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Lending
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Florida HOA Lawyer Blog
Should HOAs Get Loans to Fix Problems?
The firm’s latest Miami Herald “Real Estate Counselor” column was authored by shareholder L. Chere Trigg. The article, which is titled “Should HOAs Get Loans to Fix Problems?”, focuses on…
Turtle Talk
Martorello v. Williams Cert Petition [tribal sovereign lending]
Here: Cert Petition.pdfDownload Questions presented: 1. Whether the Indian Commerce Clause preempts state regulation of loans made on an Indian reservation, by an arm of a tribe, when the borrower…
FinTalk
Use of Field Exams and QOE Reports to Safeguard Lenders in Risky Times
Recent weeks have seen several headline-grabbing instances of alleged financial frauds, leading directly to the bankruptcies of the First Brands and Tricolor corporate enterprises. Both companies are alleged to have…
Southern California Appellate News
Opening line contender
Justice Hoffstadt quotes Billy Bard in the opening of this unpub today:This appeal illustrates the wisdom of William Shakespeare’s words, “Neither a borrower nor lender be; For loan oft loses…
Regulatory Oversight
Indiana and Maryland Become Latest States to Enact Earned Wage Access Legislation
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Lane Page
Indiana and Maryland became the most recent states to enact legislation regulating earned wage access (EWA) services, with Indiana passing House Enrolled Act 1125 on May 6, and Maryland passing…
Consumer Protection Insights
CFPB Will Not Enforce Small Business Lending Rule
By Timothy A. Butler, Matthew White, Tessa Cierny, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
On April 30, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it “will not prioritize enforcement or supervision actions” related to obligations imposed by its Small Business Lending Rule…
TaxSlaw
“Hey Mom, Can I Have A Few Bucks?” Is It A Loan? A Gift? A Little of Each?
By Louis Vlahos
Intrafamily Transfer A parent will sometimes transfer money to a child to enable the child to make an investment that the child could not otherwise make on their own. For…
Commercial Case Notes
Lender is Not Required to Foreclose on Collateral Rather Than Sue for Amount Due on Loan
By John Lundin
On December 10, 2024, Justice Bannon of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in TPCAF I, LLC v. Aboutaam, 2024 NY Slip Op. 34420(U), holding that a…
Commercial Case Notes
Quasi-Contract Claims Regarding a Loan Could Not be Asserted Regarding a Note Securing the Loan
By John Lundin
On October 17, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in A.N.L.Y.H. Invs. LP v. JDS Principal Highline LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 05133, holding that when a loan was…
Consumer Finance Monitor
This week’s podcast episode: Have State-Chartered, FDIC-Insured Banks Finally Achieved Interstate Usury Parity with National Banks?
By Mindy Harris
In today’s podcast, which repurposes a recent webinar, we examine the impact, if any, of a landmark opinion rendered by Judge Daniel Domenico of the Federal District Court for the…