Latest Compliance - RESPA Topics

The Federal Reserve Board has published its 1997 update to the Regulation Z Official Staff Commentary.

The results are in. The FDIC has compiled the reports of violations noted in compliance examinations reported in 1996.

America is the land of opportunity. Our history is replete with examples of individuals who identified a service or product opportunity, filled it, and became a success.

Much has been said in the press recently - at least in the press that covers (and recovers) the goings on in Washington, D.C.

RESPA applies to all loans secured by a 1-4 family dwelling. Flood insurance requirements apply to all improved real estate, both dwellings and commercial properties.

For most businesses, it's who you know that counts. Relationships are the artery system that delivers the lifeblood of a business.

Governor Lindsey has submitted his resignation from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He plans to rejoin the private sector.

It's official - at last! HUD has issued a revision to Regulation X to implement EGRPRA's mandate that the business purpose exemption in RESPA's Regulation X be the same as that in Regulation Z.

The 1996 banking act, the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 ("EGRPRA"), directed the Federal Reserve Board and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to work t

RESPA and Regulation X apply to all federally related mortgage loans, loans secured by a one- to four-family dwelling. The dwelling that secures the loan need not be the applicant's.