New Rules for Incentive-Based Compensation
Spring 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | “In April, the OCC, Fed, FDIC, FHFA, NCUA, and SEC issued a proposed rule implementing... Read More
Justice in the Hinterlands: Arkansas as a Case Study of the Rural Lawyer Shortage and Evidence-Based Solutions to Alleviate It
Published April 2016 by J. Cliff McKinney II | “In recent years, state high courts, legislatures, bar associations, and other justice system... Read More
A Checklist for Buying Real Property
March 2016 by J. Cliff McKinney II | “No one buys a car without researching it — looking up facts from the... Read More
A Quick Review of the 2016 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
March 2016 by Grant M. Cox | On February 23, 2016, the revised Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys... Read More
Expanding Qualified Mortgages
Winter 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | “On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or “FAST Act” was signed... Read More
Financing Arkansas’s Agricultural Producers – A Brief Primer on Proper Collateral Securitization and Alternative Financing That Every Agricultural Lender Should Know
February 2016 by R. Seth Hampton | Agricultural lenders now face significant competition in the agricultural credit market from not only banking... Read More
Common Hurdles Implementing the New TRID Rule
February 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | “As you are well aware, the third of October marked the deadline for implementation of... Read More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Rule on Protection of Threatened Species in Arkansas
February 2016 by William A. (Al) Eckert III | In 2015, the Northern Long-Eared Bat was listed as a “threatened” species by... Read More
Arkansas Supreme Court Extends Notice Provisions of UCC to Services Contracts
December 2015 by Joseph R. Falasco | The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), codified in Arkansas at Ark. Code Ann. § 4-1-101 et... Read More
Automatic Stay Exceptions Provide Leeway for Financial Institutions
December 2015 by Mary-Tipton Thalheimer | “Once a debtor files a petition for protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code, an automatic... Read More