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What Happens When You Ignore the Supreme Court? Maybe the Ninth Circuit Will Find Out – an Update on National Bank Preemption

As we reported in June, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Cantero v. Bank of America on bank pre-emption matters that remanded cases decided by three different Circuit Courts, finding that  the courts did not apply...more

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Petition for rehearing to be filed in Ninth Circuit in National Bank Act preemption case related to mortgage escrow accounts

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On August 27, we blogged about the Ninth Circuit unpublished panel opinion in Kivett v. Flagstar Bank issued upon remand of the case from the Supreme Court with instructions to follow the guidance of the Supreme Court...more

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In finding no National Bank Act Preemption, Ninth Circuit Ignores Supreme Court Directive in and Pays Lip Service to Cantero v....

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In a surprising quick turn of events, on remand from SCOTUS, the 9th Circuit, on August 23, 2024, issued its unanimous unpublished panel opinion in Kivett v. Flagstar Bank, FSB (Kivett II) in which it essentially re-affirmed...more

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New York’s Interest-On-Escrow Law May Not Be Preempted by the National Bank Act

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On May 30, 2024, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit’s holding that New York General Obligation Law § 5–601, which mandates banks to pay borrowers the interest accumulated on a balance held in an escrow account for...more

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National Bank Preemption of State Law Following Cantero

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On May 30, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Cantero, reaffirming and elaborating on the Barnett Bank preemption standard, and remanding the case to the Second Circuit for further proceedings. Cantero addressed...more

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Supreme Court punts another NBA preemption case; this time to the Ninth Circuit

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On June 10, 2024, the Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari and issued a summary disposition in Flagstar Bank, N.A. v. Kivett. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded the case to the Ninth...more

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Will Supreme Court Ground Tremors Cause National Bank Preemption Tsunami?

On May 30th, an unanimous Supreme Court ruled that the Second Circuit needed to take another shot at evaluating whether Bank of America, a national bank, can pre-empt a New York state law requiring the payment of interest on...more

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Supreme Court punts the NBA preemption analysis back to the Second Circuit

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On May 30, 2024, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., and remanded it back to the Second Circuit and instructed the appellate court to analyze whether New York’s law requiring...more

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U.S. Supreme Court vacates decision on interest for escrow accounts, orders further review

On May 30, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated and remanded for further proceedings a 2022 decision by the Second Circuit that held that the National Bank Act preempted a New York state law requiring the payment of interest on...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects a More Bright-Line National Bank Act Preemption Standard

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a more bright-line standard for determining whether the National Bank Act (NBA) preempts a state law. Rather, the Supreme Court explained that the NBA preemption...more

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Supreme Court Decides Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.

On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 22-529, holding that courts must conduct a practical assessment of the nature and degree of the interference when determining whether a...more

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SCOTUS oral argument in Cantero v. Bank of America provides no clear indication of likely outcome

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On February 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., a case involving the effect of the Dodd-Frank Act on the scope of preemption under the National Bank Act (NBA). The...more

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Bank of America files merits brief with SCOTUS in National Bank Act preemption case; DOJ seeks leave to participate in oral...

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Bank of America, N.A. has filed its merits brief in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., the case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court dealing with the scope of national bank preemption.  The petitioners must file their reply...more

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Amici Argue for Narrow Interpretation of National Bank Act Preemption

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A group of non-profit consumer advocacy organizations, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators filed two separate briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to...more

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Supreme Court Grants Cert for Interest-on-Escrow Preemption Case

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to hear the Second Circuit case of Cantero et al. v. Bank of America, N.A., involving National Bank Act (NBA) preemption of New York’s law requiring that interest be paid to...more

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