Category Archives: Dodd-Frank

Dodd-Frank – Trick or Treat

Posted on October 25, 2011 by lcam

It has been more than a year since the passage of the Dodd-Frank legislation banks, both large and small, are counting down the time it will take for all 11 banking regulatory agencies to finish restructuring (or in some cases … Continue reading →

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States to get into the Dodd-Frank Act

Posted on June 24, 2011 by lcam

Individual States oversight causing more complexity in Appraisals. Continue reading →

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“Troubled Debt” loans to increase dramatically

Posted on May 19, 2011 by lcam

The number of loans that banks have to classify as troubled debt could increase dramatically in a few weeks as a result of new accounting rules issued last month. The new push to reclassify some loans is already hurting some lenders, and the reclassifications are expected to shine a spotlight on the commercial real estate lending practice that has come to be known as “extend and pretend.” Continue reading →

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Uncertainty in Financial Regulation Is Certain

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lcam

“The devil is in the details” to quote the old saw.  The law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell estimates that roughly 62% of the hundreds of rules have yet to be proposed. As Regulators continue to miss deadlines established by … Continue reading →

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