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Lenders And Land, Ann M. Burkhart Apr 1999

Lenders And Land, Ann M. Burkhart

Missouri Law Review

Using land to secure loans has been a particularly durable human institution. Mortgages' have existed since antiquity,2 primarily because land generally retains its value and is permanent and immovable. In societies with largely nonmonetary economies, such as feudal England, land also has been particularly valued as a source of livelihood and of power. Therefore, land has been and continues to be desirable security for loans. To retain its utility throughout the centuries, the mortgage necessarily has evolved to reflect changing legal and economic conditions. As is to be expected, the modem American mortgage creates some very different rights and liabilities …


What Happened To The Equity In Equitable Subrogation, Robert M. Smith Apr 1999

What Happened To The Equity In Equitable Subrogation, Robert M. Smith

Missouri Law Review

The doctrine of equitable subrogation provides courts with a vehicle to allow a lending institution that has paid off an existing loan to take the original lending institution's place in priority status. 2 While the doctrine appears quite simple, courts have been remarkably inconsistent in their approaches to allowing equitable subrogation claims. This Note discusses the various approaches taken by courts today, and more importantly, analyzes Missouri's current approach as affirmed most recently in Metnor Financial, Inc. v. Landoll Corporation.


Integration Of International Financial Regulatory Standards For The Chinese Economic Area: The Challenge For China, Hong Kong, And Taiwan, Lawrence L.C. Lee Jan 1999

Integration Of International Financial Regulatory Standards For The Chinese Economic Area: The Challenge For China, Hong Kong, And Taiwan, Lawrence L.C. Lee

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This article initially reviews the current development of financial services that converge regulatory systems around the world. Along with focusing on banking and securities, this article assesses financial systems and regulators within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan respectively. The evaluation of the CEA's financial system is based on recommendations issued by the Basle Committee. In addition, with respect to the principle of national treatment, this article evaluates the operations of foreign financial institutions in the CEA. In the future, participation in the WTO will enable the CEA to experience greater growth and increase its participation in the internationalization of financial …