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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2011 

                                                          #1369 A federal law that prohibits lenders from making high cost predatory home equity loans is known as Equal Credit Opportunity Act or the ECOA. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is below the wildlife photo...
10/24/2011
                                                       #1368 Loan flipping is prohibited under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time the solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or RESPA...
10/24/2011
                                                             #1367 When we talk about an impound waiver we're discussing a practice that involves charging points or processing fees that are out of the ordinary. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the w...
10/24/2011
                                                      #1366 Steering involves charging a borrower processing fees or points to close that are higher than usual because the lender is steering the borrower away from a conventional loan. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The soluti...
10/24/2011
                                                         #1365 A loan secured by a fleet of tractors to purchase additional farm equipment would be covered under the Truth In Lending Act. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False...
10/24/2011
                                                                                     #1364 Property flipping will involve the charging of processing fees that are not necessary for the services provided by the lender. Is this true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the...
10/24/2011
                                                                                 #1363 Fee Packing is a predatory lending practice which imposes the practice of charging points and fees for processing a loan that are out of the ordinary and higher than normally charged. These are fees that have n...
10/24/2011
                                                  #1362 An unsecured loan for 50 thousand dollars would be covered by the Truth In Lending Act. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is below the wildlife photo. A. False The Truth In Lending Act excludes consumer loans n...
10/24/2011
                                                  #1361 Another purpose of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act is to insure that a person, whose income is derived from public assistance, is not discriminated against. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below th...
10/24/2011
The Year Was 1981. Time to get away from business for a couple of minutes.
10/23/2011
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