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Lee Farkas, former owner of Taylor Bean & Whitaker, a free man after 9 years
16 Sep 2020 07:39 GMT
Lee Farkas
Ocala, Florida — A wholesale mortgage executive responsible for one of the largest fraud schemes in U.S history has been released from prison after only serving nine years of a 30-year sentence at Coleman prison in Wildwood, Florida
Lee Farkas, …
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Boston Generating: Second Circuit Triples Down on Its Holding that Transfers Made Under Securities Contracts Are Safe Harbored in Bankruptcy if the Debtor-Transferee is a Customer of a Financial Institution
16 Dec 2024 22:13 GMT
Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe harbor" provision (which shields transactions from avoidance claims in bankruptcy of certain securities, commodity, or forward-contract payments) has long been a magnet for controversy. Several …
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US Justice Department: Deloitte & Touche Agrees To Pay $149.5 Million To Settle Claims Arising From Its Audits Of Failed Mortgage Lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker
01 Mar 2018 08:05 GMT
The Justice Department announced today that Deloitte & Touche LLP has agreed to pay the United States $149.5 million to resolve potential False Claims Act liability arising from Deloitte’s role as the independent outside auditor of Taylor, Bean & …
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Biden to nominate CFTC commissioner to lead 'toxic,' scandal-ridden FDIC
13 Jun 2024 18:42 GMT
President Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democratic member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to replace Martin Gruenberg as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the White House said Thursday.
Gruenberg, a Democrat …
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Biden taps CFTC commissioner Goldsmith Romero to lead scandal-hit FDIC
13 Jun 2024 17:54 GMT
By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democratic member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to replace Martin Gruenberg as chair of the Federal …
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Biden will nominate CFTC commissioner Goldsmith Romero to FDIC chair, White House says
13 Jun 2024 17:10 GMT
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden
will nominate Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democratic member of
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to replace
Martin Gruenberg as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the …
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White House close to tapping Christy Goldsmith Romero to head FDIC, WSJ reports
10 Jun 2024 23:59 GMT
By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is close to naming derivatives regulator Christy Goldsmith Romero to replace Martin Gruenberg to head the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported on …
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FHFA only jacks up risk in deeming IMBs "systemically significant"
04 Apr 2024 18:47 GMT
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First, let's extend a big "well done" to the folks at the Mortgage Bankers Association and other housing trades for pushing back on the Basel III endgame proposal …
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Legal Notices Week of Feb 22, 2024
02 Mar 2024 09:24 GMT
Legal Notice
APPLICATION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City of Union-town will hold a public hearing on February 16, 2024, 5:30 p.m. in the City of Uniontown Town Hall Basement to discuss the Board’s submission of an …
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Legal Notices Week of Feb 15, 2024
17 Feb 2024 17:52 GMT
Legal Notice
IN THE MATTER OF: IN THE PROBATE COURT PERRY COUNTY, ALABAMA THE ESTATE OF GERALD BRETT HUGHEY, DECEASED
CASE NO.: 24-
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration upon the Estate of the decedent, having been granted to the undersigned, on 9 …