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  • October 13, 2026

    5th Circ. Backs Ginnie Mae On Reverse Mortgage Liens

    A unanimous Fifth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of Ginnie Mae in a suit Texas Capital Bank brought over the extinguishment of its lien on reverse mortgage assets, saying there is a "sound statutory basis to conclude" that Ginnie Mae has authority over the entire mortgage once an issuer defaults.

  • October 13, 2026

    BofA Fined $1.21B Over 'Widespread' AML Compliance Issues

    Bank of America was hit with $1.21 billion in fines from the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday, with regulators alleging "widespread breakdowns in internal controls" related to the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance at the nation's second-largest bank.

  • October 13, 2026

    McDermott Will Hires Ex-Greenberg RE Atty For NYC Office

    McDermott Will & Schulte has hired former Greenberg Traurig LLP real estate finance attorney Paul K. Kovachev to be a partner in its transactions practice group in New York City, the firm announced.

  • October 13, 2026

    How Evergreen Language Can Sink Landlord Credit Support

    A recent pattern in court decisions interpreting letters of credit underscores the importance of using precise language when seeking evergreen protection, so landlords should seek explicit successive-renewal terms, verify issuer forms and calendar deadlines in order to preserve credit support, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • October 13, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week saw stockholders challenge Nvidia Corp.'s roughly $20 billion deal with artificial intelligence chipmaker Groq Inc., Hertz Global Holdings Inc.'s electric vehicle strategy and more than $1.5 billion in Humana Inc. stock buybacks.

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