Keynote Address

Joe Murin, former President of Ginnie Mae and founding partner of The Collingwood Group LLC, will outline the issues facing the real estate industry, and assess how a changing regulatory structure is likely to impact the way you do business.

Open Forum on the Industry

Joe Murin will be joined by high level industry experts to take your questions about the future of the housing, mortgage finance, and settlement services industries.

Best Practices under RESPA

Dramatic changes to RESPA have been met with equally striking changes to lender/title relationships. A panel of industry experts will share the best practices that are emerging in the new landscape.

The Future of the Title Agent

Pat Stone, industry veteran and President & CEO of Williston Financial Group, will address the complex issues in the marketplace and what agents must do to adapt and thrive in the new market.

Concurrent Session A:
Focus on Agent Business

The Case for Diversification
Industry experts will not only make the case for diversifying your business, financial experts will guide you through the critically important process of determining how to make sure you can profit from any new venture.

Concurrent Session B:
Focus on the National Market

National Market/Local Practices
Vendor managers, national agents, and multi-state companies face daily challenges in their efforts to provide services across a wide geographic footprint. Solutions-oriented experts tackle the big issues in the national landscape.

Concurrent Session A:
Focus on Agent Business

The Case for Technology
The world is going paperless. Don’t get left behind! How can you leverage technology to plug into the new dynamics in the marketplace? Experts will walk you through the ROI of technology.

Concurrent Session B:
Focus on the National Market

Lender Synergies in Today’s Market
Join attorney Loretta Salzano, as she leads a frank discussion with lenders from across the country about how they are adapting their businesses for the future, and what their expectations are for their settlement services partners.

Keynote Address

K&L Gates Attorney Phil Schulman will lead off the National Compliance Summit with an in-depth analysis of the plethora of federal laws and regulations that will change the face of the mortgage and settlement services industry.

Open Forum on Regulatory Realities

Phil Schulman will be joined by high level industry experts to take your questions about new and proposed laws and regulations.

All Things RESPA

Holland & Knight attorney Jeff Arouh will walk the audience through the fallout of the new RESPA rule, what legal issues have arisen in the aftermath, and what efforts are afoot at HUD to enforce the new rules.

Regulator Roundtable

Agents across the country are bracing for the new data requirements being proposed by the NAIC. We will have regulators on tap to enlighten agents about the proposed data calls, to explore the efficacy of the monthly HUD enforcement calls, and to discuss additional regulatory efforts in their states.

Concurrent Session A:
The Closer

Managing the Closing Table
The closing table just got a little more complicated! Industry experts weigh in on issues surrounding the unauthorized practice of law, fiduciary duty and other new challenges at the closing table.

Concurrent Session B:
Compliance Issues

Marketing Parameters under RESPA and State Law
Marketing your services has never been easy under RESPA, but new rules and regulations at both the state and federal level have added a new level of complexity. RESPA attorneys will walk you through the compliance issues in your marketing practices.

Concurrent Session A:
The Closer

Fraud and the New Ethics
Fraud experts will be on hand to teach agents about the new face of fraud, and how to be an ethical player in the prevention of fraud.

Concurrent Session B:
Compliance Issues

Litigation Trends
Plaintiffs attorneys are clever in ferreting out industry practices ripe for litigation. Our expert attorneys will share the latest trends and how you can litigation-proof your agency.