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• Fuel to the Fire: Whistle-blower Incentives in the Dodd-Frank Act
  James T. Parkinson & Lauren R. Randell
  
  Aug 10, 2010
• Field Services Introduce Compliance Concerns
  Jonathan W. Cannon
  
  Aug 3, 2010
• DOJ Fails to State a Plausible Claim That Auto Dealers Discriminated Against ‘Non Asians’
  Andrew L. Sandler & Liana R. Prieto
  
  Jul 23, 2010
• The Financial Services Reform Act: Leading or following enhanced consumer protection?
  Andrew L. Sandler
  
  Jul 21, 2010
• FDIC Exceeded its Enforcement Authority with Temporary Cease-and-Desist Order
  Jeremiah S. Buckley & Liana R. Prieto
  
  Jul 8, 2010
• China FCPA Risks: Anticipating and Managing Corruption Risks in Transactions Involving the PRC
  James T. Parkinson & Lauren R. Randell
  
  Jun 29, 2010
• A Threat to Dual Banking
  David Baris
  
  Jun 15, 2010
• Regulators Target Fair Servicing
  Jonice Gray Tucker, Benjamin P. Saul & Lori J. Sommerfield
  
  Jun 11, 2010
• Mortgage Servicing Under Fire
  Jonice Gray Tucker, Benjamin P. Saul & Thomas A. Dowell
  
  Jun 1, 2010
• Fair-Lending Principles Must Underpin Loss Mit
  Jonice Gray Tucker, Lori J. Sommerfield & Thomas A. Dowell
  
  Jun 1, 2010
• The Continuing Violations Doctrine and Mortage Payments Under the Fair Housing Act
  Kirk D. Jensen
  
  May 1, 2010
• FCPA Lesson: Anatomy of an Acquisition Gone Awry
  James T. Parkinson & Lauren R. Randell
  
  Apr 15, 2010
• The Impending Storm: Post-preemption State Consumer Protection Enforcement
  Andrew L. Sandler & Michelle L. Rogers
  
  Mar 3, 2010
• Is Your Business Affected by the US FCPA? Are You Sure?
  David S. Krakoff & James T. Parkinson
  
  Feb 25, 2010
• CRA Didn’t Lower the Bar on Standards
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Feb 18, 2010
• Mortgage Data Show the CRA is Not Guilty of Causing the Financial Crisis
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Feb 3, 2010
• An Excess of Zeal: Lessons for Defense Lawyers from the W.R. Grace Trial
  David S. Krakoff & Lauren R. Randell
  
  Nov 2, 2009
• Understanding the Reach of U.S. Jurisdiction Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  James T. Parkinson
  
  May 8, 2009
• Cumulative Impact: Where It Came From, Where It’s Going and What Matters in Court
  Robyn C. Quattrone
  
  Feb 1, 2009
• 2009 Survey of RESPA Developments
  Joseph M. Kolar & Melissa Klimkiewicz
  
  Feb 1, 2009
• The CRA: A Welcome Anomaly in the Foreclosure Crisis
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Dec 1, 2008
• FCPA Due Diligence in the Context of Mergers and Acquisitions
  David S. Krakoff & James T. Parkinson
  
  Sep 29, 2008
• Credit and Payment Cards in Focus: Regulatory, Enforcement, and Litigation Risk Update
  Andrew L. Sandler & Benjamin P. Saul
  
  Sep 1, 2008
• Wining and Dining Foreign Officials: What’s Okay and What’s a Crime
  David S. Krakoff & James T. Parkinson
  
  Apr 7, 2008
• Viewpoint: Card Lenders Should Prep for Scrutiny
  Andrew L. Sandler
  
  Feb 8, 2008
• Nontraditional Mortgage Products: The New Enforcement, Regulatory, and Litigation Frontier
  Andrew L. Sandler, Benjamin B. Klubes & Benjamin P. Saul
  
  Nov 1, 2007
• Mortgage Brokers—What Fiduciary Duties Exist?
  Andrea Lee Negroni
  
  Oct 1, 2007
• Weathering the Subprime Storm
  Andrew L. Sandler, Benjamin B. Klubes & Jonice Gray Tucker
  
  Jul 1, 2007
• Anti-Bribery Enforcement Reaches Further
  David S. Krakoff & James T. Parkinson
  
  Feb 24, 2007
• eMortgage Implementation Considerations
  Margo H. K. Tank
  
  Jul 1, 2006
• The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: An Overview of Recent Developments and a Guide to Limiting Risk
  Andrew L. Sandler
  
  Jul 1, 2006
• The Fair Lending Implications of the New Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Jun 1, 2006
• Compliance Clinic: Mortgage Fraud Wave Requires Strict Regimen to Resist
  Andrew L. Sandler & Andrea Mitchell
  
