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Many Key Issues Still Left Unaddressed In The Securities And Exchange Commission's Attempt To Modernize Its Rules Of Practice, Joseph Quincy Patterson
Many Key Issues Still Left Unaddressed In The Securities And Exchange Commission's Attempt To Modernize Its Rules Of Practice, Joseph Quincy Patterson
Notre Dame Law Review
This Note analyzes and explains the current issues and criticism regarding the SEC’s use of ALJs. In particular, this Note recommends that the SEC ratify its ALJs in accordance with constitutional requirements, create a rigid formula for its forum selection, and amend its Rules of Practice to align more closely to the procedural due process rights in federal district courts. As many of these topics are currently being discussed in federal courts of appeals and within the SEC—through its proposed amendments to the Rules of Practice—this Note intends to add to the discussion on a topic with very little scholarly …
From The Great Depression To The Great Recession: On The Failure Of Regulation In The Mortgage Market, Dov Solomon
From The Great Depression To The Great Recession: On The Failure Of Regulation In The Mortgage Market, Dov Solomon
Journal of Legislation
People tend to attribute the outbreak of the 2008 financial crisis to deregulation. This article challenges this view and presents a unique perspective of the crisis as in fact rooted in the way the residential mortgage market is regulated. Focusing on non-recourse mortgage legislation, which is a unique feature of the US mortgage market dating back to the period following the Great Depression, the article analyzes the contribution of this legislation to the onset of the Great Recession. The discussion shows how regulation that was enacted in response to a major economic crisis not only failed to prevent a large-scale …