Overview
Advises title agencies, real estate and mortgage-related businesses, brokers and investment entities on the formation, capitalization, and operation of affiliated business arrangements under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and 12 C.F.R. § 1024.15. Structures ownership, capital contributions, distributions, service arrangements, and referral and marketing practices to preserve RESPA compliance, including the bona fide settlement-service-provider and affiliated-business-arrangement requirements. Represents clients in RESPA compliance reviews, investigations and enforcement matters before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and state regulatory agencies.
