ONE-STOP Partnership Package

Member Rate $7,500     Non-Member Rate $9,750

Elevate your brand's visibility among influential decision makers from settlement service providers in the home buying and financing industry. With this sponsorship, you'll have unparalleled opportunities to engage with top prospects, foster client relationships, and establish your position as a frontrunner in the industry!

• Two complimentary registrations
• Banner advertisement on respro.org
• Company profile and logo on event materials
• Company logo for on-stage presence
• Opportunity to include branded giveaways in the goody bags
• Verbal sponsorship acknowledgement throughout the event

ONE-STOP Sponsor Package

Member Rate $12,500     Non-Member Rate $16,250

Elevate your brand's visibility among influential decision makers from settlement service providers in the home buying and financing industry. With this sponsorship, you'll have unparalleled opportunities to engage with top prospects, foster client relationships, and establish your position as a frontrunner in the industry!

• Four complimentary registrations
• 1 sponsored webinar
• Premium exhibit table at each event
• Banner advertisement on respro.org
• Company profile and logo on event materials
• Company logo for on-stage presence
• Opportunity to include branded giveaways in the goody bags
• Verbal sponsorship acknowledgement throughout the event

ONE-STOP Supporter Package

Member Rate $5,000     Non-Member Rate $6,500

Elevate your brand's visibility among influential decision makers from settlement service providers in the home buying and financing industry. With this sponsorship, you'll have unparalleled opportunities to engage with top prospects, foster client relationships, and establish your position as a frontrunner in the industry!

• Two 1/2 price event registrations
  
• Company profile and logo on event materials
• Company logo for on-stage presence
• Opportunity to include branded giveaways in the goody bags
• Verbal sponsorship acknowledgement throughout the event

ONE-STOP Table-top Package

Member Rate $1,300     Non-Member Rate $1,690

Elevate your brand's visibility among influential decision makers from settlement service providers in the home buying and financing industry. With this sponsorship, you'll have unparalleled opportunities to engage with top prospects, foster client relationships, and establish your position as a frontrunner in the industry!

• One complimentary registration
• Company profile and logo on printed materials
• Company logo for on-stage presence
• Verbal sponsorship acknowledgement throughout the event

Overview

The CFPB and other regulators are expanding their interpretations of RESPA Section 8 and relying on UDAAP and licensing theories when RESPA is not enough.  Hear how these expanded interpretations and the letter of the law impact MSAs and other popular marketing initiatives including social media likes and shares, lead generation and purchases and online marketplaces,  Loretta provides a summary of relevant RESPA provisions and recent CFPB activity. Then she applied these theories to scenarios pitched by real estate agents, mortgage lenders and title service providers..

Speaker:

Loretta Salzano Partner and President Franzén and Salzano, P.C.

Moderator:

Rich Andreano Partner Ballard Spahr

The real estate industry has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators and prosecutors in recent years regarding the possibility that both corporate forms and real estate professionals are being misused by bad actors to launder the proceeds of criminal schemes committed in the U.S. and abroad.  This concern has led to increased reporting obligations to the federal government for certain high-end deals, and to potential future regulation and legislation.  We will discuss these developments, enforcement trends and how real estate professionals can try to protect themselves.

Speaker:

Peter Hardy

Ballard Spahr, LLP

Priya Roy

Ballard Spahr, LLP

Moderator:

Rich Andreano

Ballard Spahr, LLP

RESPRO Members $399     Non-Members $499

RESPRO's 2020 Virtual Fall Seminar, the premier seminar on affiliated businesses and strategic alliances in the home buying and financing industry, took place on November 5. At your leisure, tune in to hear executives from the country's leading real estate brokers, home builders, mortgage lenders, and title/settlement service companies!

