Articles and Analyses

  1. Aspatore Publications divisions of Westlaw
    Will RESPA Reform be part of Reshaping Residential Mortgage Lending?
    December 2007
  2. Inside Mortgage Compliance
    RESPA Rule now Jackson’s call, Doubts about Rule’s Fate Remain, December 15, 2003
  3. Origination News
    Final RESPA Reform Rule: Yes
    State Law Pre-Emption: No, October 2003
  4. American Banker
    A RESPA Idea that Won’t Work, August 18, 2003
  5. Mortgage Banking
    Life after HUD, June 2003
  6. The Legal Description
    But what happens October 29? , October 28, 2002
  7. Mortgage Banking
    Will RESPA Reforms Bring Bundling to Settlement Services?, May 2002
  8. The Practical Real Estate Lawyer
    RESPA and Online Mortgage Lending, May 2002
  9. RESPRO Report
    So Many RESPA Enforcement Messages; Who gets one Next?, November 2001
  10. Origination News
    RESPA has ramifications for online lending world, April 30, 2001
  11. Pratt’s Mortgage Compliance Letter, co-editor and author of Ask Mr.
    RESPA column from April 2001- May 2002

Quoted Articles/TV

  1. USA Today
    Cut Fees any Which Way you Can, August 29, 2002
  2. C-SPAN –Half-Hour Interview
    Residential Lending, July 23, 2003
  3. Inside Mortgage Compliance
    Legal Experts Still Expect Final RESPA Rule, November 3, 2003
  4. Inside Mortgage Compliance
    RESPA expert “Sees” Deferred GFE Disclosures and GMP in Final Rule, June 16, 2003
  5. Origination News
    Court move revives YSP Flap, August 2001
  6. National Mortgage News
    Class Certification Move May Revive YSP Lawsuits, June 25, 2001
  7. Real Estate Finance Today
    Appeals Court Upholds RESPA Class Action Certification, June 25, 2001
  8. The Washington Post
    Appeals Court Ruling means consumers need to pay attention to “up-charges” at settlement, August 18, 2001
  9. The Washington Post
    Loan Broker Fees Under Attack, July 14, 2001
  10. Real Estate Finance Today
    OnePipeline Picks up Insurance Agents, September 3, 2001
  11. MBA Newslink
    RESPA Rule Proposal Fits Internet Protocol, December 12, 2002
  12. Inside Mortgage Compliance
    Private MI’s Agree to $46 Million RESPA Settlement, January 15, 2001
  13. Residential Finance News
    Proposed RESPA Rules Generate Mixed Response, August 16, 2002
  14. The Legal Description
    RESPA experts tell anxious industry to brace itself for challenge during roundtable seminar, August 19, 2002
  15. The Legal Description
    Bundled Fees for HUD likely in 2002, January 21, 2002
  16. Real Estate Finance Today
    Recent RESPA Rulings Raise Questions, July 23, 2001
  17. Mortgage Lending Compliance
    Lenders slammed after HUD raises fists, January 2002
  18. National Mortgage News
    Will HUD Seek OK on RESPA bundling, April 15, 2002
  19. Legal Description
    Advice for Settlement service providers trying to avoid the radar, November 12, 2001
  20. Legal Description
    What Happens October 29, 2002? October 28, 2002

Trade Association Meetings, Speeches and Related Papers

  1. RESPRO 2009 Spring Conference, Washington, DC
    Affiliated Business Arrangements, April 7, 2009
  2. RESPRO 2008 Fall Conference, New Orleans, LA
    Affiliated Business Arrangement, November 6, 2008
  3. MBA Legal Issues in Mortgage Technology Conference, Miami Beach, Florida
    December 9-11, 2002
  4. RESPRO 2003 Fall Seminar, San Francisco, California
    HUD’s RESPA Reform Proposal, October 29, 2003
  5. Texas Bar Association, San Antonio, Texas
    The Practical Application of HUD’s Proposed RESPA Reform Rule, July 11, 2003
  6. First Annual Regulatory Roundtable, Sponsored by Bell Mortgage,
    Minneapolis, Minnesota Speaker, May 1, 2003
  7. RESPA Legal Issues re Packaging, Washington, D.C.
    The National Real Estate Development Center Conference on Guaranteed Packages, March 17-18, 2003, Co-Chairman
  8. HUD’s New RESPA Reform Proposal, RESPRO
    New Orleans, October 30, 2002
  9. 4th Annual FHA Mortgagees Conference, Washington, D.C.
    Discussion of HUD’s RESPA Reform Proposed Rule, October 7, 2002
  10. Win one for the GMPA? Discussion of HUD’s RESPA Reform Proposed Rule
    Pasadena, California, California Bankers Association, October 2, 2002
  11. Discussion of HUD’s RESPA Reform Proposed Rule, Washington, D.C.
    MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference, September 30, 2002
  12. RESPA Update, Washington, D.C.
    Mortgage Reporting Management Forum, June 10, 2002
  13. Bundled Services and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act What
    Next?, Asheville, North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, April 20,
    2002
  14. Legal Issues/Regulatory Compliance Conference, Santa Monica, California
    RESPA I – The Disclosure Quagmire
    RESPA II – HUD’s Policy Statement, April 17-19th, 2002
  15. RESPRO 2002 Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
    RESPA Reform: Will HUD Deliver a New Bundle? April 10, 2002
  16. 19th Annual Regional Conference of Mortgage Banker Associations
    Atlantic City, New Jersey, How to do Business with Real Estate Brokers, March 21, 2002
  17. The New Jersey Bankers Association, Forsgate, New Jersey
    New Rules for an Old Game, March 6, 2002
  18. American Community Bankers Conference, Cleveland, Ohio
    Presentation on RESPA, October 1-3, 2001

Audio Conferences

  1. Title Report
    2002 RESPA Reform Roundtable Seminar, August 14, 2002
  2. American Bankers Association
    Is your Bank ready for RESPA Reform? October 10, 2002