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Federal Bar Association to Host Exciting Panel this Week – The Next Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Reckoning: Enforcement, Whistleblowers, and Putback Litigation

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Isaac Gradman

This Thursday, June 18, I’m excited to join an extremely knowledgeable panel hosted by the Federal Bar Association entitled, “The Next Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Reckoning: Enforcement, Whistleblowers, and Putback Litigation.” I’d be honored to have any fans of The Subprime … Continue reading →

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Wells Fargo Borrows Heavily from RMBS Greatest Hits to Prevail in First Major Test for CMBS Putbacks

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Isaac Gradman

Wells Fargo has prevailed over JPMorgan in one of the first major tests for CMBS putback litigation involving the repurchase of an allegedly defective commercial mortgage loan. Continue reading →

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Cracks in Commercial Real Estate Market Usher in All-Too-Familiar CMBS Putback Litigation and Risk of Broader Distress

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Isaac Gradman

It has been said that history repeats itself. This is perhaps not quite correct; it merely rhymes. – Theodor Reik, 1965, Curiosities of the Self: Illusions We Have about Ourselves  I am reminded frequently of the above quote when I … Continue reading →

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