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[-] Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA (22 replies)
5/27/2005 1:20:33 PM (2234 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/27/2005 2:30:48 PM (3401 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Robert Franco/OH
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Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
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Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
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Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/28/2005 10:43:18 AM (3275 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/28/2005 9:12:21 PM (3263 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
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Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/29/2005 9:02:16 AM (3331 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/29/2005 10:37:13 PM (3305 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 5:58:41 AM (3220 views)

Until there is uniformity of application of RESPA throughout all the federal circuits with respect to mark ups, you need to find out the position of the court in your circuit, and let that be your guide. Here in the Second Circuit it would appear that the Court has left it open for settlement services to mark up fees for their own services even if the prices are unreasonable. That does not allow them to mark up for services performed by someone else. However, could it be argued that there is a service charge for connecting the borrower with an abstractor for recording and update? ...Possibly or possibly not. If the U S Supreme Court determines that the rulings in the Second Circuit are wrong and reverses them, there could be some serious financial ramifications for those who relied on these rulings. Financial adjustments may be required. Unreasonable mark ups in service charges could become a huge problem in the future even in the Second Circuit. I think the safer course to follow is to charge for expenses actually incurred with a reasonable charge for services actually performed by the settlement services.

If you are located in a Circuit that follows the opposing rulings of the Fourth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits there may be problem with unreasonable mark ups on prices entirely.
You might consider contacting the state Bar Association for an informal advisory opinion. The Bar Association may even have already dealt with this issue previously, and may already have an opinion on record. The opinons of the state Bar Association are not law. However, they might cite relevant law, and give you a feel for the position of the court on the mark up issue in your area.

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Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 12:25:31 PM (3227 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Scott Perry/PA
5/30/2005 9:32:44 AM (3210 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/30/2005 1:54:46 PM (3157 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/30/2005 5:03:09 PM (3137 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 6:21:13 PM (3256 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 4:49:02 PM (3489 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 7:46:49 PM (3373 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
5/31/2005 10:13:06 PM (3458 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 11:23:55 PM (3195 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 11:42:51 PM (3188 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
6/1/2005 10:05:56 AM (3267 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/29/2005 11:30:43 AM (3432 views)

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5/27/2005 11:22:17 AM (2765 views)

[+] Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT (21 replies)
5/27/2005 1:14:32 AM (2236 views)

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5/26/2005 5:00:06 PM (2482 views)

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5/26/2005 2:20:43 PM (1734 views)


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