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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...
Brandon Brauer will speak as a panelist at the National ABA RPTE Conference on May 1, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The title of the session is " Betting on Success: Title and Survey Coverage for Commercial Construction Projects." This panel presentation will focus on common title and survey issues in...
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...
Real Estate Workouts – General Session Real estate workouts and refinancing are a growing reality in EB-5. How to handle debt maturities and other issues, especially when EB-5 is subordinate in the capital stack, will be challenging. Panelists will discuss trends and case studies for EB-5 workouts...
On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) implementing a new registration requirement (“Registration Requirement”) for certain foreign nationals to be filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”). The...
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.
Appeal deadline is currently March 14. Council has introduced an ordinance to extend deadline to March 31, 2025. The ordinance will not be considered until March 13. At a specially scheduled meeting held March 5, New Castle County Council introduced an ordinance to extend the deadline to file...
The New EB-5 Landscape: A Path Forward for Backlogged Visa Applicants With significant backlogs in other immigration avenues, the EB-5 investor lawful permanent resident (Green Card) program has become an increasingly attractive option. The program has received new life with the passing of the EB-5...
In this presentation, Saul Ewing attorneys Richard Forsten and Pam Scott discussed the current status of the reassessment process, what is involved in pursuing an appeal, and whether an appeal makes sense for your property. Time is running short if you want to appeal the assessment for your property...
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...