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DAP Was a Disaster
Bank Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 124
A year after it was shut down by Congress , the practice of builders paying non-profit consumer advocacy groups to funnel down payments in the form of "gifts" to buyers of homes from those same builders (buyers who financed the rest of the purchase price with an FHA-insured loan), a practice nicknamed "DAP" or "SFDP" ...2 days ago -
Questioning the Process
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
Regarding “No More Kabuki Confirmations,” October, about U.S. Supreme Court nominees and better ways of handling this challenge, I offer my view as one recently retired after 59 years’ law practice.4 days ago -
Applauding Advancements in Reverse Mortgage Loans
Mortgage-Blog —
Authority: 450
Recently there was report, introduced to the public by the National Consumer Law Center, titled “Subprime Revisited: How the Reverse Mortgage Industry Puts Older Homeowners at Risk.” Not surprisingly, this report has gathered a lot of attention and has given the naysayers of the product fuel to continue reporting ...1 week ago -
FBI SWOOPS IN TO HALT RETURN OF MUSLIM MAFIA DOCUMENTS -- World Net Daily
COURAGE IN AMERICA —
Authority: 168
WASHINGTON -- While attorneys representing the co-author of "Muslim Mafia" were preparing late today to honor a federal court order to return documents obtained from the Council on American-Islamic Relations in an independent undercover operation, FBI agents served a warrant on a Washington, D.C., law office for the ...1 week ago -
1st Ban on Drop-Side Cribs Follows Nationwide Recall of Millions
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
Following news this week of a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of 2.1 million so-called drop-side cribs, a suburban New York county has banned their sale. In a new law that is believed to impose the first such prohibition in the country but is already being considered for emulation elsewhere, Suffolk County ...1 week ago -
Thanks SCLS!
SC Access To Justice Weblog —
Authority: 118
Earlier this month I was invited to attend the South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach. And it’s hard for me to express the feelings I had. Everyone was welcoming to me and I had a great time. Even better, I came away with a better understanding of what SCLS does and the dedication ...1 week ago -
9th Circuit Upholds Ban on Class Actions by Legal Aid Lawyers
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
A federal appeals court has upheld restrictions on legal aid lawyers funded by the Legal Services Corp., including a ban on filing class actions. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rules, enacted along with LSC budgets each year since 1996, in an opinion on Monday, the San Francisco ...1 week ago -
Ohio AG: Major Credit Agencies ‘Sold Out’ in Toxic Mortgage Mess
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
As federal elected officials and administrators mull potential regulatory reform to rein in lenders accused of causing a mortgage meltdown nationwide, the attorney general of Ohio has stepped into the breach and filed a federal lawsuit against the three largest credit rating agencies, Reuters reports. They created a ...1 week ago -
Ohio AG: Major Credit Agencies ‘Sold Out’ in Toxic Mortgage Mess
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
As federal elected officials and administrators mull potential regulatory reform to rein in lenders accused of causing a mortgage meltdown nationwide, the attorney general of Ohio has stepped into the breach and filed a federal lawsuit against the three largest credit rating agencies, Reuters reports. They created a ...1 week ago -
Nasty Attitude to Co-Worker, Naughty Word in E-Mail Cost 2 Their Jobs
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
A hearing officer had discretion to terminate an 11-year government civil service employee over her obnoxious treatment of a co-worker, a New York appeals court has ruled. The fired woman, Penny Sindoni, was an organizer of the "I Hate Teena" club directed at a disliked fellow Tioga County Health Department employee, ...2 weeks ago -
Nasty Attitude to Co-Worker, Naughty Word in E-Mail Cost 2 Their Jobs
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
A hearing officer had discretion to terminate an 11-year government civil service employee over her obnoxious treatment of a co-worker, a New York appeals court has ruled. The fired woman, Penny Sindoni, was an organizer of the "I Hate Teena" club directed at a disliked fellow Tioga County Health Department employee, ...2 weeks ago -
FTC Threatens to Sue Pre-Paid Legal Services Over ID Theft Program
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
Alleging that Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. made misleading claims to consumers concerning its identity-theft protection service, the Federal Trade Commission has threatened to file suit over the issue.Pre-Paid disclosed the FTCs threat today, saying that it had received a proposed draft complaint from the federal ...2 weeks ago -
FTC Threatens to Sue Pre-Paid Legal Services Over ID Theft Program
ABA Journal —
Authority: 639
Alleging that Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. made misleading claims to consumers concerning its identity-theft protection service, the Federal Trade Commission has threatened to file suit over the issue.Pre-Paid disclosed the FTCs threat today, saying that it had received a proposed draft complaint from the federal ...2 weeks ago -
Wal-Mart Marches On
Bank Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 124
Last week, the American Banker featured a story by Maria Aspan ( paid subscription required ) that looked at Wal-Marts business of providing consumer financial services to its customers, two years after it finally gave up its quest to get the FDIC to move forward (as the law required it to do) on its application ...2 weeks ago -
Ohio Whiffs Payday Putdown
Bank Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 124
The Ohio legislatures efforts to eliminate payday lending continue to be stymied by the marketplace, where willing, if desperate, borrowers need money and willing lenders stand ready to fill that need, at rates and fees that would make Shylock green with envy. Last March , we observed that its amusing what happens ...3 weeks ago -
The Man In The Mirror
Bank Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 124
We have met the enemy, and he is us. ---Walt Kelly A former client, Pat Dalrymple, who for many years was the president of a savings banks headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado (a suburb of Denver), and before that one located is Aspen, wrote an opinion piece that was published in yesterdays Glenwood ...4 weeks ago -
Another Warning About Reverse Mortgages
Boom2Bust.com —
Authority: 527
Concerns regarding reverse mortgages continue to grow. Reverse mortgages, you know, like in those commercials with Peter Graves, James Garner, and Robert Wagner. By the way, what’s the story with Robert Wagner? The guy doesn’t look like he’s aged since the early 80s. If only he’d dye his hair he could be ...5 weeks ago -
Bad Actors For Bad Times
Bank Lawyer's Blog —
Authority: 124
Bad times for banks are also bad times for their customers. Now that the body count of dead banks has zipped past 100 (with a bullet), vermin are crawling out of the sewers to take advantage of the bad news. The FDIC issued a warning yesterday of a fraudulent e-mail that purports to be from the FDIC, states that the ...5 weeks ago -
Freddie Mac, Given Oversight of Mortgage Mod Program, Falls Down on Job
The Public Record —
Authority: 134
Alex Wong/Getty Images This story was reported by ProPublica’s Paul Kiel Since its March launch, the government’s $50 billion program to prevent foreclosures has been marked by confusion, delays and doubts . A little-noticed conclusion in a government report released on Wednesday reveals that the ...5 weeks ago
