Skip to main content
banner

ABI Blog Exchange

Discover the latest articles and insights from our community

article-exchange

Insolvency Service “reframes” view of creditor – IPs can apply their discretion (UK)

• 8 min read
Read Article

Mortgage Bankers Turn a Deaf Ear to Investors and Borrowers

Proponents of national servicing standards aren't gaining much traction in their efforts to eliminate conflicts of interest.

6 min read

Bankruptcy Fees

Being strapped with debt is a difficult position to find yourself in, it’s hard to decide what to do next and how to approach your financial responsibilities. When bankruptcy is the option of choice it’s hard to wrap your head around the fact that

6 min read

Important Hearing on Causation in MBIA v. Countrywide

On October 5, 2011, Justice Eileen Bransten of the New York Supreme Court’s Commercial Division heard oral arguments in MBIA Ins. Co. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al. (Index No. 602825/08), that dealt with the important issue of the relevance

6 min read

The Real Reason Banks Should Worry About Occupy Wall Street

With millions of American homeowners living under a Sword of Damocles otherwise known as foreclosure, expect to see more protestors turning out to block evictions and sheriff's sales.

6 min read

Bankers: Keep Up the Innovation, Fight the Utility Model

"Face It, Bankers: You're Not Apple" contends banking shouldn't focus on innovation and instead should act like the utility sector. When was the last time the water company created a Visa or PayPal?

6 min read

Occupiers on Bank Law: Fix It

If the Occupy Wall Street protests stand for anything they stand for a popular demand to rein in the banks and to bail out the victims of bank excesses. Those of us who study banking law for a living have an important role as public intellectuals, to

6 min read