I will be speaking at MBA’s Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference on May 19 at the Boca Raton Hotel. It’s sure to be a conference you won’t want to miss! Next year begins implementation of an onslaught of new…
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Spring 2013 Announcements
Happy Birthday, Loretta! The firm gathered together to throw a surprise birthday breakfast for Loretta Salzano. She truly is fabulous at 50!
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Spring 2013 Hot Topics
Rod Carnes, Deputy Commissioner for Non-Depository Institutions for the GA Department of Banking and Finance, addressed the attendees at the GA Real Estate Fraud Prevention and Awareness Coalition’s (GREFPAC) Annual Conference on March 6. Mr. Carnes reported that the Department…
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Spring 2013 Federal Highlights
HUD Issues Final Disparate Impact Rule The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued the final disparate impact rule (“Disparate Impact Rule”) under the Fair Housing Act, authorizing so-called “disparate impact” or “effects test” claims under the Fair Housing…
Posted in Federal Highlights, Newsletters
Spring 2013 States In Brief
Arkansas House Bill 1907 The Governor of Arkansas signed into law HB 1907, which repeals or amends sections of the Arkansas Code relating to real estate forms which failed to provide constructive notice due to defective certificates of acknowledgment. The…
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Spring 2013 “Talking The Talk”
Terry Franzén will speak at the State of Bar of Georgia’s Real Property Law Section’s Annual Institute in May at Amelia Island, Florida to address the unlicensed activities related to attorneys assisting clients with mortgage modification and short sales. Also…
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