[Live Demo] Best Practices to Guard Against Security Breaches

Fraud is increasing throughout the real estate industry, and companies must protect themselves and their clients from any potential harm. Visit the Qualia Demo Session to learn how to protect and prepare your employees and how solutions, like Qualia, can help keep you A Step Ahead of Security Risks. Join Qualia’s James Lipton, Director of Sales, and Ryan Beauchamp, Strategic Sales Engineer, as they share best practices to guard against security breaches.

Opening General Session

Let's Talk About the 2020 Election

In this session, the speakers will discuss the impact of the election on legislation, regulation, and the industry.

• Justin Ailes, Managing Director-Government Relations, CRE Finance Council
• Brian Johnson, Partner, Alston & Bird
• Lindsey Johnson, President, USMI
  
• Moderator - Ken Trepeta, President & Executive Director, RESPRO

RESPA Dead Zones
As a statute enacted in 1974, before the Internet, E-Commerce and of course COVID 19, there are innumerable RESPA Dead Zones—areas where the statute and regs are silent about applications in today’s market place but which have to be dealt with on a regular basis.  Come hear two experts discuss their lists of dead zones and how to negotiate them.

• Jennifer Keas, Partner, Foley & Lardner
• Jay Varon, Partner, Foley & Lardner
• Moderator - Holly Bunting, Partner, Mayer Brown

If You Think the CFPB Stepped Back From Supervision and Enforcement, You’re Not Paying Attention

A common misperception is that the Kraninger-led CFPB has stepped back from supervision and enforcement.  That is not the case.  This session will address CFPB supervisory and enforcement efforts involving the mortgage industry, including its focus on redlining involving banks and non-banks, and its numerous actions against lenders accused of deceptively advertising VA loans resulting from what the CFPB describes as an ongoing sweep of investigations.  The discussion will address conduct that concerned the CFPB, and why lenders should review their marketing strategies. 

• Rich Andreano, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Mandy Phillips, Of Counsel, Ballard Spahr LLP
• Moderator: Kim Phan, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

Understanding Consumer Privacy Rights

Comprehensive data privacy laws have become a hot topic in state legislatures across the country, as well as in the halls of Congress. Laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which establishes consumer rights related to personal information, are expected to be widely enacted across the country over the next few years. Join this panel discussion and hear from experts who are implementing CCPA and find out what you need to be doing now to get ready for the business practice and process changes required to comply with data privacy laws and regulations.

• Elizabeth Blosser, Senior Director of Government Affairs at ALTA
• Elizabeth Reilly, Senior Privacy Counsel at Fidelity National Financial
• Steve Tjaden, Chief Privacy Officer at Old Republic National Title Insurance Co. 
• Moderator – Lynette Hale-Lee, Wintrust Mortgage 

2021: The Return of Stringent Compliance and Enforcement?

It’s been a year of dramatic change. But not everyone believes we’re going to go back to 2019 when 2020 is over. Specifically, a predicted surge in default activity; a possible change in the legislative landscape and a market that could go in any number of directions could all eventually lead to a slightly tighter regulatory environment. This session will consider what mortgage and title firms should expect on the regulatory/legislative/enforcement front in the coming 24 months, and what they should be doing now to be prepared.

• Jim Paolino, Founder/CEO, Lode Star Software Solutions
• Charles Cain, Senior Vice President, National Agency Division, FNF Family of Companies
• Francis "Trip" Riley, Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP
• Moderator - Marx Sterbcow, Managing Attorney, Sterbcow Law Group

Practical Answers to Your RESPA Questions

You know the requirements for creating lawful affiliated business arrangements, advertising services agreements, and co-advertising arrangements on the internet.  But what about the more practical issues that arise when real estate agents want to own a piece of the joint venture or members are not sure how standards differ when establishing a mortgage company rather than a mortgage broker?  How do you determine reasonable market value when three loan officers all advertise with the same real estate agent online?  In the middle of a pandemic can you just terminate a desk rental?  And what can you do to avoid violating RESPA while still developing effective strategic alliances with other settlement service providers?  Join RESPA experts Phil Schulman, Brian Levy and Holly Bunting to discuss answers to many of these practical questions that are important to ensuring your strategic alliances are compliant with RESPA.

