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Conference Weekend Almost Here - Shannon Blatt/VA
6/1/2005 12:52:00 PM (3469 views)
Re: Conference Weekend Almost Here - Jay Duncan/MO
6/1/2005 6:00:52 PM (2648 views)
Re: Conference Weekend Almost Here - Shannon Blatt/VA
6/1/2005 6:33:15 PM (2577 views)
Re: Conference Weekend Almost Here - Jay Duncan/MO
6/1/2005 6:37:02 PM (2587 views)

NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - Robb Grandon/OH
6/1/2005 8:39:37 AM (2721 views)
Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - Robb Grandon/OH
6/2/2005 9:24:07 AM (2790 views)
Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - Susie/OH
6/4/2005 2:25:40 PM (2895 views)
Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - george Hubka/MI
6/5/2005 11:35:31 PM (2675 views)
Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - MARC DAVIS/NY
6/22/2005 9:05:44 AM (2632 views)

6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Jason Sheppard/PA
6/1/2005 12:03:01 AM (2376 views)
Re: 6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Jason Sheppard/PA
6/13/2005 5:48:02 PM (2806 views)
Re: 6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Robert Franco/OH
6/13/2005 5:52:16 PM (2776 views)
Re: 6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Jason Sheppard/PA
6/13/2005 6:02:59 PM (2742 views)

Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/31/2005 11:42:41 AM (2626 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Robert Franco/OH
5/31/2005 1:45:06 PM (2871 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 2:46:31 PM (3048 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Kim Haase/MT
5/31/2005 3:05:27 PM (3053 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Donna Grady/NC
6/1/2005 7:50:07 AM (2712 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Lisa Ramsey/TX
6/1/2005 11:34:09 AM (2825 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - george Hubka/MI
6/5/2005 11:45:29 PM (2493 views)

Get Certified!!! - Natl Assoc of Land Title Examiners and Abstractors/MO
5/31/2005 11:20:26 AM (3793 views)
Re: Get Certified!!! - Douglas Gallant/OH
5/31/2005 7:42:49 PM (2813 views)
Re: Get Certified!!! - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 7:49:35 PM (2760 views)




re:informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/29/2005 11:21:26 AM (1814 views)

IF YOU LOVE YOUR FREEDOM, THANK A "GRUNT" - Scott Perry/PA
5/28/2005 11:33:12 AM (2235 views)
Re: IF YOU LOVE YOUR FREEDOM, THANK A "GRUNT" - Jay Duncan/MO
5/28/2005 7:39:07 PM (2549 views)

Remember this Memorial Day - Kurt deVries/FL
5/27/2005 4:07:09 PM (1881 views)
Re: Remember this Memorial Day - Francine Miller/NY
5/27/2005 4:19:31 PM (2692 views)
Re: Remember this Memorial Day - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
5/27/2005 9:43:59 PM (2751 views)
Re: Remember this Memorial Day - Kim Haase/MT
5/29/2005 11:26:43 AM (2502 views)

Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/27/2005 1:20:33 PM (2068 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/27/2005 2:30:48 PM (2897 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Robert Franco/OH
5/27/2005 2:51:26 PM (2968 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
5/27/2005 9:38:52 PM (2849 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/27/2005 11:20:25 PM (2832 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/28/2005 10:43:18 AM (2659 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/28/2005 9:12:21 PM (2734 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
5/28/2005 10:19:51 PM (2791 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/29/2005 9:02:16 AM (2730 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/29/2005 10:37:13 PM (2781 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 5:58:41 AM (2644 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 (2642 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Scott Perry/PA
5/30/2005 9:32:44 AM (2660 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/30/2005 1:54:46 PM (2646 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/30/2005 5:03:09 PM (2564 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 6:21:13 PM (2660 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 4:49:02 PM (2900 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 7:46:49 PM (2790 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
5/31/2005 10:13:06 PM (2868 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 11:23:55 PM (2610 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 11:42:51 PM (2623 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
6/1/2005 10:05:56 AM (2673 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/29/2005 11:30:43 AM (2840 views)

Frontier Counties - David Bloys/TX
5/27/2005 11:22:17 AM (2615 views)

Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 1:14:32 AM (2056 views)
Re: Informal poll - Loretta Reed/MD
5/27/2005 8:08:43 AM (2971 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 9:41:31 AM (2886 views)
Re: Informal poll - Loretta Reed/MD
5/27/2005 11:26:01 AM (2856 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 12:38:11 PM (2911 views)
Re: Informal poll - Robert Franco/OH
5/27/2005 10:28:13 AM (2958 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 12:31:28 PM (2947 views)
Re: Informal poll - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/27/2005 2:52:14 PM (2950 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kurt deVries/FL
5/27/2005 4:05:31 PM (2851 views)
Re: Informal poll - Barbara Bennett/IN
5/27/2005 4:17:53 PM (2923 views)
Re: Informal poll - Robb Grandon/OH
6/1/2005 8:49:17 AM (2689 views)
Re: Informal poll - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/27/2005 4:42:36 PM (2843 views)
Re: Informal poll - Michaela Urban/OH
5/27/2005 9:17:32 PM (2878 views)
Re: Informal poll - Jacqueline Costa/RI
5/27/2005 9:41:31 PM (2860 views)
Re: Informal poll - Christy Rathbun/CT
5/27/2005 10:09:20 PM (2786 views)
Re: Informal poll - Donna Grady/NC
5/27/2005 11:30:24 PM (2769 views)
Re: Informal poll - Jay Duncan/MO
5/28/2005 12:00:54 AM (2527 views)
Re: Informal poll - Glenda Hodge/TN
5/28/2005 3:25:58 AM (2546 views)
Re: Informal poll - Scott Perry/PA
5/28/2005 11:55:42 AM (2614 views)
Re: Informal poll - Helene/GA
5/29/2005 11:45:56 PM (2589 views)
Re: Informal poll - Judy Nisonger/CA
5/31/2005 10:58:00 AM (2524 views)
Re: Informal poll - Anne Gilbert/VT
5/30/2005 8:28:40 AM (2587 views)

Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/26/2005 10:28:57 PM (1973 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Patrick Scott/IL
5/27/2005 9:48:10 AM (2897 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/27/2005 4:39:37 PM (2789 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/27/2005 12:09:53 PM (2723 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/27/2005 4:41:27 PM (2710 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/27/2005 4:55:13 PM (2648 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/30/2005 2:48:08 PM (2531 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Jay Duncan/MO
5/28/2005 12:04:25 AM (2483 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/30/2005 2:46:28 PM (2526 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Jay Duncan/MO
5/31/2005 11:06:39 AM (2609 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Anne Gilbert/VT
5/30/2005 8:34:28 AM (2469 views)

Urban Settlement Services LLC - christine hughes/MA
5/26/2005 5:00:06 PM (2335 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - Julie Jasiunas/WI
5/27/2005 9:52:07 AM (2728 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - Deborah Manion/VA
5/27/2005 11:07:45 AM (2699 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - David Nixon/MA
5/27/2005 3:27:15 PM (2658 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - christine hughes/MA
5/27/2005 7:03:33 PM (2819 views)

Texas abstractors-please help - Michael Frank/TX
5/26/2005 2:20:43 PM (1626 views)

Am I the only one left? - David Bloys/TX
5/26/2005 12:30:09 PM (1988 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - MJ/VA
5/26/2005 12:57:07 PM (2689 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - David Bloys/TX
5/26/2005 1:02:27 PM (2708 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Brad McCollom/IN
5/26/2005 1:22:54 PM (2747 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Deborah Manion/VA
5/26/2005 4:10:42 PM (2726 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Mark Russomanno/NJ
5/26/2005 6:14:38 PM (2686 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/26/2005 6:52:26 PM (2772 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - george Hubka/MI
5/29/2005 8:51:53 PM (2275 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 6:10:21 AM (2185 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Jay Duncan/MO
5/27/2005 10:08:57 AM (2618 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - monica froese/ME
5/26/2005 6:47:49 PM (2675 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/26/2005 7:06:36 PM (2661 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
5/26/2005 10:10:38 PM (2675 views)


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