MBA Summary of Bachus Anti-Predatory Lending Bill

(July 24, 2007) — The MBA has put together its own summary of HR 3012, the Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007.

Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions and DocuSign, Inc. Integrate Their Leading Technologies in Transaction Management and Digital Signing

(July 24, 2007) — Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions and DocuSign, Inc. said they’ve integrated DocuSign’s e-signature solution with FNRES’ real estate transaction management system.

Encomia Triples Staff, Continues Rapid Growth in 2007

(July 24, 2007) — Encomia, a provider of end-to-end eMortgage technology, announced today that the company has tripled the size of its staff over the past year as part of its rapid growth.

Fannie Mae Offers Gudiance on Collateral Valuation Practices and Declining Markets

(July 19, 2007) — Fannie Mae recently published guidance on its expectations for valuations in a declining real estate market.

Hunton & Williams Strengthens Capital Markets and Securitization Practice; Steven Becker Joins in New York

(July 19, 2007) — Hunton & Williams LLP today announced that Steven H. Becker has joined the firm in its New York City office, as a partner with its asset securitization practice group and capital markets team.

David Schultz Joins MBA as Senior Director of Education Operations

(July 11, 2007) — The MBA announced it has tapped David Schultz as Senior Director of Education Operations for its CampusMBA programs.

Fannie Mae Requires New ALTA Forms

(July 10, 2007) — Fannie Mae is encouraging lenders to begin obtaining title policies written on the 2006 ALTA forms as soon as possible in states in which ALTA forms are approved for use.

MBA Names Three New Directors

(July 9, 2007) — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced the promotions of three employees to Director.

Greystone Financial to Expand into California

(July 3, 2006) — Greystone Financial Group said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the wholesale lending operations of Carlsbad, Calif.-based Platinum Community Bank, F.S.B.

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2009 Jul 09 -- 2009 Jul 10

USFN Legal Issues in Mortgage Servicing Seminar

Geared towards in-house counsel, designed to discuss current legal issues in the mortgage servicing industry and real estate finance. Closed event in Chicago, Ill.; for more information, visit www.usfn.org.

2009 Oct 04 -- 2009 Oct 05

IMN's 15th Annual ABS East

Hosted at the Foutainebleau Resort Miami Beach in Miami, FL, the theme of this year's event is "Navigating a Path to Recovery" and alludes to decisive actions by the government and industry leaders to set a course that will hopefully lead to a revived and robust US securitization market. For more information, visit www.img.org.

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RMBS: Assessing Value and Risk

This two-day course in Washington, DC will equip market participants with the knowledge and skills to evaluate prime, Alt-A and subprime RMBS portfolios in order to assess their value and understand inherent risks. For more information, visit www.fitchratings.com.

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