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Maryland Laws Update for Financial Services |April 30, 2005

2005 Maryland Laws Update

Bank RobberyIncreased PenaltiesHB 663 - Chapter 567 (effective June 1, 2005)Bank...

Legal Bulletins |November 29, 2004

FDIC Issues Update on Annual Audit and Reporting Requirements

On November 17, 2004, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") provide...

Legal Bulletins |November 21, 2004

Federal Diversity Denied to National Banks

National banks beware! A recent court opinion substantially limits a national ba...

Legal Bulletins |August 25, 2004

Stacked Payee Checks are payable to any one of the Named Payees

It is now clear that, under Maryland law, checks drawn to more than one payee, l...

Legal Bulletins |August 19, 2004

Don't Respond to a Subpoena for Financial Records Until It Is Due

Bond v. Slavin et al., 2004 Md. App. LEXIS 96 (filed June 18, 2004)A bank produc...

Legal Bulletins |August 19, 2004

Balloon Payments Disclosures for 2nd Mortgages

Drew v. First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation,379 Md. 318, 842 A.2d 1 (2003)The Ma...

Legal Bulletins |August 19, 2004

No Private Right of Action for (Some) Violations of the Maryland Mortgage Lender Laws

Thrasher v. Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., 154 Md. App 77, 838 A.2d 392, c...

Legal Bulletins |August 19, 2004

Choice of Maryland Law - a Trap for the Unwary

Noteworthy Maryland CasesWells et al. v. Chevy Chase Banks, F.S.B. et al., 377 M...

Maryland Laws Update for Financial Services |April 30, 2004

2004 Maryland Laws Update

The 2004 session of the Maryland General Assembly adjourned on April 12. The bud...

Legal Bulletins |January 31, 2004

Banks have a 'reasonable time' to act on writ of garnishment

The Maryland Court of Appeals held that U.C.C. §4-303(a) implies a bank may prop...