The Dodd-Frank Webinar Series was created to educate members of the real estate, mortgage and settlement services industries on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and keep industry professionals abreast of new developments under the act. Each Webinar provides comprehensive training on the regulations implementing the act, information about the agencies writing the regulations and training on how various portions of the new law affect the different industries it reaches.

Topics include the creation of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its rule makings, mortgage reform, appraisal provisions and more. Each Webinar features complete audio and visual instruction in an Internet browser-based presentation, plus related PDF handouts, guides and articles.

October Research is currently offering a chance to save on the first four Dodd-Frank Webinars in 2011. The four-part series includes instruction on the Federal Reserve’s loan originator compensation rule and related Dodd-Frank provisions; the Fed’s interim final rule on appraiser independence; Title X’s unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices provision; and Title’s XIV’s mortgage standards. Purchase all four and save $70! (Webinars can be purchased individually as well.)

The 2011 Dodd-Frank Webinar Series includes:

Loan Originator Compensation: The Fed v. Dodd-Frank
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Are you ready to comply with the Fed’s loan originator compensation rule? Do you know what’s expected from the loan origination portion of the Dodd-Frank Act? This 60-minute Webinar covers the Federal Reserve Board’s loan originator compensation rule (effective April 1) and the Dodd-Frank Act’s Title XIV on mortgage loan origination standards (Subtitle A, Sections 1401-1406). We talk about how the rule and Dodd-Frank Act overlap, how they differ and highlight key portions of each.

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The New Appraiser: Fees, Coercion and Compliance Under the Interim Final Rule
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The Federal Reserve Board’s 132-page interim final rule on appraisal independence is effective April 1. Are you ready for the changes it will bring? Join us for this February 28 Webinar for expert insight into the rule, and practical ways to comply. Learn who is covered by the interim final rule; how appraisal independence is determined and how can conflicts of interest be avoided. Our speakers will also offer practical tips on implementing these standards into daily business practices.

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Managing Risk: Gearing up for Title X’s unfair, deceptive or abusive practices provisions
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Under Dodd-Frank’s Title X, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will assume full regulatory and enforcement powers over unfair and deceptive acts and practices on the part of the lending community. Join us as we provide critical information about this new language of Dodd-Frank’s Title X. Our expert presenter will offer insight on the best analogues of prior FTC cases that look at these terms in similar circumstances and offer lenders advice on how to prepare for business under CFPB authority.

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The Future of Mortgage Lending: Evolution or Revolution?
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Our legal and compliance experts will provide you with full instruction on what the regulators are proposing so you will have the knowledge and insight to comment on the rule, as well as insight into the statutory framework of the related Dodd-Frank provisions.

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