Edward S. Sledge IV

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Ed Sledge represents businesses in high-exposure civil disputes in a variety of industries, from private equity groups and product manufacturers to financial services institutions, to name a few. Ed’s national practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation in courts across the country, but he routinely represents businesses in personal injury and wrongful death matters. View articles by Edward

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Federal Reserve Implements Aggressive Liquidity Campaign as Growing Corporate Debt Threatens to Exacerbate COVID-19 Economic Toll

By Edward S. Sledge IV, Benjamin William Perry and Brian R. Epling on Posted in Automobile Finance, Banking, Commercial Lending, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Federal Agencies, Loan Underwriting, Mortgage Loan Originators, Short-Term Loans, Unsecured Lending
In response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, Congress recently approved a $2 trillion stimulus package in an attempt to offset the potentially disastrous economic effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, central banks are implementing increasingly drastic measures aimed at preserving the availability of capital during the looming recession, which appears increasingly imminent as the global economy remains … Continue Reading

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ TCPA Ruling Is a Mixed Bag

By Grant A. Premo and Edward S. Sledge IV on Posted in Autodialer, Automobile Finance, Compliance, Debt Collection, TCPA
On March 16, 2018, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) opinion in ACA International v. Federal Communications Commission, a consolidated appeal of the FCC’s July 10, 2015, TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order. While the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the FCC’s approach to revocation of consent … Continue Reading

FHFA Proposes Rule on Fannie Mae’s & Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Underserved Markets

By Jason R. Bushby and Edward S. Sledge IV on Posted in Affordable Housing
Pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, federal law requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to facilitate a secondary market for mortgages on housing for very low-, low-, … Continue Reading
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