Topic : RESPA Updates
Title Attorney Settles with HUD for Kickbacks
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week, Dr. Lacefield reviews the case of1-800-East-West Mortgage Company, one of New England’s largest mortgage lenders, who pays $150K and becomes part of ongoing probe. View the RESPANewsUpdate.com video here. […]
RESPA Police Target Title Agents
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. Dr. Lacefield discusses how Title Companies continue to be a stationary target for regulators, particularly sham operations from the state perspectives in Texas, Ohio, Colorado and California just to mention […]
Assure Compliance with HUD-Last Five Points
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week, Dr. Lacefield reviews the last five points of a ten point test to determine if your operation is legal or in danger of being cited by HUD as […]
Assure Compliance with HUD-First Five Points
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week, Dr. Lacefield reviews the first five points of a ten point test to determine if your operation is legal or in danger of being cited by HUD as […]
States Pick Up RESPA Guidelines Where Feds Leave Off
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. Dr. Lacefield discusses the decision by Ohio’s state government to address sham business operations. In August, the Ohio Department of Insurance released a draft rule that would tighten the state’s […]
Free Virtual Tours Violate RESPA
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. Dr. Lacefield reviews this HUD case where six title companies in Texas being fined for financing virtual home tour programs to certain real estate agents as an incentive to refer […]
Two Brothers in Georgia File Cases Against Countrywide
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week Dr. Lacefield reviews two court cases against Countrywide based on RESPA claims filed by two brothers in Georgia. The court dismisses one case but refuses to dismiss the […]
New HUD Forms: Good Faith Estimate and Mortgage Package Offer - Part 2
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. The latest video continues the discussion of the new HUD/RESPA forms for Good Faith Estimate and Mortgage Package Offer. Dr. Lacefield reviews the rules and tolerances for these new items. […]
New HUD Forms: Good Faith Estimate and Mortgage Package Offer - Part 1
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. This week’s video begins a discussion of the new HUD/RESPA forms for Good Faith Estimate and Mortgage Package Offer. Dr. Lacefield reviews the rules and tolerances for these new items. […]
Atlanta-based Coldwell Banker Branch Pays $250K
More tips on RESPA law, guidelines and violations for real estate agents and loan originators from former HUD investigator and RESPA expert, Dr. Gary Lacefield. In this week’s video, Dr. Lacefield discusses an Atlanta branch of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate under investigation for RESPA violations that settled with HUD for a $250K payment. View […]