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	TMBA Annual Convention Save the date for the next TMBA Annual Convention -- May 19-21, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in Lost Pines, Texas just minutes outside of Austin, Texas. This year's theme: The Next Frontier will bring new information regarding the ever changing environment of our real estate finance industry.
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MBA Calls for Expansion of GSE Risk Sharing 05.23.2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 20, 2013) – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released Up-Front Risk Sharing: Ensuring Private Capital Delivers for Consumers, a concept paper suggesting the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (collectively, the GSEs) to offer risk sharing options to lenders at the “point of sale” rather than on the back end after loans have been delivered to the GSEs. more

FinCEN E-Filing Mandate for Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators 04.17.2013
On February 14, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule requiring residential mortgage lenders and originators to establish anti-money laundering programs and report suspicious activities under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The compliance date for establishing an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program and reporting suspicious activity requirements was August 13, 2012. All licensed Mortgage Companies and registered Mortgage Bankers should have taken action to ensure compliance with these new requirements by that date.

All licensed Mortgage Companies and registered Mortgage Bankers are reminded that as of April 1, 2013 they should be using the new electronic FinCEN reports, through the BSA E-Filing System, to report suspicious activities. FinCEN considers a company that files a mandated report(s) in a paper format to be non-compliant with the electronic filing mandate and the company could be subject to civil money penalties. more

Texas Mortgage Bankers Association and TLTA Best Practices for the Real Estate Settlement Process
Texas Mortgage Bankers Association and TLTA launched the jointly endorsed Best Practices for the Real Estate Settlement Process. [download Best Practices].