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CFPB issues proposed rule to prohibit class action waivers in consumer arbitration agreements

CFPB Monitor

The proposed regulations would also require a covered provider that is involved in an individual arbitration pursuant to a pre-dispute arbitration agreement to submit specified arbitral records to the CFPB. On May 23, 2016, Ballard Spahr attorneys will hold a webinar on the proposal from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ” .

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Is UK monetary policy driving private housing rents?

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Daniel Albuquerque and Jamie Lenney Rent prices have risen by 9% on average in England since the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) started raising interest rates in December 2021. It is also worth noting that there have been changes in regulations affecting the rental market. or leave a comment below.

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House to hold May 18 hearing on CFPB’s proposed arbitration rule

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced its release of the proposal at a field hearing on arbitration in Albuquerque, New Mexico held on May 5. Alan Kaplinsky, who leads Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group, was invited by the CFPB to attend the field hearing to present the financial services industry’s position on the proposed regulations.

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Monetary policy and US housing expansions: what can we expect for the post-COVID-19 housing recovery?

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Bruno Albuquerque, Martin Iseringhausen and Frédéric Opitz. Research has found that the sluggish pace of housebuilding is linked to a decline in supply elasticities, which in turn is likely related to the tightening in land-use regulation over the past decades. during the previous expansions.

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The declining elasticity of US housing supply

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Bruno Albuquerque, Knut Are Aastveit and André Anundsen. We find that US housing supply has become less elastic since the crisis, with bigger declines in places where land-use regulation has tightened the most, and in areas that had larger price declines during the crisis.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $205 million Week Ending June 18

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tags: Risk management, security, regulation, compliance. Latest round: $20 million (at $100 million valuation). Total raised: $31 million. Source: Finovate. Restaurant point of sale system. Latest round: $15 million Series A. Total raised: $15 million. Source: Crunchbase. FundsIndia. Source: Crunchbase.

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Hot banking sessions at IBM Think 2019

Insights on Business

Speaker: Henrique Albuquerque, Bradesco Bank. Credit Suisse is facing an increasing number of regulations and laws each year, and there is no end in sight. Like many banks, Santander Bank had a myriad of security solutions that kept growing whenever new regulations arose. Wednesday, 10:30 AM – 11:10 AM | Session ID: 4413A.