Firm News 2005

• November
  • On November 30-December 2, 2005, Margo Tank spoke at MBA’s Legal Issues in Mortgage Technology Conference, in San Diego, California. For more information, see http://events.mortgagebankers.org/legaltech2005/default.html.
  • On November 17, 2005, Jeff Naimon spoke at the Source Media Subprime Lending Symposium in Miami, FL on Regulatory Trends in Subprime Lending.  For a copy of his presentation, see “Nonprime Lending Regulatory Trends.”
  • On November 4, 2005 an article written by Bob Serino was published in the American Banker entitled “Now Every Bank Must Do A BSA Risk Assessment.”  In the article, Mr. Serino discusses the importance of financial institutions performing their own risk assessments prior to a Bank Secrecy Act or Anti-Money laundering examination, and suggests that readers refer to FIFEC’s "Bank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual," issued June 30, 2005, which similarly places a great deal of importance on banks performing their own risk assessment, and details examination procedures for agencies to follow during BSA or AML examinations.
  • On November 3-4, 2005, Jerry Buckley, Margo Tank and Frank Supik spoke at the SPeRS/MISMO Workshop in Washington, DC. CampusMBA is hosting the workshop. For more information, see “Classroom-Based Courses” at http://www.campusmba.org.
• October
  • Buckley Kolar’s InfoBytes was featured in an article entitled “The Savvy E-Newsletter” in the October 31, 2005 issue of Legal Times.   The article discusses effective e-newsletters and their strategies, and Buckley Kolar's success in this regard.
• September
  • Bob Serino was quoted in an article titled “FinCEN Preps Suspicious Activity Report Sharing Guidance” published in the September 5, 2005 issue of Compliance Reporter.  In the article, Mr. Serino states his support for FinCEN developing guidance with federal banking agencies regarding what kind of information affiliates within an entity can share about potential wrongdoings.  For more information, see www.compliancereporter.com.
  • On September 8, 2005, Jerry Buckley spoke about OFAC compliance at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Regulatory Compliance Conference in Washington, DC.  For a copy of his presentation see “OFAC Compliance: Materials in New Bank Examination Manual Provide Guidance to All Types of Institutions.”
• August
  • In the August 2005 issue of Mortgage Banking Magazine Jeff Naimon is quoted on state predatory lending laws in an article titled “Underperformance and Oversight.”  For more information, see www.mortgagebankingmagazine.com.
  • John Kromer, Lee Negroni and Clint Rockwell presented an “Update on Federal and State Laws” at the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulator's annual conference in Portland, Oregon, August 21 to 24.  For a copy of the updates, click the following links “State Mortgage Lending Laws 2005 Update” and “Federal Issues 2005 Update.”
  • On August 8, 2005, Sara Emley was quoted in an IM Insight article titled “Using an Affiliated Broker: What ERISA Has to Say About It.” For a copy of the article, see http://www.iminsightnews.com/.
  • On August 2, 2005, Bob Serino was quoted in an article in The Tennessean titled “Suspicious Activity Reports From Banks Soar.” For a copy of the article, see www.tennessean.com.
• July
  • On July 15, 2005, Joe Kolar was quoted in a National Mortgage News Online article titled “Appeals Court Backs OCC on Pre-emption.” The article covers the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision in Wachovia Bank v. Burke, for which Joe Kolar and Jerry Buckley participated in the preparation of an amicus brief filed on behalf of industry trade associations, supporting the OCC position. For a copy of the article, see http://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/
  • An article written by Jacob Theissen and Kirk Jensen titled "New Illinois Bill Raises Serious Privace Concerns" was published in the National Home Equity Mortgage Association's July 7, 2005 Equity Update.
  • An article written by Kirk Jensen titled "California Supreme Court Invalidates Class Arbitration Prohibitions" was published in the National Home Equity Mortgage Association's July 7, 2005 Equity Update.
  • An article written by Jeff Naimon titled "RESPA Here We Go Again" was published in the July 6, 2005 issue of AllRegs Weekly Digest.
• June
  • An article written by Kirk Jensen titled "Emperical Evidence Indicates Individuals Fare Well in Arbitration" was published in the June 2005 edition of the North Carolina Bar Association's Dispute Resolution.
  • On June 9, 2005, Jeff Naimon spoke on state antipredatory lending laws at the MBA's Non-Prime Lending and Alternative Products Conference in Washington, DC. For a copy of his presentation, see "State and Local Developments -- Illinois and Montgomery County."
• May
  • On May 16, 2005, Jerry Buckley spoke on the "FCRA and Fact Act" panel at the MBA's Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference in Phoenix, AZ. For a copy of the presentation, see "FCRA and FACTA: Where We Are Now, Where We're Going."
  • An article written by Jerry Buckley titled "Two Ways to Help Consumers Understand Loans" was published in the May 6, 2005 edition of the American Banker.
• April
  • Buckley Kolar partner Margo Tank was quoted in an April 27, 2005 article in BNA’s Electronic Commerce and Law Report titled “Paper Persists in an E-Contracting World; Some Shred Worries with ‘Hybrid’ E-Contracts.” For a copy of the article, see www.bna.com (subscription required).
  • On April 20-21, 2005, Jeff Naimon was co-chair of the American Conference Institute's "Outsourcing in Financial Services" conference in Washington, D.C. John Kromer was a panelist at the conference speaking on the licensing of outsource vendors. See John Kromer's Presentation.