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Marx Sterbcow Speaking at the 33rd Annual Texas Land Title Institute Conference

Marx Sterbcow will be presenting on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at The 33rd Annual Robert C. Sneed Texas Land Title Insitute Conference in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country.  The session at the Texas Land Title Association‘s annual event will discuss the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act…

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FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights Identified RESPA Section 8(a) Violations in its March 2023 Newsletter

The FDIC examiners identified significant consumer compliance issues during its supervisory activities in 2022 according to its March 2023 issue.  The Spring 2021 issue of the Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights discussed Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act “RESPA” Section 8(a) violations and the difference between paying for a lead (which is…

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Marx Sterbcow Speaking at the Southeast Land Title Association’s 55th Annual Mid-Year Conference

Marx Sterbcow, Managing Attorney of the Sterbcow Law Group, is speaking at the Southeast Land Title Association‘s Mid-Year Conference in Birmingham, Alabama on Monday, April 24th at the Ross Bridge Resort & Spa.  Mr. Sterbcow will speak on CFPB and RESPA compliance matters including an in-depth discussion on how to…

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Marx Sterbcow to keynote DOMA Holdings’ 2023 Mid-South Agent Conference in Nashville

Marx Sterbcow, the managing attorney, for the Sterbcow Law Group, LLC will be the keynote speaker at Doma Title Insurance’s 2023 Mid-South Agent Conference on March 7, 2023 at the Sonesta Nashville, Airport in Nashville, Tennessee.  Mr. Sterbcow’s presentation: “RESPA: A Primer for Title Agents” will focus on RESPA Compliance…

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Marx Sterbcow speaking at The National Settlement Services Summit (“NS3”) on June 2, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.

Marx Sterbcow, the Managing Attorney at the Sterbcow Law Group, will be speaking at the National Settlement Services Summit in Orlando, Florida with Kris Kully, Partner at Mayer Brown, along with moderator Tracey Read, Editor of RESPA News.  The session “RESPA Step by Step” will discuss the step-by-step process of…

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues Compliance Aid on RESPA Section 8: Marketing Service Agreements (MSAs)

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has rescinded the highly controversial Compliance Bulletin 2015-05, “RESPA Compliance And Marketing Services Agreements” and issued new  the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) guidance on Section 8 on the topics of “Gifts and Promotional Activities” and “Marketing Services Agreements“.  The…

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Marx Sterbcow speaking at the Minnesota Land Title Association Spring Seminar

Marx Sterbcow will provide a “RESPA Compliance and CFPB Update“ at the Minnesota Land Title Association “MLTA” 2020 Spring Conference at the Marriott Minneapolis Northwest hotel on Monday, April 6, 2020 from 10:15 to 11:15 AM.  The session will first focus on the “Do’s and Don’ts of the Real Estate…

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FDIC RESPA Enforcement Action: HomeStreet Bank accused of violating Section 8

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation “FDIC” on November 30, 2019 entered into a Consent Order FDIC-18-0142k which ordered HomeStreet Bank, a Seattle, Washington based bank to pay a civil money penalty of $1.35 million dollars.  The FDIC alleged that HomeStreet Bank’s now discontinued Home Loan Center-based mortgage banking business line…

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RESPA Seminar: Marx Sterbcow to discuss “Whither the Bureau: State UDAAP, Regulatory and Private Sector Compliance Issues, Activities and Requirements” at the 26th Annual RESPRO Conference in New Orleans on March 27, 2019

Marx Sterbcow with the Sterbcow Law Group’s RESPA Law Resource Center has been invited to speak at the Real Estate Settlement Providers Organization’s “RESPRO” 26th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 27, 2019 at 8:45 AM at the Ritz Carlton Hotel’s Carrollton Ballroom.  The presentation “Whither the CFPB: State…

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Marx Sterbcow to speak at the American Land Title Association’s Large Agent Conference

Marx Sterbcow of the Sterbcow Law Group has been invited to speak at the American Land Title Association’s “ALTA Large Agent Conference at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.  ALTA’s Large Agent Conference is January 13-15, 2019. The presentation “RESPA UPDATES”…

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