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New FDIC guidance on managing credit risks for loan participations

Posted on 09/12/2012 at 01:19 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Banking Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

Today, the FDIC issued FIL-38-2012 setting forth some guidelines it expects banks to follow when they purchase loan part...

Categories: Banking Law

Tagged As: FDIC, FDIC guidance, Iowa banking law, loan participations, underwriting

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A heads up: Recent stories regarding FDIC rules for hiring and retention of employees

Posted on 09/11/2012 at 03:46 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Banking Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

The past couple of weeks have seen an unusual amount of media focus on financial institution employee background checks...

Categories: Banking Law

Tagged As: compliance, criminal background checks, employee background checks, FDIC Act, Iowa banking law, Section 19, violations, waiver

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Drug testing: Iowa Court of Appeals affirms strict compliance with state law required of employers (part 1 of 3)

Posted on 09/11/2012 at 08:29 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

The September 6, 2012, decision of the Iowa Court of Appeals in Skipton v. S & J Tube, Inc. contains some important remi...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: drug testing, employer, Iowa Code, Iowa Employer Law Blog, workplace injuries

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More "guidance" from the NLRB: During an investigation, don't routinely ask employees to keep matters confidential

Posted on 08/10/2012 at 01:37 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

In light of a recent ruling from the NLRB, Iowa employers should be cautious when instructing employees not to discuss m...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: confidentiality policies, employer investigations, Iowa Employer Law Blog, new NLRB rule

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"Add-on" products come under scrutiny of the CFPB

Posted on 08/02/2012 at 05:06 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Banking Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

Credit card issuers have been put on notice by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") that offering "add-on"...

Categories: Banking Law

Tagged As: CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, credit card add-ons, credit card disclosures, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, federal regulation, Iowa banking law

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Reading tea leaves: Is Dodd-Frank more vulnerable after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act?

Posted on 07/16/2012 at 11:29 AM by John Lande

John Lande Iowa Banking Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

On June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court held that a key provision of the Affordable Care Act ('ACA') the provi...

Categories: Banking Law, John Lande

Tagged As: Affordable Care Act, CFPB, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Act, Dodd-Frank Act, Iowa banking law

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Dead people's wages

Posted on 07/12/2012 at 09:33 AM by David Repp

Frequently, a deceased employee will have a spouse (with one or more dependents) who may have an urgent need for cash an...

Categories: David Repp, Taxation Law, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Iowa Tax, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law

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"RESPA" doesn't prohibit the collection of unearned settlement fees, Supreme Court says

Posted on 06/22/2012 at 07:18 AM by Benjamin Bruner

Ben Bruner Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Iowa Banking LawDickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

In the recent Freeman v Quicken Loans, Inc. case, the U.S. Supreme Court was confronted with a dispute that centered on...

Categories: Banking Law, Ben Bruner, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: bank fees, Freeman v Quicken Loans, Iowa banking law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, RESPA, unearned settlement fees, US Supreme Court

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Trademark enforced at highest level: Others' use is no excuse

Posted on 06/11/2012 at 01:17 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Intellectual Property Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

President Obama's campaign, Obama for America, recently filed a trademark infringement suit against a Washington-based c...

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: Iowa Intellectual Property Law

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Astrue v. Capato: When is a child not a child?

Posted on 05/23/2012 at 09:11 AM by Mary Zambreno

Mary Zambreno Iowa Trusts & Estates Law Iowa Family Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

This article was co-authored by Dickinson attorney Christine Halbrook. * * * In Astrue v. Capato, the Supreme Court, in...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: artificial insemination, Astrue v Capato, Iowa family law, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law, marriage, minor children, Social Security, survivor benefits

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