Category: Financial/Economic What You Can Do to Avoid Liability Claims TASA ID: 2089 Lender liability is a catch-all phrase used to describe several theories under which a lender can be sued for doing or not doing something in connection with a loan or loan commitment. Allegations can involve violations of an implied or contractual fiduciary duty to a borrower or to its creditors or shareholders. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic Interest Rate Swaps--A Primer TASA ID: 1464 Interest rate swaps are the most commonly traded derivatives. The market for swaps is huge, estimated in the hundreds of trillions of dollars worldwide Read more
Category: Financial/Economic The Mortgage-Backed Securities Meltdown: Full Employment for Lawyers TASA ID: 135 Whatever the impact on the rest of America, the financial meltdown of 2008 will guarantee full employment for the legal profession for a long, long time. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic How Can Investors Recover Money Lost by a Fraudulent Money Manager? TASA ID: 1464 The news of the massive fraud perpetrated by Bernie Madoff has created shockwaves around the financial world. Unfortunately, even though the Madoff case is the most glaring for its size, other frauds have emerged since the recent decline in stock prices. Read more
Category: Financial/Economic Financial Crisis Partly Caused by Reckless Mortgage Lending TASA ID: 685 The financial crisis in the financial markets in the United States has been caused by a number of factors. This presentation will be limited to a discussion of the reckless mortgage lending that has been one of the primary causes of this financial crisis with the intent to review possible litigation opportunities. Read more
