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After a fair amount of back-channel arm-twisting, the two agencies with principal (and sometimes overlapping) jurisdiction over energy commodities have reached agreement on two memoranda of understanding (“ MOUs ”) required by the Dodd-Frank...

The first wave of "say on pay" litigation involved lawsuits brought by shareholders following a negative advisory say on pay vote under the Dodd-Frank Act. The second wave of say on pay litigation , which picked up in 2012, involved plaintiffs'...

The Commission prevailed in a dispute challenging its conflict minerals rules brought by business groups, a seemingly rare event in view of recent rulings against the agency by the D.C. Circuit on such issues. The rules were those enacted under Section...

There were news reports this week that Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's brother, Peter, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges that will land him in jail for ten years. At the same time the NY AG settled a case against a the operator of Madoff...

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...

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...

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...

By Howard M. Goldwasser Esq., Llyod H. Johnson Esq. and Drew A. Malakoff Esq. Standards and Disclosure for Due Diligence for Registered Securitizations under Section 943 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Excerpt : On January 20, 2011, the Securities...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Covington & Burling LLP has announced that former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan is rejoining the firm as a partner. Dugan will chair the firm's Financial Institutions Group , and will advise clients on a range...

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...

BY: EDMUND D. HARLLEE On Wednesday, October 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) published interim final rules (and a request for public comment) in the Federal Register to amend further its Regulation Z (Truth...

By the Mortgage Banking Group As expected, on November 16, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau adopted a temporary exemption for certain mortgage disclosure requirements added by the Dodd-Frank Act. This exemption will allow the disclosures...

BY: ALAN B. CLARK AND EDMUND D. HARLLEE The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) has issued the RESPA-TILA Integrated Disclosures Final Rule . The 1,888 page rule [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ],...

By the Mortgage Banking Group Among other final rules published on January 10, 2013, the CFPB issued its final mortgage escrow account rule under a section of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to the establishment of mandatory escrow accounts on higher-priced...

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...