Chris Odinet
Fort Worth
Law prof @ Texas A&M | commercial & consumer finance, property, fintech, bankruptcy, digital assets, banking @TAMULawSchool 🏳️🌈
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Thursday, November 2, 2023 The Association for Law, Property, and Society (ALPS) announces that the Call for Papers (CFP) for its 14th Annual Meeting is now available and open. We are excited to host the meeting at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California, from June 13 to 15, 2024. Individual paper or panel proposals are due by December 31, 2023, and the registration deadline for program inclusion is May 1, 2024.
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 Heirs Property on the Big Screen: Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land (Film) Friend of the blog, MacArthur Fellow, and reporter for the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, Thomas Mitchell (Boston College), recently shared a new, award-winning film titled Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land.
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Friday, July 14, 2023 Mandelker on Mixed-Use Development Zoning Daniel Mandelker (WashU) has posted Zoning for Mixed-Use Development (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Mixed-use development combines residential, commercial, and office uses into projects that emphasize diversity and community, accessibility to work and shopping, and public space.
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Friday, June 30, 2023 Job Announcement: Property, T&E, & Real Estate Law @Suffolk This just in from John Infranca (Suffolk): Suffolk University Law School in Boston expects to fill up to three tenure-track or tenured doctrinal faculty positions, starting in 2024-2025. We seek candidates with a strong record or promise of significant scholarship and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching.
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 Job Announcement: Property Lateral @Iowa Law The University of Iowa College of Law Faculty Hiring Announcement The University of Iowa College of Law anticipates hiring one to two lateral faculty members in the areas of Property Law and Civil Procedure. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To apply, candidates should submit a letter of interest, CV, a list of three references, and a law school transcript through Jobs@UIOWA, https://jobs.uiowa.edu, refer to Requisition #74767.
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On March 23rd, there will be an evening roundtable discussion on Black land loss at Harvard Law School and on March 24th there will be a daylong conference followed by a reception at Boston College Law School. A link to the conference information and registration is below.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 St. Louis Seeks Property Visitor Just in from SLU: Saint Louis University School of Law seeks a visiting professor for spring 2024 to teach a course package which includes property (a 4-credit, 1L course). We are open to considering visitors for one semester or the entire 2023-24 academic year, depending on the individual’s interests and ability to cover additional needs.
Of Usury, Preemption, and Fancy Stationary Bikes
Greetings, Slipsters! I’m thrilled to be here guest blogging, and I thank the editors for having me. So with that, let me get started… Usury, preemption, and pandemic fitness are all colliding here in Iowa. About two weeks ago, I was alerted to a single strike-through amendment buried in a tax bill currently being considered by the Iowa legislature. This simple little change that eliminates three numbers (“521”) would likely go unnoticed by most lawmakers (or, more realistically—all lawmakers).
Time is Running Out to Protect Americans’ Relief Payments from Debt Collectors (Harvard Law Review) | A critical piece of Congress’ coronavirus relief bill, the CARES Act, provides for direct payments to American households. Most individuals are scheduled
Consumer Protection April 7, 2020 by Pamela Foohey, Dalié Jiménez and Chris Odinet A critical piece of Congress’ coronavirus relief bill, the CARES Act, provides for direct payments to American households. Most individuals are scheduled to receive up to $1,200, married couples up to $2,400, plus an additional $500 per child.
Confused CFPB Seeks the 'Freedom to Be Fleeced'
Confused CFPB Seeks the 'Freedom to Be Fleeced' So far, Kathy Kraninger's CFPB appears eager to live up to its critics' worst fears. Read Full Article »
CFPB confusing 'freedom of choice' with 'freedom to be fleeced'
Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will convene a hearing to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). They have a difficult task in front of them. Some Americans may doubt Trump-appointee Kathy Kraninger’s qualifications and commitment to consumer protection. After all, the Senate confirmed the new agency director with a 50-49 vote and over the opposition of at least 57 different consumer groups, including the NAACP. Sen.
Fintech charter: Be wary of innovating into another crisis
The Treasury Department released a long-awaited report on financial technology (fintech) firms on Tuesday. As expected, the document advocates a light-touch approach for fintech regulation. After all, no one wants to stifle innovation. But before we allow fintech firms to bound over the regulatory mound, it’s important to take a hard look at why we regulate the financial services sector so thoroughly to begin with.
OU law professor: On medical marijuana and banking, what next step?
Oklahoma voters recently approved a ballot initiative making the Sooner State the 30th in the nation to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana. Oklahoma officials now have a lot on their plates, including creating or clarifying rules for cultivation, distribution, licensing, patient eligibility and more. But one important issue that will likely go unaddressed is where to put all this new money — the issue of banking.
Guest column: Congress shouldn’t lift rules on Louisiana’s payday lenders
With a state budget deficit looming and talks of tax hikes and budget cuts underway in Baton Rouge, our representatives in Washington should focus on putting money back into the hands of Louisiana consumers.
Guest column: Wall Street seeks limits on consumer rights
Wall Street lobbyists are at it again, and Louisianans need to sit up and pay attention. Big bank lobbyists are pushing Congress to take away our day in court when companies like Wells Fargo and Equifax harm millions of people.It’s sadly ironic that a big push is coming, as we just celebrated the anniversary of Congress’s passage of the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees us the right to trial by jury in civil cases.
Questions remain for new cop on the banks beat
The Trump White House announced Monday its pick for the long-awaited vice chair of supervision over at the Federal Reserve. His name is Randy Quarles, an investment banker and former senior Treasury official under both Bush administrations with international and domestic finance in his portfolio. For those who follow the financial services world, this is big news. The position of vice chair of supervision is relatively new.
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