As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, market volatility, workplace disruptions and a shuttering of everyday life are becoming increasingly commonplace. While the 2021 LIBOR phase-out may not seem top of mind during the current crisis, speculation is mounting about whether the pandemic will delay or otherwise alter the phasing out of the “world’s most
Jennifer L. Gray, co-chair of the Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practice, will be speaking at the 2017 Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance (LIRC) Conference. This four-day event will take place May 7-10, 2017, at the InterContinental Miami.
Gray will be presenting on the panel “Litigation Forum: TILA, RESPA, ECOA,
On Feb. 23, 2017, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (FinCEN) extended by an additional six months its existing Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies, their subsidiaries and agents (collectively, the Title Insurance Companies) to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used to pay
On July 27, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (FinCEN) issued a press release announcing new Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) applicable to certain U.S. title insurance companies and their subsidiaries and “agents” (collectively, the Targeted Title Insurance Companies). The new GTOs go well beyond those that were initially
In January 2016, the Treasury Department announced “geographic targeting orders” (GTOs) that will require title insurance companies and their agents to obtain representative and ultimate beneficial ownership information when a legal entity purchases residential real estate in Manhattan or Miami-Dade County with purchases prices that exceed $3 million and $1 million, respectively. It is expected