• Holly Bunting, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Phil Schulman, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Brian Levy, Of Counsel, Katten & Temple, PC
  

The Law and Beyond

Issues of fair housing and lending are never too far from businesses’ minds (not to mention the minds of federal and state regulators). Hear what industry players have to say about fair housing laws and regulations and best practices for managing legal and reputational risks, as well as governmental expectations.

• Carnesha Craft, Corporate Counsel, HomeServices of America
• Mike Browne, VP & General Counsel, HomeServices of America
• Moderator – Russ Cofano, Chief Strategy Officer, NexTitle

Are New RESPA Regulations Needed or Should We Leave Well Enough Alone?

In the wake of the PHH decision and leadership changes at CFPB, some people and trade associations have argued in favor of CFPB issuing new rules to clarify RESPA application and to rescind past RESPA interpretations. RESPA experts Loretta Salzano and Brian Levy are joined by RESPRO's Ken Trepeta to discuss the pros and cons of this proposal.

• Brian Levy, Of Counsel, Katten & Temple, PC
  
• Ken Trepeta, President & Executive Director, RESPRO
• Moderator - Phil Schulman, Partner, Mayer Brown

Title Claims and Regulatory Trends

The Covid-19 pandemic and increased volume has created new title insurance claims and regulatory issues and brought existing issues back into the spotlight.  We will dive into topics including fraud, search and exam errors, the use of Remote Online Notaries, other virtual closing options, and ways to remain vigilant in our ever-changing world.

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• Daniel Marshall, First Vice President & General Counsel, National Services Division, Old Republic Title
• Kent Lewis, Vice President & Counsel, National Services Division, Old Republic Title
• Moderator – Barbara Griest, Vice President-Business Development, Old Republic Title

Five Steps to Take in Order to Expand Your Business into New Markets

Expanding your business into a new market can be an effective way to grow your company. Which is why a meticulous process will help you assess the potential of each growth opportunity. Having a clear vision and being committed to that vision provides a roadmap which ultimately assures alignment and reminds you of why you’re doing what you’re doing. This session will provide the audience with five crucial – and proven successful – steps to take, from defining the markets to developing an entry program. It will also touch upon inevitable stumbling blocks and how to avoid pitfalls.

• Lindsay Smith, Chief Strategy Office, Title Alliance, Ltd
• Jim Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Title Alliance, Ltd.
• Moderator – Maria Deligiorgis, General Counsel & Compliance Officer, Title Alliance

The "Virtual" Impact on Services Agreement Valuations

While the Pandemic has certainly impacted face-to-face services exposure, at least for the short term, it has also inspired more virtual services for the future.  We will present additional service opportunities that have evolved and how the industry is adapting to the new marketing, office sublease, and other opportunities and approaches.

• Mark Meyer, Founder and CEO, MLinc Solutions
• Mike Gelhausen, Partner, MLinc Solutions 
• Moderator – Brian Levy, Of Counsel, Katten & Temple, PC

Closing General Session
America Moves…When the Pressure Cooker Dings

America is now in a pressure cooker when it comes to our home lives, our work lives, and trying to stay healthy. I will provide an economic and demographic overview of the changing housing landscape and the new relationship we have with our homes. The real estate industry has quickly pivoted to adopt safe practices during the Covid-19 health crisis and most REALTORS® are saying the market is hotter than normal. But at the same time, buyers and sellers have changed what they want in a home, and how they use their home, and how they search for a new home.

• Jessica Lautz, VP of Demographics and Behavioral Insight, National Association of REALTORS

As the January 1, 2020 effective date for the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) rapidly approaches, please join us to discuss what businesses should be doing to finalize their CCPA compliance programs.  During this webinar, we will discuss some of the new exceptions that were recently signed into law by the California governor as well as the draft regulations released by the California attorney general.  For those companies directly subject to the CCPA, we will discuss where it may make sense to prioritize your compliance efforts before the start of the new year.  For those vendors that may not be directly subject to the CCPA, but provide services to companies that are, we will discuss how you should be messaging your CCPA compliance with your customers and strategies to negotiate the division of CCPA responsibilities.

