Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Keyword
-
- UCC (3)
- Internet of Things (2)
- AIG (1)
- Article 2 (1)
- Article 9 (1)
-
- CDO (1)
- CDS (1)
- CLOs (1)
- CMBS (1)
- Collateralized debt obligations (1)
- Collateralized loan obligations (1)
- Commercial Law (1)
- Commercial mortgage-backed securities (1)
- Contracts (1)
- Credit default swaps (1)
- Credit risk transfer (1)
- Creditor (1)
- Derivatives (1)
- Dodd Frank (1)
- Eagle 9 (1)
- Economic crisis (1)
- Equity interests (1)
- Foreclosure (1)
- Freedom of contract (1)
- Goldman Sachs (1)
- Governance (1)
- Hedge funds (1)
- Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (1)
- Internet Law (1)
- Mezzanine finance (1)
Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Secured Transactions
Hybrid Transactions And The Internet Of Things: Goods, Services, Or Software?, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Hybrid Transactions And The Internet Of Things: Goods, Services, Or Software?, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Articles & Chapters
The Internet of Things (IOT) has been described by the American Bar Association as "one of the fastest emerging," potentially most "transformative and disruptive technological developments" in recent years. Thesecurity risks posed by the IOT are immense and Article 2 of the UCC should play a central role in determinations regarding liability for vulnerable IOT products. However, the lack of explicit clarity in the UCC on how to evaluate Article 2's applicability to hybrid transactions that involve the provision of goods, services, and software has led to conflicting case law on this issue, which contradicts the UCC's stated goals of …
Contracting In The Age Of The Internet Of Things: Article 2 Of The Ucc And Beyond, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Contracting In The Age Of The Internet Of Things: Article 2 Of The Ucc And Beyond, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Articles & Chapters
This Article analyzes the global phenomenon of the Internet of Things (“IOT”) and its potential impact on consumer contracts for the sale of goods. Recent examples of IOT products include Amazon’s Dash Replenishment Service, which allows household devices to automatically reorder goods. By 2025, the IOT is estimated to have an economic impact of as much as $11.1 trillion. To date, there are approximately fifteen billion interconnected devices, and by 2020, there will be fifty billion such devices worldwide. IOT devices will revolutionize the way that consumers shop for consumable supplies and other goods. Consumers will no longer need to …
Credit Risk Transfer Governance: The Good, The Bad, And The Savvy, Houman B. Shadab
Credit Risk Transfer Governance: The Good, The Bad, And The Savvy, Houman B. Shadab
Articles & Chapters
Goldman Sachs and American International Group on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis were bound together through a web of credit risk transfer (CRT) contracts in the form of credit default swaps (CDSs) and synthetic collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). Synthetic CDOs enabled certain hedge funds to profit from the ultimate bursting of the housing bubble due to the funds’ savvy in understanding CRT better than their counterparties. This Article constructs a novel theory of CRT that extends the insights of creditor governance theory to CRT transactions. By doing so, this Article establishes a framework for good CRT governance. CRT …
Looking Back And Looking Ahead As The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Turns Thirty-Five: The Role Of Public Disclosure Of Lending Data In A Time Of Financial Crisis, Richard D. Marsico
Looking Back And Looking Ahead As The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Turns Thirty-Five: The Role Of Public Disclosure Of Lending Data In A Time Of Financial Crisis, Richard D. Marsico
Articles & Chapters
This article examines the history of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and makes proposals for improving it to help prevent another economic crisis. Passed in 1975, HMDA requires most lenders to disclose information about their home mortgage loans, including the number of home mortgage applications it received; the purpose of each application; the type of loan; the decision on the application; the race, gender, and income of the loan applicant/borrower; the location of the loan and the median income and racial composition of the neighborhood; and the interest rate on the loan. HMDA was originally conceived of as a …
Risks And Realities Of Mezzanine Loans, Andrew R. Berman
Risks And Realities Of Mezzanine Loans, Andrew R. Berman
Articles & Chapters
The last decade has witnessed an astounding increase in new real estate financing techniques, including mezzanine loans. These new financings are not directly secured by real estate and do not even directly involve land. In the real estate industry, mezzanine financing typically refers to a loan secured principally by the borrower's equity in other entities. Both economically and legally, the value of the mezzanine borrower's collateral derives solely from its indirect ownership of the underlying property.
This article provides a detailed description of the legal structure of mezzanine loans. In addition, this article evaluates the hazards, legal risks and uncertainties …
Contractual Disclaimer And Limitation Of Liability Under The Law Of New York, James Brook
Contractual Disclaimer And Limitation Of Liability Under The Law Of New York, James Brook
Articles & Chapters
No abstract provided.