Solicitor General Asks High Court Not To Hear National Bank Act Preemption Cases

Mealey's (September 7, 2023, 2:55 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. solicitor general urged the Supreme Court in an amicus curiae brief to deny petitions for writs of certiorari on the grounds that lower courts failed to apply the proper assessment of the degree to which the National Bank Act (NBA) preempts state laws in two unrelated appeals regarding whether lenders are required to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts....