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2025 Mortgage Conference

Pre-Conference Intensive

P1: Overview of the Mortgage Market
P2: Loss Mitigation and Loan Modifications (no written materials)
P3: RESPA Overview
P4: TILA Servicing Rules
P5: Case Handling Round Table
 

Main Conference

A1: When Disaster Strikes (Part 1)
A2: Zombie Second Mortgages
B1: Property Tax Foreclosures and Neighborhood-Based Lawyering
B2: Manufactured Housing
C1: Hard Money Lending: Origination Claims
C2: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Updates
D1: Equity Theft Scams: Sale-Leaseback and Home Equity Loan Contracts
D2: Your Rights, Your Home: Legal Strategies for Homeowners Facing HOA Foreclosure and Fees
E1: Litigation Skills: Deposing the Mortgage Servicer Rep
F1: RESPA Issues in Streamlined Loss Mitigation
F2: The Ethics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
F3: When Disaster Strikes (Part 2): Homeowners’ Insurance and Mortgage Servicers
F4: Loss Mitigation Updates
 

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2024 Mortgage Conference

Pre-Conference Intensive: Affirmative, Pre-Trial Litigation of Mortgage Cases

1-P: How to Get Your Mortgage Litigation Case Started
2-P: How to Survive a Motion to Dismiss in Your Mortgage Litigation Case
3-P: How to Get the Documents and Information Needed for My Mortgage Litigation Case
4-P: Ethical Considerations and Best Practices in Settling your Mortgage Litigation Case
 

Main Conference

A: ABCs of Foreclosure Defense
B: Credit Reporting Issues in Mortgage Cases
C: ABCs of TILA and RESPA Servicing Claims
D: Property Tax Foreclosures & Heirs Property
E: Language Access
F: Litigation of Zombie Second Mortgages
G: Loss Mitigation Updates
H: Spotting and Responding to Homeowners’ Insurance Issues in Mortgage Cases
I: Shared Equity Products

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

P1: Quantifying the Scope of Heirs Property and Creating Momentum for Change

P2: Helping Heirs Address Heirs Property Where It Exists—Policy and Practice

P3: Property Tax Issues Faced by Heirs

P4: Mitigating the Harms of Tangled Title Predatory Partition, Tenants in Common, and Prevention

P5: Community Engagement and Community Partnerships to Address Heirs Property

Monday, June 5, 2023

A1: Intro to Handling Foreclosure Cases

A2: TILA Origination Claims: Ability to Pay and Higher Priced Mortgage Loans

B1: Intro to RESPA Mortgage Servicing Rules

B2: Role of Attorneys General in Homeownership Cases (no written material)

C1: Settling Land Contract Cases

C2: Zombie Second Mortgages

D1: Property Tax Foreclosures: Policy and Litigation

D2: Case Escalation, NOEs, and RFIs

E1: Language Access in Mortgage Cases

E2: Foreclosure Mediation Programs

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

F1: Homeowner Assistance Fund: Updates and Problem Solving

F2: Ethics Session: Building an Antiracist Centered Legal Practice

F3: Mortgage Servicing Litigation Post-Covid

F4: Loss Mitigation Updates

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Pre-Conference Intensive: Intro to Foreclosure Defense and Mortgage Servicing Claims

Thursday June 23, 2022

A1: Homeowner Assistance Fund: Implementation, Access, and Equity

B1: Zombie Second Mortgages

B2: Saving Homes in Bankruptcy

C1: Government Insured Loans, Part 1: Structure and Authority

C2: Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 1: Overview and Constitutional Law Issues

D1: Government Insured Loans, Part 2: Loss Mitigation Options

D2: Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 2: Racial Justice Issues, Policy Solutions, Legal Defenses, and Bankruptcy Strategies

E1: Government Insured Loans, Part 3: Casehandling and Litigation

E2: Successors in Interest and Absent Co-borrowers: Saving the Family Home After Death, Divorce, or DV

F1: Stopping Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures

F2: Home Purchase Scams: Contract for Deed and Lease-Options

Friday, June 24, 2022

G1: RESPA Updates

G2: Paper Discovery and Winning your Motion to Compel

G3: Valuing Your Case and Proving Damages

G4: Ethics of Confidentiality

Monday & Tuesday, June 14 & 15, 2021

Pre-Conference Intensive A: Mortgage Servicing Rules Under RESPA and TILA

Thursday & Friday, June 17 & 18, 2021

Pre-Conference Intensive B: Loan Mods 101

Monday June 21, 2021

A1: Post-Forbearance COVID-19 Options

A2: Back from the Dead: Dealing with Zombie Second Mortgages

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

B1: Post-Forbearance COVID-19 Options: FHA Mortgages

B2: Litigation: Valuing Your Case

B3: Stopping Utility Shutoffs

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

C1: RESPA Issues in Pandemic Loss Mitigation

C2: Litigation: Taking the Deposition of the QWR Rep

Thursday, June 24, 2021

D1: Ethics Issues: Seeking Attorney Fees In Settlement Negotiations

D2: Property Preservation and Home Break-In Cases

Roundtable Discussions

Friday, June 25, 2021

E1: Stopping HOA Foreclosures

E2: Credit Reporting Issues in Mortgage Case

Monday, June 15, 2020

Session 1: Intro to TILA/RESPA Servicing Claims

Session 2: COVID-19 Mortgage Relief: CARES Act Forbearance Rights and Post-Forbearance Options for Government Insured Mortgages

Session 3: Saving Homes in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Claims and Strategies for Non-Federally Backed Mortgages and GSE Mortgages

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Session 4: Home Equity Theft and Foreclosure Rescue Scams 101

Session 5: Home Purchase Scams: Investigation, Funding Structure, Claims and Defenses

Session 6: RESPA Servicing Claims Related to COVID-19 Forbearances

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Session 7: FCRA Issues in Mortgage Cases

Session 8: Multi-Servicer Cases

Session 9: Strategic Approaches to Home Scams: Working with Local Government, Effective Outreach, and Issue Analysis

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Session 10: Stopping Reverse Mortgage Foreclosures: COVID-19 Updates

Session 11: Ethics of Confidentiality in Discovery, Court Filings, & Settlement