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July 28 - 29, 2005
InterContinental
Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 944-4100
(312) 944-1320 fax
This special seminar, for mortgage servicing
company in-house legal counsel and mortgage servicing
attorneys only, will provide important updates and
discussion on our industry's most critical legal issues.
This year, our speakers will include a number of knowledgeable USFN
attorneys who will lead and contribute to each of the 6 sessions on the
schedule. We also have a lineup of repeat presenters from last year and
new presenters who will share their views from fresh and very
interesting angles. A partial list of panelists for this year is as
follows:
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Joel Winston, Associate Director for Financial Practices,
Federal Trade Commission
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Sharon Horstkamp, General Counsel, MERS
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Manny Newburger, Partner, Barron &
Newburger
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Nancy Gargula, US Trustee for Indiana and South &
Central Illinois
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Maury Shevin, Partner, Sirote & Permutt, and Legal
Counsel to NHEMA
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Gary Taylor, Past President, The Appraisal
Institute
This seminar will open with an Overview of Industry Issues, including
impactful litigation, legislation and other issues such as mortgage
fraud. There will also be 4 concurrent breakout sessions, providing you
an opportunity to focus on areas of special interest to you and your
company in a highly interactive roundtable setting. Our knowledgeable
panelists will drill down on practical aspects related to:
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Foreclosure Defenses & Trends, such as payoff issues,
mortgage trust scams & identity theft;
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Bankruptcy Issues, including a discussion of the impact of
the recent Bankruptcy Reform Act;
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MERS, including an overview of the registry and the legal
issues associated with its use; and
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Credit Reporting & Legal Issues, reviewing FCRA and the
FACT Act.
The closing session will consist of a moderated session with
panelists responding to questions on FDCPA issues and cases, FTC
Enforcement “post-Fairbanks,” and Wall Street’s take
on mortgage servicing issues.
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