To the Students from the July 13, 2011 Short Sale Fraud Class

Hi Everyone,

Here are links to some of the things we covered today.

Here’s a link to a blog post I wrote about the two new forms from DFI and DOL, the Short Sale Seller Advisory and the Short Sale Guidelines for Licensees.

Here’s the FTC MARS Ruling on short sale negotiators and upfront fees.

Here’s the IRS website on the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. This page speaks to tax-related questions.

Here’s the WA State Foreclosure Fairness Act and here’s the new WA State Foreclosure Resource Guide This is a VERY GOOD PDF for distressed homeowners.

We mentioned a loan originator a couple of times. I recommend reading the Seattle Weekly story about Shawn Portmann.

Here’s a link to the Freddie Mac page on their website describing Short Sale Fraud

And here’s a recent blog post I wrote about a program called Assignment of Mortgage Payment Systems.

Here’s the press release on the sentencing of Melody Redondo.

Here’s our new federal regulator, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Here’s how to check to see if a loan originator is licensed.

Thanks to our two sponsors today, Barbie Van Horn and Amber with Pacific NW Title and Steven O’Donnell with Key Bank!