JAUNARY TABLE TOP NEARLY SOLD OUT

FAMB Central Florida brings you the most requested night of the year! Our annual Table Top. We have put together an auditorium full of the best in the mortgage industry for you to meet. Meet new lenders, title agents, insurance agents, appraisers, surveyors, etc. Everything you need to start the year and make 2004 your most successful year yet.

$500.00 Cash Prize Drawing!!

MARTINEZ OFFERS PARTING SALVO TO RESPA REFORM

If you don't know it already, recently Retired Secretary of HUD, Mel Martinez paved the way for the issuance of a final rule on RESPA Reform. HUD sent the final rule to the Office of Management and Budget on December 17. The final rule comes almost a year and a half after the proposed rule was published in July 2002. It has likely undergone significant change since them, but HUD has remained tight-lipped about the exact form of the final rule.

To answer that question, the mortgage industry must now look to Deputy Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who was recently nominated to replace Martinez. For those who want to update themselves on what this rule is and what it means, check out the Central Florida FAMB HUD page.

NEW FHA SEMINAR IN JANUARY

This 8 hour course will guide you through the process of origination, case studies in calculating loan amounts, property and credit analysis, refinance transactions, and marketing ideas for reaching the customer that this program was designed for.

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS 1/2/2004

NAMB PRESIDENT A.W. PICKEL, III IN FEBRUARY

The President of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) will be our guest speaker at the February monthly meeting. Mr. Pickel will bring us up to date on the Federal issues that affect our mortgage industry, including an update on the status of HUD RESPA Reform and what changes we can expect.

Prior to the meeting, the Department of Financial Services will conduct a seminar on preparing for an audit. Get 3 hours of continuing education and keep your self in compliance.

MEMBERSHIP

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QUESTIONS?

For questions, suggestions, or comments regarding the Central Florida Chapter of FAMB or this newsletter, please email Kelly Guldi at newsletter@FAMBCentralFlorida.com.