The National Association of Realtors (NAR), among a group of 18 companies and organizations, is leading the charge against a recent court ruling that allows lawsuits to be brought against homeowners that use their own floor plan during the course ...
Read More »Waters’ Plea to Congress for Emergency Rental Assistance Reform
Rep. Maxine Waters outlines her plan to bring emergency rental assistance to those impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision last week to block the extension of the eviction moratoria.
Read More »Supreme Court Halts CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
By a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has put an end to the CDC’s eviction moratorium, as an estimated seven million Americans remain delinquent on their housing payments due to pandemic-related issues.
Read More »Winter Is Coming
Supreme Court adopts new bankruptcy rules that will take effect December 1. Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the November edition of DS News, out now.
Read More »Supreme Court Blocks Fannie Mae’s Path to Federal Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Fannie Mae cannot automatically bring state lawsuits to federal court, reversing an earlier decision by the Ninth Circuit Court.
Read More »Supreme Court Rejects Banks’ Petition
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition by several banks hoping to review a May ruling that challenged the statute of limitations on when federal regulators could sue financial institutions.
Read More »Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Disparate Impact Case Dismissed
The disparate impact lawsuit to be brought under the Fair Housing Act has now been dismissed after sparking a controversial decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Servicers, Pay Attention to Supreme Court’s Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Spokeo Inc. v. Robins should be helpful to mortgage servicers. But at the same time, the ruling leaves many questions unanswered.
Read More »BNY Mellon Cautions U.S. Supreme Court on RMBS Decision
Bank of New York Mellon told the U.S. Supreme Court in a filing that overturning a Second Circuit Court ruling would mean disaster for the residential mortgage-backed securities market.
Read More »RMBS Suit Filed by S&P Investors is Denied Revival by U.S. Supreme Court
A district judge refused to revive the case in September 2013 based on allegations by the DOJ, saying that the outcome of the case would not have been changed by new information brought up about representations made by S&P to investors.
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