Mortgage Conference Written Materials

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

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

Pre-Conference Sessions

• 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

Main Conference Sessions

• 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
• 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

Pre-Conference Sessions

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

Main Conference Sessions

• 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
• G1: RESPA Updates
• G2: Paper Discovery and Winning your Motion to Compel
• G3: Valuing Your Case and Proving Damages
• G4: Ethics of Confidentiality

Pre-Conference Sessions

• Pre-Conference Intensive A: Mortgage Servicing Rules Under RESPA and TILA
• Pre-Conference Intensive B: Loan Mods 101

Main Conference Sessions

• A1: Post-Forbearance COVID-19 Options
• A2: Back from the Dead: Dealing with Zombie Second Mortgages
• B1: Post-Forbearance COVID-19 Options: FHA Mortgages
• B2: Litigation: Valuing Your Case
• B3: Stopping Utility Shutoffs
• C1: RESPA Issues in Pandemic Loss Mitigation
• C2: Litigation: Taking the Deposition of the QWR Rep
• D1: Ethics Issues: Seeking Attorney Fees In Settlement Negotiations
• D2: Property Preservation and Home Break-In Cases
• Roundtable Discussions
• 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