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Legal And Policy Choices In The Aftermath Of The Subprime And Mortgage Financing Crisis, Gerald Korngold

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This essay, delivered at a symposium at the University of South Carolina in October 2008 and forthcoming in South Carolina Law Review, sets out initial thoughts about to the legal and policy choices that decision makers must address in the aftermath of the subprime crisis that has since triggered a global financing crunch. After tracing a narrative of how subprime lending grew into a mortgage financing crisis and then a broader financial dislocation, the essay addresses two issues. First, while it is commonly stated that increased regulation will be required in secondary mortgage markets going forward, the essay explores competing …

Sanborn V. Mclean: Beyond The Limits Of Inquiry Notice, Gerald Korngold

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This essay deepens the student's understanding of a leading property case by recounting the story behind the case. It focuses on how lawyers, judges, and policy factors shaped the litigation, and why the case has attained noteworthy status. It is suitable for adoption as a supplement in a first-year property course, or for use in an advanced seminar.

This chapter is reprinted with the permission of Foundation Press: Sanborn v. McLean: Beyond the Limits of Inquiry Notice, Chapter10 in Property Stories (Law Stories), 2nd ed. at 241-264 (Foundation Press, 2009).

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