Legal/Regulation: Page 127
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More Bank Regs Likely Leading to Less Loaning
Opponents of international and U.S. regulatory changes argue that they will cut capital markets trading and tighten lending.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 1, 2012 -
Federal Legislation Would Set Five-Year Funding for Highways, Transit
A GOP bill would authorize $260 billion for highway, transit and safety work and, backers say, cut red tape.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 31, 2012 -
Illinois AG sues S&P
The state attorney general claims Standard & Poor’s gave fraudulently high ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 31, 2012 -
Can Obama Push FHFA Into Loan Write-Downs, Forbearance?
Looking to kick lose more lending, the proposal is for the taxpayers to push some loans above water.
Jan. 31, 2012 -
Leading with LEED
USGBC argues that everyone wins with public buildings that are efficient and last longer.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 31, 2012 -
Obama Creates New Unit Within Financial Fraud Task Force
Skepticism has greeted President Obama's creating an invetigative unit to look at mortgage bundling.
Jan. 30, 2012 -
AGC Knocking Project Labor Agreements Out of Federal Bids
Associated General Contractors says it is asking the Navy to drop wage agreements in three projects.
Jan. 30, 2012 -
Roofer’s Fatal Plunge Demonstrates Need for Fall-Prevention Regulations
A safety advocate says it is hard to get workers to use precautions for "only a minute" work.
Jan. 27, 2012 -
New Firm-Fixed-Price Rules on Federal Contracts Impact Construction Industry
The industry will have to watch for devils in new details when bidding on government work.
Jan. 27, 2012 -
April Meeting for Contractors, Federal Workers on Contract Rules
The conference, organized by Associated General Contractors, will be April 16-19 in Washington.
Jan. 27, 2012 -
Fight Awaits New Mortgage-Fraud Unit
It may bolster civil settlements, but criminal liability is a hard standard to meet.
Jan. 26, 2012 -
Skyward
Obama Taps Schneiderman for Mortgage Task Force
New York's attortney general is among those picked to investigate conduct that led to the housing-driven recession.
Jan. 25, 2012 -
Charles Henricks
Oregon Tries Top-Down Construction on Bridge
Restrictions on in-water work in salmon rivers prompted the new approach by the state DOT.
Jan. 24, 2012 -
Charles Henricks
ABC Leads Protest of NLRB Appointments
The group's Coalition for a Democratic Workplace charges that Obama appointments were unconstitutional.
Jan. 24, 2012 -
Skyward
FHA Toughening Mortgage Standards
The FHA's move comes despite complaints that tough lending is hampering a homebuilding recovery.
Jan. 23, 2012 -
Industry Challenges Connecticut’s Suit Over Defective Construction Work
The industry wants Connecticut's Supreme Court to keep the state from using a 13th-century legal doctrine about defective work on state jobs.
Jan. 19, 2012 -
Power REITs Say M&A Will Ramp Up
The predictions came at the Practising Law Institute's "REIT and Real Estate M&A and Restructurings" conferenc.
Jan. 19, 2012 -
NYC Zoning Laws Grow Up
At 50, zoning laws in middle age are hot, the cougar of urban regulatory devices, more flexible and dynamic than ever.
Jan. 18, 2012 -
BBB Advises Contractors to Avoid Firms That Charge $99 for Job Leads
Several builders have reported being scammed by thieves using at at least three business names.
Jan. 17, 2012 -
Fannie, Freddie Face Pay Cuts
Regulators will sharply cut the pay of the new chief executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which may make it difficult for the struggling mortgage-finance giants to attract and keep qualified CEOs.
Jan. 17, 2012 -
NAHB Brings Gingrich to Speak for Homeownership
The builders' organization found a kindred spirit for its "Rally for Homeownership" campaign.
Jan. 17, 2012 -
UGL Adds Chicago-based Cap Markets Group
CHICAGO-The Sydney-based firm, which recently took over DTZ, will provide transaction services for acquisitions, dispositions, SLBs, workouts, and more. Plus more Midwest news.
Jan. 17, 2012 -
Suffolk Finishes Hospital's Progressive Operating Suite
Suffolk Construction recently completed the multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating (AMIGO) suite at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH).
Jan. 16, 2012 -
How to Break Murphy's Law
A Canadian engineer shows that verification and checking procedures can improve structural safety and performance.
Jan. 15, 2012 -
Stretching Exercises: Digital Images Reveal Bridge Failures
Engineers are using photogrammetry to assure the safety of truss bridges across the United States.
Jan. 14, 2012
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