In response to the surge in lender-liability claims against mortgage lenders commencing in the mid-1980s -- especially in connection with affirmative claims or defenses of borrowers based on breach of an alleged oral agreement to extend, modify or ...

Mortgages executed by Industrial Development Agencies have been exempt from the payment of any portion of the mortgage recording tax, provided that the Agency covenants in the mortgage that it will record the mortgage. (See New York State Department of ...

The Hanover Company, a Houston-based, national real estate development firm, has had the pleasure of being a client of First American Title Insurance Company (FirstAm) for many years.

On December 15, 2015, Congress passed an Omnibus appropriations bill containing, among other things, an extension of all current EB-5 rules (with no modification) until September 30, 2016 (“2016 Extension Period”). Congress recognized the need for reform ...

The Endorsement Guide is intended to serve as an introduction to the most commonly requested title insurance endorsements in today’s market. It contains the text of each endorsement as used in the industry, and is followed by a brief explanation and ...

Having studied and researched, and written and spoken on, bankruptcy issues ad nauseam for more than three decades, I have traced the etymology, scope, and evolution of modern U.S. bankruptcy laws and practice as follows: