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What to know about CRA after revisions withdrawn

Posted Date: Monday, May 19, 2025

Following the withdrawal of the long-awaited 2023 final rule revising Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) standards, financial institutions will experience no change in federal CRA standards. However, some states are working on tightening their own regulations. A panel of experts discusses the best practices in CRA benchmarking.

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NS3 Preview: A deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence

Posted Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Brian Carter, owner of Optymedia and a featured speaker at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) June 16-18 in Pittsburgh, will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in housing and leadership. NS3 attendees will leave the presentation with concrete steps to implement AI solutions that deliver measurable results.

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Arizona regulators share how they partner on RESPA enforcement

Posted Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Arizona Department of Real Estate Commissioner Susan Nicolson spoke with attendees of RESPRO One about how the two departments are working together to focus on areas of RESPA-related compliance in their state.

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Andreano breaks down FinCEN’s residential real estate rule

Posted Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Richard Andreano, partner at Ballard Spahr LLP, broke down the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) residential real estate rule at the 2024 RESPRO fall conference, covering the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) program and the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations for residential real estate transfers.

FinCEN is concerned that “all-cash purchase[s] may be conducted by individuals attempting to hide their assets and identity by purchasing residential properties,” Andreano stated. This concern led FinCEN to publish the final rule in August with a potential rule addressing commercial real estate coming in December 2025.

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Former FHFA director emphasizes importance of advocacy

Posted Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

At the 2024 RESPRO Fall Seminar, Ken Trepeta, president and executive director of RESPRO, moderated the session “Hear from the Former Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)” where Mark Calabria spoke on advocating, working with the incoming administration and the impact of Chevron.

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RESPRO bound! – RESPA News will be in D.C. Oct. 7-8

Posted Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024

RESPA News will be at the National Harbor in Washington, D.C., for RESPRO’s COMPLIANCE24. Compliance is our publication’s bread and butter, and our team is looking forward to bringing you the highlights that will help the October Research community stay ahead of the competition.

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American credit usage, lack of savings concern ‘Bowtie’ Economist

Posted Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Acclaimed “Bowtie” Economist Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., provided a candid and frank outlook on the economy during the 2024 National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in Naples, Fla.

“We’re using the crap out of our credit cards. We shouldn’t be doing that,” he said while he explained the concerning more spending, less saving trend that is occurring.

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Leaders share how failure can be necessary on road to success

Posted Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

At October Research’s second annual Women’s Leadership Summit, Sheri Olsen, national director of banking services and senior vice president at First American Trust, and Jenny Martin, senior vice president, chief business development officer and national division manager at Futura Title & Escrow, presented “Growing Our Journey Together.”

They discussed some successes and failures they faced within the real estate world and shared lessons learned to aid others in their search for success.

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How to build a lucrative AfBA, from the experts

Posted Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Florida Agency Network and Closingsuite.com CEO Aaron Davis and Chief Operating Officer Mike LaRosa, as well as The Duncan Duo Team at LPT Realty CEO Andrew Duncan, shared their insights into how to build a lucrative and compliant affiliated business arrangement at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in Naples, Fla.

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Experts offer a deeper dive into today’s RESPA issues

Posted Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Experts from Saul Ewing, LP and Foley & Lardner, LLP shared insights into the latest actions invoking RESPA in this deep dive session at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3).

The two covered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s renewed focus on RESPA, what’s being asked by state regulators who enforce the act, and what to take away from recent consent orders and advisory opinions.

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