JOSEPH CIOFFI AND SEIJI NEWMAN

PACE Financing in 2018: Against the Wind

Whether or not you believe in global warming, the recent frequency of severe climate-related events – from mudslides to bomb cyclone snowstorms – suggests Thomas Friedman had it right years ago when he coined the phrase “global weirding.” One would think that in this environment, the outlook for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, which makes energy efficiency possible for the...

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Oh, the Indemnity! Claims for Reimbursement May Follow RMBS Litigation Settlements

When the Roman philosopher, Seneca, said, “Every new beginning comes from other beginning’s end,” he probably didn’t have litigation cycles in mind, but the quote is apropos of recent actions by defendants in RMBS litigation on the heels, or in anticipation, of their concluding litigation. The statute of limitations may have expired on new claims for repurchase or fraud based on alleged loan...

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