By Law Journal Editorial Board | August 11, 2017
A recent unpublished Appellate Division decision, National Loan Acquisitions v. Bridgeton Municipal Port Authority, has important consequences for the credit of New Jersey's municipalities and should therefore, we think, be approved for publication.
By Stephanie Forshee | August 10, 2017
The banking regulator's chief counsel gave her thoughts on the pilot program at the ABA's annual meeting Thursday.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | August 3, 2017
Debtor Did Not Voluntary Abandon Loan Modification Agreement After Being Compelled to Engage in Subsequent Mediations and Negotiations
By Jennifer Haythorn, Lydia Fabbro Keephart and Kalman A. Barson | July 31, 2017
"Value to the holder" is an ill-conceived, unworkable solution waiting to find the appropriate problem. And, that "problem" depends very much on which side you are on.
By Michael Booth | July 31, 2017
A mortgage lender participating in New Jersey's foreclosure mediation program may not unilaterally modify the terms of a mediated settlement designed to keep the homeowner in his or her home, the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 31, 2017
No longer will there be doubt about the requirement that disgorgement actions be brought within the statutory limitations period.
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 31, 2017
Faced with public pressure regarding perceived abuses in pre-dispute arbitration agreements with consumers, the Dodd-Frank financial reforms of July 2010 included two specific measures intended to address those concerns. First, the act prohibited mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in residential mortgages. Second, it required the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established by the Act (CFPB) to study pre-dispute arbitration agreements in consumer financial documents subject to the bureau's jurisdiction and, upon completion of the study, to issue regulations restricting or prohibiting the use of such agreements if in the public interest and for the benefit of consumers.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 27, 2017
New Jersey False Claims Act Explicitly Excluded State Tax Matters from Its Ambit
By Jenna Greene | July 26, 2017
Here's a number to marvel at: $145 million. That's how much interdealer broker TP ICAP has recovered in the last three years by enforcing its employee agreements in the United States, according to Stephen Goulet, general counsel for the Americas.
By Christine Simmons | July 26, 2017
A massive Wells Fargo customer data breach was not the work of a hacker, but of the bank's own lawyer who failed to review an entire set of discovery documents, including information about the bank's wealthy customers, before it was shipped to a litigation adversary.
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