Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Symposium: Legal Issues And Urbanization In Developing Countries-Foreward, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Aug 2015

Symposium: Legal Issues And Urbanization In Developing Countries-Foreward, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Rescission Under The Truth In Lending Act: Borrowers Should Be Required To File Suit Within Three Years, Michael F. Green Jr. Jan 2015

Rescission Under The Truth In Lending Act: Borrowers Should Be Required To File Suit Within Three Years, Michael F. Green Jr.

Georgia Law Review

During the Financial Crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession that followed, homeowner defaults and foreclosures increased dramatically. These homeowners facing foreclosure had few options to obtain relief and little leverage to negotiate with their lenders. One of the few places they could turn was to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), which provides that consumers can rescind certain home loans for up to three years after loan closing if the lender failed to make certain material disclosures to the consumer prior to closing. In the wake of the Financial Crisis, a circuit split emerged regarding this three-year temporal limitation. …