Commitment Matters: Mary & Steve Gottheim - Shifting Focus in D.C.

In this episode of Commitment Matters, Mary speaks with Steve Gottheim, General Counsel for ALTA. You can contact Steve via email.

During their conversation, Steve or Mary mentioned: 

• Read up on the latest happenings in Congress here.

• The Major Questions Doctrine is described as the intention of clear congressional authority that Congress needs to carry when putting on a regulation that has significant economic or political impacts.

• An example of Major Questions Doctrine was West Virginia v. EPA and the Clean Power Plan. Read more about the case here.

• Steve specifically mentions the Administrative Procedures Act.

• This article offers a breakdown to understand more of the Dodd Frank Act, what it’s comprised of and its implications.

• Mary and Steve discuss the authority behind TRID and RESPA regulation.

• Steve outlines Chevron deference and explains how it’s connected to Major Questions Doctrine in case discussions. Here is an outline of Chevon U.S.A, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., the case in which the term Chevron deference comes from.

• Steve relates these concepts from the title and real estate perspective through Title X (Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) and Title XIV (Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act) of Dodd Frank.

• Read about the Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd.(CFSA), CFPB (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) case here.

• Steve explains how APA challenges

• Amicus briefs are usually filed in appellate courts by businesses, government entities and other associations toward a specific case to show the impact a case may have on people outside the parties involved. Take a look at some of the most recent examples of amicus briefs.

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