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2:00 – 2:30 pm: Compliance | Responding to Increased Scrutiny of RESPA With new leadership at the CFPB, the future of RESPA enforcement is evolving. Explore how RESPA enforcement may change under this administration, potential shifts in legal interpretation, and the rise of state-level...
Compliance Considerations For Real-Estate Joint Ventures This panel will discuss potential legal challenges to joint ventures between real estate agents and title companies or mortgage brokers and best practices for compliance.
MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference takes place from May 14-15 in San Diego . This is the premier event for legal and compliance professionals in real estate finance to learn strategies to help your company navigate the changing market. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 12:30 PM-1:45 PM...
Compliance & Coffee: All About Affiliated Business Arrangements Affiliated Business Arrangements (ABAs) are a key component of RESPA compliance and often a source of confusion. In this session of Compliance & Coffee, we're diving into what ABAs actually are, how RESPA defines violations and...
How Are State AGs Attempting to Redefine RESPA Compliance Several states' AGs have recently attempted to redefine what is and is not a complaint affiliated business under Section 8(c)(4). Understanding these erroneous approaches is necessary to have a compliant AfBA and know how to push back.
One mandate under the PPACA [1] required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they receive care (“Transparency in Coverage” or “TiC”). During his first...
On February 1, 2025, President Donald Trump terminated Rohit Chopra’s tenure as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Early on the morning of February 3, 2025, the CFPB issued a press release noting that recently-confirmed Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent had been...
In the prior article we discussed the reasoning behind creation of a health and welfare committee to oversee administration of the health and welfare plans. In creating a charter, a plan sponsor will need to decide whether to include a work plan as an exhibit to that charter as a general guide to...
For the past decade, many courts have found class action waivers in consumer contracts to be valid and enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. However, recently, the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas in Pittsburgh recognized not all clauses warrant enforcement in Pierce v. FloatMe Corp., No. GD...
Following the flurry of regulatory guidance and informal comments from officials at the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and other agencies of the Federal government, health and welfare plans should be a primary focus for plan sponsors in the upcoming year. Designating a Committee or...
Saul Ewing LLP's Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practice hosted their annual CLE program on Thursday, December 12. This program provided updates on consumer financial services civil litigation and government enforcement trends, including federal and state governments' top consumer protection...
Thomas Cryan, a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the 59th Annual Southern Federal Tax Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. Hot Topics in Employment Taxes and Fringe Benefits This presentation will provide an overview of how the IRS computes employment tax liabilities during an audit and the...
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain! Demystifying the Claims Experience Claims are part of our industry. Without them, we would not be necessary. Our goal is to prevent them completely, but from time to time they rear their ugly heads. This panel will walk through the claims process and...