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Debra Killian
April 29, 2020

CFPB Issues Rule on TILA Financial Emergency, Rescission & Change of Circumstances

April 29, 2020 – The CFPB issued an Interpretive Rule today titled: Application of Certain Provisions in the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule and Regulation Z Right of Rescission Rules in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The rule allows for COVID-19 to be a “financial emergency reason for borrowers to...

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Debra Killian
July 17, 2023

Is Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Mandatory Compliance Coming for Realtors?

Do you know how money is actually laundered through real estate transactions?  Do you know your Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Training Requirements? Between 2015 and 2020, at least $2.3 billion was laundered through US real estate, with estimates by Washington, D.C. think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI),  putting the number...

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Debra Killian
March 27, 2019

FHA 4000.1 SF Housing Handbook Update

The FHA Single Family Handbook has been updated. Check out the complete list of changes. Some highlights include an update to the legal age for members of an LLC, an update to the standard to limit non-commission employees to those employees that perform underwriting or quality control activities, that...

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Debra Killian
May 27, 2022

UDAAP-ECOA-TILA Are You Ready for Examiners?

The overlap between federal and state laws and regulations becomes very apparent once there is an examination and/or an enforcement action. With COVID dominating our work environment over the past two years, not many audits or exams were scheduled by state regulators.  That is all about to change.  They...

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Debra Killian
August 7, 2019

Healthy Competition is Good for Consumers! So the Word of the Day Is…?

Recently someone posed this question on Facebook: “What do you think the most important word in the mortgage business is?” And that got me thinking. Wouldn’t it be nice if mortgage originators didn’t have any competition? We really would provide the best rates, costs and services for all consumers…really,...

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Don DeRespinis
April 15, 2019

Waiting Until 70 For Social Security Benefits may not make sense and here is why.

Waiting Until 70 For Social Security Benefits may not make sense and here is why.

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Debra Killian
March 19, 2019

DU Findings – Before & After

We like less confusing! Right after I finished my Only Three Conditions on the First Underwrite webinar today I received a FNMA update. Thank you Fannie Mae. In response to feedback from lenders and technology providers, Fannie Mae has rewritten and simplified the DU Validation Service messages. According to...

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Debra Killian
February 14, 2022

The Feds Beef Up Employment Enforcement on Independent Contractors

With rates going up, refinance volume quickly heading south and originators looking for the next shiny thing, we are bound to see movement in the industry.  That means mergers, buyouts and some companies closing.  Migrating originators can be a tricky challenge for the next employer.  There are two issues...

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Debra Killian
February 25, 2019

NMLS, Regulators & Educators Work Together to Improve CE Classes!

At the 2019 NMLS User’s Conference in Orlando, FL., I participated on a panel with state regulators and a compliance attorney about how working together can improve NMLS approved Continuing Education. If educators could obtain the results of federal and state regulator’s examinations and investigations, could we could make...

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Don DeRespinis
September 5, 2024

NAR’s Home Finance Resource Certification presented by Deb Killian

NAR’s Home Finance Resource Certification presented by Deb Killian Watch video:   

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8 Hour SAFE Comprehensive Federal CE 2018 – November 2018

Deb was great in presenting the true nature of the course piece by piece and helped with her many years of experience outline some of the more critical areas of the industry and expectations. The course was excellent because the provider was an experienced mortgage veteran for many years and understands how to present the material to make sure the key points as well as the main facts of the true nature of the job are outlined while instilling the required knowledge of the federal laws and guidelines mandated in the industry.