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Habitat for Humanity International announces CLO
Housing organisation Habitat for Humanity International welcomed Tim Phillips as the organization’s new chief legal officer.
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Healthcare Realty Trust announces GC
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated announced that Andrew Loope, senior vice president, corporate counsel and secretary, will be promoted to executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary.
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Walker & Dunlop names GC, compliance chief
Commercial real estate finance and advisory services firm Walker & Dunlop announced that Dan Groman will be its executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer.
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News BriefReal estate firm JLL fined by Canada’s FINTRAC for AML, KYC failures
Canada’s anti-money laundering regulator fined Toronto-based real estate firm Jones Lang Lasalle $107,827 Canadian dollars (U.S. $77,632) for six violations of its anti-money laundering rules, after discovering gaps in recordkeeping and reporting requirements for know your customer rules.
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Watkin Jones appoints legal chief
Watkin Jones, a developer and manager of residential for rent, announced that the group has appointed Adam McGhin as its new chief legal officer and company secretary.
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Amherst appoints general counsel
The Amherst Group, a real estate investment, development and operating platform, announced the appointment of Peter Campbell as general counsel.
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Link Logistics announces GC
Link Logistics, operator of last-mile logistics real estate, announced the appointment of Shannon Jensen as executive vice president and general counsel.
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News BriefFinCEN finalizes AML rules for investment advisers, cash real estate transactions
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released new anti-money laundering requirements for U.S. investment advisers and real estate professionals that attempt to close loopholes that criminals and kleptocrats have long exploited.
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News BriefDOJ orders LA to pay $38M over filing false claims for HUD grants
Los Angeles will pay more than $38 million to resolve allegations, first brought by two whistleblower, that for a decade the city knowingly shut people with disabilities out of affordable housing created through federal funds, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
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Amherst appoints Santander risk chief as deputy investment chief
The Amherst Group, a real estate investment, development and operating platform specializing in residential assets, announced that Santander US Capital Markets’ chief risk officer Paul Nicholson has joined the firm as the deputy chief investment officer.
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CenterCal Properties adds general counsel
CenterCal Properties announced the addition of John Kim as its general counsel.
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News BriefOFAC sanctions drug cartel over China procurement; FinCEN issues advisory
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and Secretary Janet Yellen announced sanctions Thursday against the top leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel over the illicit trafficking of synthetic opioid fentanyl in the United States.
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News BriefCFPB proposes $3.95M fine against Freedom Mortgage over repeated data errors
Freedom Mortgage Corp. would have to pay a $3.95 million fine and carry out regular auditing and testing of its loan data under a proposed order by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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National Tax Lien Association names general counsel
Nonprofit organization the National Tax Lien Association announced the appointment of Austin Barnes III as general counsel.
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News BriefCrowe U.K. dinged $181K by FRC for Aseana Properties audit failures
Crowe U.K. was assessed a penalty of £144,000 (U.S. $181,000) by the U.K. Financial Reporting Council for failures in its audit of Aseana Properties Limited’s financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019.
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News BriefFSOC warns on liquidity risk by nonbank mortgage servicers
A new report by the Financial Stability Oversight Council recommended state regulators and Congress take steps to minimize “significant liquidity risk” posed by the nonbank mortgage servicing industry.
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Cushman & Wakefield appoints first sustainability chief
Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield announced the appointment of Jessica Francisco as its first chief sustainability officer.
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News BriefTreasury proposal seeks to expand CFIUS enforcement authority
A proposal by the Treasury Department would allow the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to seek more information as part of its review activities and enable “substantially” larger penalties in instances of noncompliance with relevant regulations.
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DiamondRock Hospitality Company general counsel to retire
Real estate investment trust DiamondRock Hospitality Company announced Bill Tennis, its longtime executive vice president and general counsel, will retire.
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News BriefSFO launches probe into collapsed Carlauren Group
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office announced two raids and three arrests coinciding with the launch of an investigation into collapsed property developer Carlauren Group.