Search

Find exactly what you’re looking for.

Showing 1-20 of 89 results

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...

Ensuing Accurate Financial Assessment in Large Losses and Complex Losses Accurate financial assessment in large and complex losses begins with clear definitions of what constitutes a "large loss" and a "complex loss." Engagement with the DFIR vendor is crucial, and decisions about sharing...

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.

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...

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...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed an action on December 23, 2024, against Rocket Home Real Estate LLC (“Rocket Homes”), a real estate brokerage and affiliates (“Defendant Brokerage”) and an individual owner of the real estate brokerage, asserting violations of the Real Estate...

After nearly a year of speculation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) to cap overdraft fees that financial institutions with at least $10 billion in assets can assess to consumers. The CFPB has hailed the issuance of the Rule as permitting “consumers...

BOSTON, (December 16, 2024)– Saul Ewing LLP today announced it has secured a $1.1 million settlement on behalf of Carlo DeMaria, Mayor of the City of Everett, Mass., in his defamation lawsuit against the Everett Leader Herald, its owner, and its publisher and editor. Saul Ewing Partners Jeffrey S...

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...

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued guidance and strategies (“Guidance”) concerning cybersecurity risks that arise in response to the advancements in artificial intelligence (“AI”). While AI technology has, in many cases, positively impacted businesses...

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...

Francis "Trip" Riley, Partner and Chair of the firm's Consumer Financial Services Litigation practice, will be speaking on two panels during the RESPRO Compliance24 conference. In the first session, titled "Navigating Compliance Waters," hear from the CFPB and attorney and compliance members of...

Kyra Smerkanich, a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Philadelphia on October 1, 2024. Title: The Difficult Insured: Striking a Balance Topics: How Organizational Structure & Culture Impact Response to Crisis; Efficiency vs Effectiveness in Incident...

For More Information