Act - The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (MRAPLA)
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by Robert M Jaworski

In this Analysis, Robert M. Jaworski examines the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act (MRAPLA) (in Dodd-Frank Act) , including the significant changes that it makes to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) (e.g., incentives for qualified mortgages... Read More

Tags: Freddie Mac , subprime mortgage , qualified mortgage , Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act , Truth in Lending Act , Dodd-Frank Act , plain vanilla loans , Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act , Fannie Mae , anti-steering prohibition

Podcast and Podcast Transcript: Impact on Private Fund Advisors of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Posted on 29 Nov 2010 by Corporate and Securities Law Community Staff

MODERATOR: This is the LexisNexis Corporate and Securities Law Community Podcast presentations and interviews with leading attorneys and industry professionals. On this edition Richard Phillips and Mike Eisenberg on the Dodd-Frank Act. RICHARD: Good... Read More

Tags: private equity fund regulation , Wall Street reform , Securities &amp , investment advisory reform , Dodd-Frank Act , Financial Regulation , Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act , brokers-dealers , financial reform , private fund advisors , Exchange Commission

Commentary on Dodd-Frank Act, Title XIV - Anti-Predatory Lending Provisions for Residential Mortgage Loans
Posted on 14 Sep 2010 by Stephen Ornstein, Matthew Yoon, John Holahan

In this Analysis, Stephen Ornstein, Matthew Yoon, and John Holahan, of SNR Denton, discuss the anti-predatory lending provisions of the historic Dodd-Frank Act. Prescribing a host of new standards for residential mortgage loans, Title XIV is one of the... Read More

Tags: Anti-Predatory Lending , consumer protection , Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , residential mortgage loans , Title XIV , Federal Reserve Board , credit availability , Dodd-Frank Act , mortgage reform , Financial Crisis