Affiliated Business News (AfBA) and Articles

• Empire Title Services, Inc. vs. Fifth Third Mortgage Company, Vista Settlement Services, LLC, Fifth Third Financial Corporation and Fifth Third Bank (09/30/2010)
• Regulators cracking down on title kick back Schemes (11/29/07)
• Do affiliated business arrangements violate fiduciary duty laws? 05/22/06
• GAO: Title Insurance – Preliminary Views and Issues for Further Study – Testimony – 04/26/06
• GAO: Title Insurance – Preliminary Views and Issues for Further Study – Report – April 2006
• GAO: Title Insurance – Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of the Title Industry and Better Protect Consumers 04/2007
• GAO: Text Summary
• October Research Corp.: Ohio Sham AfBA hunt continues
• ABC News: Save Thousands on Closing Cost – 03/09/2006
• ABC News: Buying a House? Beware the Junk Fees – 03/09/2006
• ABC News: How to Avoid Junk Fees When Buying a House – 03/09/2006
• Money Magazine: Congressman calls for title-insurance investigation – 02/24/2006
• Money Magazine: Beat closing fees – 02/15/2006
• Money Magazine: Closing cost scams – 02/14/2006
• Money Magazine: One street’s story – 02/14/2006
• Money Magazine: The bunk behind junk closing fees – 02/14/2006
• Money Magazine: Title inflation – 02/14/2006
• Money Magazine: Simple solutions to fee bloat – 02/14/2006
• HUD Settles Case Against Nine Tennessee Builders Posing As Legitimate Business In Kickback Scheme (12/11/2005)
• Franklin County Conveyance fee on home sales is doubled effective January 12, 2006. (12/14/2005).
• Feds serious about cracking down on kickbacks (12/04/2005)
• Two Indicted After Investigation into Midwest Title Agency (11/21/2005)
• Colorado Department of Insurance Takes Action Against Sham Title Insurance Agencies (11/16/2005)
• Ohio Real Estate Agency sued for alleged kickbacks (11/15/2005)
• Using title agency affiliated with broker can be mistake (09/25/2005)
• HUD Settlement With Coldwell Banker Sends “Affiliated Business” Warning to Realtors (09/19/2005)
• Major Federal Crackdown On Realty Fee Kickbacks Underway “In Every State.” (07/25/2005)
• Mortgage Brokers Ask HUD To Investigate Builder “Incentives” To Homebuyers (05/09/2005)
• HUD’s RESPA Effort ‘Misplaced’ (04/13/2005)
• RESPA “Police” Target Alleged Referral Payment Schemes (04/04/2005)
• Civil Justice Settles Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Real Estate Consumers (05/05/2004)
• Local Title And Settlement Agencies Begin Offering Guaranteed Mortgage Packages (01/26/2004)
• New RESPA Enforcement Pledged (04/11/2001)