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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

The Escalating Threat of Mortgage Fraud

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/6/2024

Mortgage companies must maintain a heightened level of vigilance when it comes to preventing mortgage fraud. The incidence of fraud attempts targeting mortgage companies continues to rise, prompting decisive action against...more

House Votes to Repeal OCC True Lender Rule

Goodwin on 7/28/2021

In This Issue. The House of Representatives voted to pass a Congressional Review Act resolution repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “true lender” rule; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

Goodwin on 6/25/2021

In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

Financial Services Report - Summer 2021

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/9/2021

As spring turns to summer, climate change is on our minds. A new day, a new story about how financial institutions are addressing climate-related risks. In the past few months, six major banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan...more

2016 Year in Review: Money Laundering (Part One)

Ballard Spahr LLP on 2/3/2017

2016 was a busy year for developments in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the criminal money laundering statutes, forfeiture, and related issues. In part one of our year-in-review, we discuss six key...more

NY DFS Finalizes Rigorous AML/BSA Regulation

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/11/2016

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a new regulation setting forth rigorous standards for monitoring and filtering programs to monitor transactions for potential anti-money laundering (AML) and...more

Financial Services Weekly News - July 2016

Goodwin on 7/7/2016

Regulatory Developments - NY DFS Adopts Final Anti-Terrorism Program Regulation - On June 30, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) adopted a risk-based anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering...more

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