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April 23, 2024
SEC Critics Preview Future Challenges To Agency Action
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may face new challenges to its enforcement authority from the way it imposes industry bars to the burden of proof needed to bring its civil cases, two frequent legal opponents of the agency said Tuesday.
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April 23, 2024
CFTC Formalizes Policy On Uncleared Swaps Recordkeeping
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission adopted a rule Tuesday that codifies its longstanding practice of not requiring swap execution facilities to maintain written copies of every uncleared swap agreement, a move some commissioners argued was long overdue.
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April 23, 2024
Seller Fights Lender Over First Dibs On $3 Million Property
A lender that took possession of a $3 million property in Haslet, Texas, seems to have negotiated the sale of the tract to an unaffiliated party, Texas appeals court justices said during oral arguments in Fort Worth on Tuesday, in a fight over whether the original seller gets right of first refusal after the land went into foreclosure.
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April 23, 2024
Citi Says 401(k) Suit No Different From Others That Were Axed
Citigroup Inc. has urged a Connecticut federal judge to permanently toss a proposed class action brought by former employees who claim the company mismanaged their 401(k) plans, arguing that decisions made in other courts dismissing similar challenges support the suit's dismissal.
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April 23, 2024
Consider 2 Alternative Exit Plans In RE Distress Scenarios
In the face of an impending wave of foreclosures, lenders and borrowers alike should consider two exit strategies — deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and consent foreclosure — that can mitigate potential costs and diminution in property value that could be incurred during a lengthy proceeding, say attorneys at BCLP.
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