The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its third report on the evaluation of the Administration's Core Principles for financial regulation in an effort to establish recommendations for improvements with the current regulatory framework.
Read More »Counsel’s Corner: Facing Challenges in Financial Services
Editor's note: This article first appeared in the October issue of DS News, out now. Kerry Franich is a certified specialist in appellate law who works in Severson & Werson’s Orange County office where he prosecutes and defends State and ...
Read More »As individuals make their way through the industry and companies merge, follow all the important highlights in this weeks update.
Read More »Montgomery Testifies: “Public Service Is An Honor”
Thursday morning, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs stated the next steps regarding the confirmation of Brian Montgomery to lead the Federal Housing Administration.
Read More »Recognizing Challenges and Taking Action
DS News talks with Robert Klein, Founder and Chairman of Safeguard Properties and SecureView to discuss some of the challenges the industry is facing recovering from the recent hurricanes, along with a solution moving forward. What’s the first thing the industry ...
Read More »Foreclosure Distress to Impact Political Views?
New research from Arizona State University (ASU) reports that the foreclosure crisis in the metro area of Phoenix, Arizona may have caused a shift in the population’s political views. On Monday, Arizona Central news released an article discussing the soon-to-be-released ...
Read More »HUD Secretary to Work on Big Banks’ Lending Practices
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson said in a speech on Monday that he promises to help big banks get more comfortable about financing lower-income borrowers, without fear of being penalized from mortgage lending errors.
Read More »Housing and Economic Activity: National Update
On Monday, the Chicago Fed released its index for October 2017, which reported the overall economic activity across the nation. Read on to find out how the economy—and the housing market—is currently performing.
Read More »Market Update: Existing Home Sales
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently released its Existing Home Sales report—discovering that despite three straight months of home sales declining, September sales showed a small incline. Amidst the ongoing narrative of supply shortages, the report found that total ...
Read More »Lehman Brothers Holdings Face Trustees Claims
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. defended against allegations last week from the residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trustees—as the trustees questioned the bank on the value of the claims submitted during the financial crisis in 2008, according to pretrial briefs in an ...
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