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By Stephen J. Shapiro The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits lenders, with certain exceptions, from requiring a borrower’s spouse to sign a loan.  In a recent decision, the Fourth Circuit held that, although a lender cannot require a borrower’s spouse to waive claims under ECOA as a precondition to extending […]

By Scott J. Wenner The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has delivered the latest in a series of judicial roundhouse blows to the National Labor Relations Board. In Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. National Labor Relations Board, the Court held that the NLRB exceeded its rulemaking […]