Publications

The first session of the 103rd Nebraska Legislature is nearly two-thirds complete.  The 90-day session is scheduled to conclude on June 5.  Last week, lawmakers took on full-day debate, as committee hearings have largely concluded.  Here is an update on the bills we are tracking related to real property, renewable […]

Henderson v. City of Columbus, 285 Neb. 482 (2013)

Last month, the Department of Justice entered into a consent order with a $338 million community bank in Texas for alleged violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, highlighting the continued regulatory focus on fair lending and the importance of uniform policies and training in this area. The DOJ’s complaint […]

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) does not preclude a court from awarding costs to a lender that prevails against allegations that it violated the FDCPA.  A lower court decision held that a defendant who is found to not have violated […]

Financial institutions are often presented with the dilemma of what to do with bank accounts after the death of the primary account holder. Of course, accounts held jointly or with a “payable-on-death” (POD) designation are generally easy to handle. At the death of the primary account holder, the co-owner or […]