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January 18, 2019
GAO Calls Fannie, Freddie Reform Proposals Shortsighted
Federal plans to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship have been too shortsighted about the implications of restructuring housing finance, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Friday.
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January 18, 2019
Madoff Investors Can't Evade Clawback By Withdrawing Claim
A Manhattan bankruptcy judge rejected arguments by three “net winners” in the Madoff Ponzi scheme on Friday that he lost authority to hear a $2.8 million clawback action against them when they dropped their own claim against the bankruptcy estate.
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January 18, 2019
Nationstar Asks Fla. High Court To Revisit Attys' Fees Case
Nationstar Mortgage asked the Florida Supreme Court for clarification Friday on its recent reversal of a precedent-setting appeals court decision that said a mortgage holder could not invoke an attorneys' fees provision after prevailing in a foreclosure suit because the noteholder failed to establish standing.
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January 18, 2019
Arent Fox Nabs Ex-CFPB Enforcement Pro In San Francisco
A former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement attorney and go-to expert for financial services litigation has joined Arent Fox LLP's complex litigation practice as a partner at the firm's San Francisco office, the firm said.
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January 18, 2019
Oro Negro Ch. 15 Parties Agree To Mediate Rig Fight
In an effort to streamline dual bankruptcy proceedings for Mexican oil rig company Perforadora Oro Negro in its home country and the U.S., a domestic mediator will join negotiations between the company and its creditors in a jack-up rig seizure dispute, a U.S. bankruptcy judge said.
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