  Jun 1, 2006
• The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: Its History, Evolution and Limitations
  Joseph M. Kolar & Jonathan D. Jerison
  
  Apr 6, 2006
• 2006 California Legislative Developments for Financial Service Companies
  Clinton R. Rockwell
  
  Jan 1, 2006
• New Requirement for Fannie and Freddie may mean suspicious activity reporting for mortgage lenders
  Kirk D. Jensen
  
  Oct 5, 2005
• The Fair Lending Implications of the New Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Aug 29, 2005
• It’s the Message, Not the Medium
  Margo H. K. Tank
  
  Aug 1, 2005
• New Illinois Bill Raises Serious Privacy Concerns
  Kirk D. Jensen
  
  Jul 7, 2005
• California Supreme Court Invalidates Class Arbitration Prohibitions
  Kirk D. Jensen
  
  Jul 7, 2005
• RESPA Here We Go Again
  Jeffrey P. Naimon
  
  Jul 6, 2005
• Avoiding the Pitfalls of Responding to Subpoenas
  Benjamin B. Klubes
  
  Jul 1, 2005
• New Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Pricing Data: The Next Enforcement and Litigation Front for Lenders
  Benjamin B. Klubes & Benjamin P. Saul
  
  Jun 1, 2005
• Empirical Evidence Indicates Individuals Fare Well in Arbitration
  Kirk D. Jensen
  
  Jun 1, 2005
• Two Ways to Help Consumers Understand Loans
  Jeremiah S. Buckley
  
  May 6, 2005
• Developments in Federal CRA Regulation: A House Divided
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Apr 1, 2005
• Compromise is Needed on Data Security
  Mar 24, 2005
• The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: Its History, Evolution and Limitations
  Joseph M. Kolar & Jonathan D. Jerison
  
  Mar 14, 2005
• Federal Preemption Under the ESIGN Act
  Jeremiah S. Buckley
  
  Feb 1, 2005
• Expediting Payoff Statement Delivery: Compensable “Special Service” or Unlawful Fee?
  Andrea Lee Negroni
  
  Dec 1, 2004
• Translating Disclosures for the Hispanic Market, The Benefits of Translating Key Documents
  Andrea Lee Negroni
  
  Dec 1, 2004
• Outsourcing by Financial Institutions: A Survey of Regulatory Guidance
  Andrew L. Sandler & Valerie L. Hletko
  
  Sep 1, 2004
• Re-Victimizing the Victim
  Elizabeth E. McGinn
  
  Jul 16, 2004
• Risk Management in Mortgage Loan Servicing and Collection
  Andrew L. Sandler & Benjamin B. Klubes
  
  May 1, 2004
• Preparing for the Next Wave of Fair Lending Enforcement and Litigation
  Andrew L. Sandler
  
  Apr 1, 2004
• Due-Diligence Reviews of Non-Prime Lenders
  Andrew L. Sandler, Benjamin B. Klubes & Robyn C. Quattrone
  
  Nov 12, 2003
• Surviving Debt Cancellation and Debt Supervision Agreements
  Benjamin B. Klubes
  
  Jul 1, 2003
• Risky Business: State Regulation of Money Transmitters
  Andrea Lee Negroni
  
  Mar 1, 2003
• Assignee Liability in Residential Mortgage Transactions
  Jeffrey P. Naimon
  
  Mar 1, 2003
• Referendum on RESPA Reform
  Joseph M. Kolar
  
  Feb 1, 2003
• Marketing Mortgages En Espanol
  Andrea Lee Negroni
  
  Aug 1, 2002
• Property Flipping: Still a Top Criminal and Civil Enforcement Priority
  Benjamin B. Klubes
  
  Mar 1, 2002
• New Fair Lending Initiatives
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Mar 4, 1998
• Court Limits Activists’ Ability to Block Bank Mergers
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Sep 26, 1997
• CRA—The Strategic Plan Option
  Warren W. Traiger
  
  Dec 1, 1995

Books

• Introduction to Mortgage Lending, 3rd Edition
  Andrea Lee Negroni & Jeremiah S. Buckley
  
• Residential Mortgage Lending: State Regulation Manual—Mid-Atlantic
  Andrea Lee Negroni & John P. Kromer
  
• Residential Mortgage Lending: Brokers
  Andrea Lee Negroni & John P. Kromer
  
• Pratt’s State Regulation of Second Mortgages and Home Equity Loans
  John P. Kromer & Andrea Lee Negroni
  
• The Law of Electronic Signatures and Records
  Jeremiah S. Buckley, Margo H. K. Tank & John P. Kromer
  
• Consumer Financial Services
  Andrew L. Sandler & Benjamin B. Klubes
  

Other Publications

• Pratt’s Mortgage Compliance Letter
  Andrea Lee Negroni
  

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