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re:informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/29/2005 11:21:26 AM (2038 views)

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Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/27/2005 1:20:33 PM (2313 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/27/2005 2:30:48 PM (3655 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 (3543 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
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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 (3581 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/29/2005 10:37:13 PM (3504 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 5:58:41 AM (3497 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 (3477 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Scott Perry/PA
5/30/2005 9:32:44 AM (3493 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/30/2005 1:54:46 PM (3392 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/30/2005 5:03:09 PM (3418 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 6:21:13 PM (3519 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 4:49:02 PM (3752 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 7:46:49 PM (3661 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
5/31/2005 10:13:06 PM (3715 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 11:23:55 PM (3448 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
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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 - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/29/2005 11:30:43 AM (3701 views)

Frontier Counties - David Bloys/TX
5/27/2005 11:22:17 AM (2839 views)


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Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
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Re: Informal poll - Loretta Reed/MD
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Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
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Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
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Re: Informal poll - Robert Franco/OH
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Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
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Re: Informal poll - Shannon Blatt/VA
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Re: Informal poll - Robb Grandon/OH
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Re: Informal poll - Ellen Malloy/MO
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Re: Informal poll - Michaela Urban/OH
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Re: Informal poll - Donna Grady/NC
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Re: Informal poll - Jay Duncan/MO
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Re: Informal poll - Glenda Hodge/TN
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Re: Informal poll - Scott Perry/PA
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Re: Informal poll - Judy Nisonger/CA
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Re: Informal poll - Anne Gilbert/VT
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Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
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Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Patrick Scott/IL
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Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
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Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
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Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Jay Duncan/MO
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Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Anne Gilbert/VT
5/30/2005 8:34:28 AM (3270 views)

Urban Settlement Services LLC - christine hughes/MA
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Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - Deborah Manion/VA
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Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - christine hughes/MA
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Texas abstractors-please help - Michael Frank/TX
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Am I the only one left? - David Bloys/TX
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Re: Am I the only one left? - MJ/VA
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Re: Am I the only one left? - David Bloys/TX
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Re: Am I the only one left? - Brad McCollom/IN
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Re: Am I the only one left? - Deborah Manion/VA
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Re: Am I the only one left? - Mark Russomanno/NJ
5/26/2005 6:14:38 PM (3442 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
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Re: Am I the only one left? - george Hubka/MI
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Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
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Re: Am I the only one left? - Jay Duncan/MO
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Re: Am I the only one left? - monica froese/ME
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Re: Am I the only one left? - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
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Now You Can!!! - Jay Duncan/MO
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Son's Surgery - For Those Who Wanted Me to Keep Them Informed - Lisa Ramsey/TX
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Re: Son's Surgery - For Those Who Wanted Me to Keep Them Informed - J.T. Shoemaker/NY
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To My Fellow SOT Members - Scott Perry/PA
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Re: To My Fellow SOT Members - Robert Franco/OH
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Re: To My Fellow SOT Members - Judy Nisonger/CA
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Job change - Deborah Manion/VA
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Criminal Searches? - Tammy Harkay/OH
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Re: Criminal Searches? - Scott Perry/PA
5/23/2005 7:34:12 PM (3440 views)
Re: Criminal Searches? - Donna Grady/NC
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