November 24, 2025 BY CATHERINE APONTE, ESQ. PARTNER CAPONTE@FRIEDMANVARTOLO.COM ON JANUARY 12, 2024, New Jersey enacted sweeping amendments to N.J.S.A. 2A:50-64, which created the Community Wealth […]

November 19, 2025 State regulators are continuing their oversight expansion of nonbank mortgage servicers via the Prudential Standards first issued by the Conference of State Bank […]

November 18, 2025 In 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) created the Suspended Counterparty Program (“SCP”) to protect Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal […]

November 14, 2025 Expected in 2026, United Wholesale Mortgage (“UWM”) will launch a partnership with Bilt Rewards, a financial-technology platform best known for allowing renters to […]

November 14, 2025 Rental-application fraud is rising sharply across major U.S. cities. Last year, the National-Multifamily Housing Council conducted a survey of rental housing providers and […]

November 13, 2025 The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) finalized a nationwide rule requiring title companies, escrow agents, and other closing professionals to report all-cash residential […]

November 12, 2025 The Illinois Receivership Act, signed into law on August 1, 2025, and effective January 1, 2026, establishes a comprehensive framework for appointing and […]

November 10, 2025 New York lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill A9219 (“Bill A9219” or the “Bill”) to ensure artificial intelligence (“AI”) used in regulated professions is developed […]

November 7, 2025 Fannie Mae will implement a significant Desktop Underwriter (“DU”) update during the weekend of November 15, 2025. For new loan casefiles on or […]

November 5, 2025 A recent Times of San Diego analysis examined whether expanded tenant protection ordinances in cities across California are producing unintended financial outcomes. The […]