Speaker:

Kim Phan, Esq.

Ballard Spahr, LLP

Moderator:

Rich Andreano, Esq.

Ballard Spahr, LLP

Speakers:

Loretta Salzano, Esq.
Franzen & Salzano, P.C.

Phil Schulman, Esq.

Mayer | Brown

 Brian S Levy, Esq.

 Katten Temple, LLP

 Moderator

You have heard all the hype about the class action alleging anti-trust violations against the National Association of REALTORS®, Multiple Listing Services and others.  But what is the suit really all about?  What are the allegations?  What is the status of the suit?  What are the real issues?  What are the parties saying?  What will happen next?  How long will this go on?  Find out in this informative RESPRO^® Webinar.

Speaker:

Francis "Trip" Riley, Esq.

Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein Lehr, LLP

Trip represents clients who are facing complex civil litigation filed by a single plaintiff, as well as class actions, arising from commercial and consumer financing, consumer-facing services and product sales, and business-to-business transactions and competition. He prides himself on understanding his clients' unique businesses and partners with them to help achieve results in line with their goals in the often highly-charged setting of civil litigation. However, when a difficult dispute cannot otherwise be resolved, Trip and his team are prepared to go to trial. Trip is admitted to practice law before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, District of New Jersey and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.

 Moderator:

Ken Trepeta, Esq.

President & Executive Director, RESPRO®

Ken Trepeta became President and Executive Director of RESPRO® in July of 2015. Prior to joining RESPRO®, Ken served as Director of Real Estate Services for the National Association of Realtors® and in other roles at NAR for nearly a decade. He covered the broader real estate industry acting as liaison to senior executives at large real estate firms and their affiliated businesses. He was also NAR's in house RESPA expert.   Ken worked in government affairs for five years prior to joining NAR as a vice president at both JP Morgan Chase and representing the CEOs of the largest financial services firms in the world at the Financial Services Forum where he worked on tax, banking, housing, legal reform, and retirement security issues

This is a must watch in-depth discussion of ever evolving wire and cyber scams plaguing the real estate industry along with technical and process solutions companies can employ to lessen the risk of being victimized. 

Presenters:

• Bob Rice, Western Regional Counsel, Title Resources
• Mickey Godat, Eastern Regional Counsel, Title Resources
• Mike DiLoreto, Business Information Security Officer, TRG (a Realogy Company)
• Robert Wahl, Wire Fraud Analyst, TRG (a Realogy Company)

Speakers:

• Chuck Cain, EVP-Agency, WFG National Title Insurance Company (Moderator)
• Eddie Oddo, Vice President, First American Title Insurance Company
• Brian Hughes, President, Amrock
• Michael Cafferky, eMortgage, Fannie Mae

Speakers:

Derek Diaz, Esq.
Partner, Hahn & Loeser

Jennifer Keas, Esq.

Partner, Foley & Lardner

Brian S. Levy, Esq.

Of Counsel, Katten & Temple

RESPA Training Webinar for Sales Associates, LOs & Others
Who Make Referrals

RESPA Section 8 prohibits payments for the referral of settlement service business.  It does however, permit exceptions for services rendered, good provided and certain educational and promotion activities. At the same time, states have been clamping down on excessive incentives, including meals, sporting events and other gratuities.  This one hour webinar, presented by Phil Schulman, will look at marketing, promotional and advertising activities in this increasingly active enforcement era.

Highlights:

• Promotional Activity
• Advertising Agreements
• Lead Generation·
• MSA
• Office/Desk Rentals

Speaker: 

 Phil Schulman, Esq.
 Partner

 Mayer Brown