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Marketing services agreement: A kickback by another name

Written by Todd Ewing on 2012-11-28.

While Affiliated Business Arrangements (also known as a The Legal Kickback) between settlement companies and real estate brokers have been much discussed and criticized over the years as anti-consumer, they continue to permeate the market. Here...

A title agent’s response to 3rd-party ‘vetting firms’

Written by Federal Title on 2012-11-19.

Recently an article appeared in the Washington Post by our colleague Harvey Jacobs about the influx of third-party “vetting” firms that seem to have capitalized on a jittery lending community. For a fee, these so-called “vetters”...

Settlements made harder

Written by Federal Title on 2012-10-19.

We're about to see some big changes regarding the delivery of HUD-1 Settlement Statements and Truth-in-Lending Disclosures, which could result in added cost and closing delays for homebuyers, if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's...

New rules attempt to clarify DC mortgage foreclosure legislation

Written by Federal Title on 2011-09-29.

House tries to speed up short sales

Written by Federal Title on 2011-04-25.

Short sales. These two words strike fear in buyers, agents and title companies. Whenever we receive a contract for a short sale, there is an immediate push to get out the seller HUD-1 to the short sale lender, ASAP! We get calls from everybody...

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Tag: Legislation

Marketing services agreement: A kickback by another name

A title agent’s response to 3rd-party ‘vetting firms’

Settlements made harder

New rules attempt to clarify DC mortgage foreclosure legislation

House tries to speed up short sales

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