Terry Franzén returns to Haiti to staff the pharmacy for mobile medical, dental, and eye clinics, April 24 – May 2. You may follow her adventures at http://www.haiticompanions.blogspot.com/
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Spring 2015 Hot Topics
Preparation for the upcoming integrated disclosures is underway. Will you be ready for the August 1st effective date? Start preparing now! Contact us at 770-248-2885 for help with your implementation.
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Spring 2015 Federal Highlights
President Obama Issues Temporary Extension of One Year Period of Protections for Servicemembers from Enforcement of Mortgages President Obama signed the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014, which extends a previous modification of the Servicemembers Civil Relief…
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Spring 2015 States In Brief
Arizona SB 1218 The Governor of Arizona signed into law SB 1218 relating to recording fees. The bill is effective July 3, 2015. Arizona SB 1448 The Governor of Arizona signed into law SB 1448 relating to the notice of…
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Spring 2015 “Talking The Talk”
Terry Franzén will be speaking at the following events: May 3-6, MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference, Chicago; Enforcement Litigation. Registration is available at: http://events.mortgagebankers.org/LIRC2015/default.html July 27-28, ACI’s 23rd Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation Conference, Chicago; Fair Lending.…
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Winter 2015 Announcements
Please welcome our new associate, Eric A. Deutsch, to the firm! Eric practices in both the firm’s consumer lending regulatory compliance and civil litigation areas. A recipient of the Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship and an Edward T. Foote Fellow, Eric…
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Winter 2015 Announcements
We are proud to announce that Sharmin Arefin is the current Chairperson of the Automotive Resource Network (ARN) Auto Dealership Committee. ARN is a membership organization of automotive professionals. Its mission is to drive automotive excellence and foster the development…
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Winter 2015 Hot Topics
The National Association of Realtors® recently published the following guidance regarding Marketing Services Agreements: RESPA DO’S FOR MSAs Real estate brokers and agents must comply with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, or RESPA, which prohibits brokers and agents from…
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Winter 2015 Federal Highlights
CFPB Bulletin – Social Security Disability Income Verification The CFPB issued a compliance bulletin regarding the obligations of creditors under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B (together, “ECOA”) regarding the consideration of public assistance income and relevant standards…
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Winter 2015 Multi-State Legislation
Updated NMLS Call Reports NMLS Release 2015.1 The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (“NMLS”) is updating the Mortgage Call Report (“MCR”), which state-licensed entities use to report quarterly residential mortgage loan activity data and annual data regarding financial condition…
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