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NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - Robb Grandon/OH
6/1/2005 8:39:37 AM (2903 views)
Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - Robb Grandon/OH
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Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - Susie/OH
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Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - george Hubka/MI
6/5/2005 11:35:31 PM (3223 views)
Re: NON-PAYING CLIENT - Docutech Information Services, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio - MARC DAVIS/NY
6/22/2005 9:05:44 AM (3173 views)

6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Jason Sheppard/PA
6/1/2005 12:03:01 AM (2531 views)
Re: 6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Jason Sheppard/PA
6/13/2005 5:48:02 PM (3339 views)
Re: 6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Robert Franco/OH
6/13/2005 5:52:16 PM (3304 views)
Re: 6/14 - 6/15 Cleveland, Ohio National Settlement Services Summit - Jason Sheppard/PA
6/13/2005 6:02:59 PM (3249 views)

Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/31/2005 11:42:41 AM (2777 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Robert Franco/OH
5/31/2005 1:45:06 PM (3395 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 2:46:31 PM (3593 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Kim Haase/MT
5/31/2005 3:05:27 PM (3592 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Donna Grady/NC
6/1/2005 7:50:07 AM (3226 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - Lisa Ramsey/TX
6/1/2005 11:34:09 AM (3362 views)
Re: Hot Topic - Maiden Name - Title Searches - george Hubka/MI
6/5/2005 11:45:29 PM (3020 views)

Get Certified!!! - Natl Assoc of Land Title Examiners and Abstractors/MO
5/31/2005 11:20:26 AM (3979 views)
Re: Get Certified!!! - Douglas Gallant/OH
5/31/2005 7:42:49 PM (3351 views)
Re: Get Certified!!! - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 7:49:35 PM (3284 views)

re:informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/29/2005 11:21:26 AM (1951 views)


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IF YOU LOVE YOUR FREEDOM, THANK A "GRUNT" - Scott Perry/PA
5/28/2005 11:33:12 AM (2414 views)
Re: IF YOU LOVE YOUR FREEDOM, THANK A "GRUNT" - Jay Duncan/MO
5/28/2005 7:39:07 PM (3138 views)

Remember this Memorial Day - Kurt deVries/FL
5/27/2005 4:07:09 PM (2042 views)
Re: Remember this Memorial Day - Francine Miller/NY
5/27/2005 4:19:31 PM (3225 views)
Re: Remember this Memorial Day - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
5/27/2005 9:43:59 PM (3326 views)
Re: Remember this Memorial Day - Kim Haase/MT
5/29/2005 11:26:43 AM (3075 views)

Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/27/2005 1:20:33 PM (2224 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/27/2005 2:30:48 PM (3332 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Robert Franco/OH
5/27/2005 2:51:26 PM (3440 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
5/27/2005 9:38:52 PM (3367 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/27/2005 11:20:25 PM (3358 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/28/2005 10:43:18 AM (3226 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/28/2005 9:12:21 PM (3216 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
5/28/2005 10:19:51 PM (3335 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/29/2005 9:02:16 AM (3284 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/29/2005 10:37:13 PM (3259 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 5:58:41 AM (3171 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 (3172 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Scott Perry/PA
5/30/2005 9:32:44 AM (3173 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/30/2005 1:54:46 PM (3102 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/30/2005 5:03:09 PM (3087 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 6:21:13 PM (3207 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 4:49:02 PM (3449 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 7:46:49 PM (3324 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
5/31/2005 10:13:06 PM (3403 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/31/2005 11:23:55 PM (3149 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/31/2005 11:42:51 PM (3142 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Patrick Scott/IL
6/1/2005 10:05:56 AM (3223 views)
Re: Asking for Your Opinion on Title Companies Charging "Service" Fees - Jason Sheppard/PA
5/29/2005 11:30:43 AM (3376 views)

Frontier Counties - David Bloys/TX
5/27/2005 11:22:17 AM (2750 views)

Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 1:14:32 AM (2221 views)
Re: Informal poll - Loretta Reed/MD
5/27/2005 8:08:43 AM (3419 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 9:41:31 AM (3345 views)
Re: Informal poll - Loretta Reed/MD
5/27/2005 11:26:01 AM (3333 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 12:38:11 PM (3352 views)
Re: Informal poll - Robert Franco/OH
5/27/2005 10:28:13 AM (3465 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kim Haase/MT
5/27/2005 12:31:28 PM (3404 views)
Re: Informal poll - Shannon Blatt/VA
5/27/2005 2:52:14 PM (3410 views)
Re: Informal poll - Kurt deVries/FL
5/27/2005 4:05:31 PM (3350 views)
Re: Informal poll - Barbara Bennett/IN
5/27/2005 4:17:53 PM (3400 views)
Re: Informal poll - Robb Grandon/OH
6/1/2005 8:49:17 AM (3162 views)
Re: Informal poll - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/27/2005 4:42:36 PM (3363 views)
Re: Informal poll - Michaela Urban/OH
5/27/2005 9:17:32 PM (3392 views)
Re: Informal poll - Jacqueline Costa/RI
5/27/2005 9:41:31 PM (3368 views)
Re: Informal poll - Christy Rathbun/CT
5/27/2005 10:09:20 PM (3300 views)
Re: Informal poll - Donna Grady/NC
5/27/2005 11:30:24 PM (3330 views)
Re: Informal poll - Jay Duncan/MO
5/28/2005 12:00:54 AM (3078 views)
Re: Informal poll - Glenda Hodge/TN
5/28/2005 3:25:58 AM (3087 views)
Re: Informal poll - Scott Perry/PA
5/28/2005 11:55:42 AM (3176 views)
Re: Informal poll - Helene/GA
5/29/2005 11:45:56 PM (3110 views)
Re: Informal poll - Judy Nisonger/CA
5/31/2005 10:58:00 AM (3038 views)
Re: Informal poll - Anne Gilbert/VT
5/30/2005 8:28:40 AM (3112 views)

Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/26/2005 10:28:57 PM (2154 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Patrick Scott/IL
5/27/2005 9:48:10 AM (3396 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/27/2005 4:39:37 PM (3195 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/27/2005 12:09:53 PM (3205 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/27/2005 4:41:27 PM (3208 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Lisa Ramsey/TX
5/27/2005 4:55:13 PM (3141 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/30/2005 2:48:08 PM (3041 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Jay Duncan/MO
5/28/2005 12:04:25 AM (3044 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Ellen Malloy/MO
5/30/2005 2:46:28 PM (3027 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Jay Duncan/MO
5/31/2005 11:06:39 AM (3060 views)
Re: Assignments without recorded Deeds of Trust - Anne Gilbert/VT
5/30/2005 8:34:28 AM (2977 views)

Urban Settlement Services LLC - christine hughes/MA
5/26/2005 5:00:06 PM (2473 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - Julie Jasiunas/WI
5/27/2005 9:52:07 AM (3203 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - Deborah Manion/VA
5/27/2005 11:07:45 AM (3185 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - David Nixon/MA
5/27/2005 3:27:15 PM (3144 views)
Re: Urban Settlement Services LLC - christine hughes/MA
5/27/2005 7:03:33 PM (3309 views)

Texas abstractors-please help - Michael Frank/TX
5/26/2005 2:20:43 PM (1725 views)

Am I the only one left? - David Bloys/TX
5/26/2005 12:30:09 PM (2129 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - MJ/VA
5/26/2005 12:57:07 PM (3167 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - David Bloys/TX
5/26/2005 1:02:27 PM (3163 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Brad McCollom/IN
5/26/2005 1:22:54 PM (3193 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Deborah Manion/VA
5/26/2005 4:10:42 PM (3178 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Mark Russomanno/NJ
5/26/2005 6:14:38 PM (3175 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/26/2005 6:52:26 PM (3249 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - george Hubka/MI
5/29/2005 8:51:53 PM (2784 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/30/2005 6:10:21 AM (2648 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Jay Duncan/MO
5/27/2005 10:08:57 AM (3097 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - monica froese/ME
5/26/2005 6:47:49 PM (3136 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Kevin Ahern/CT
5/26/2005 7:06:36 PM (3159 views)
Re: Am I the only one left? - Adrienne Arsenault/NH
5/26/2005 10:10:38 PM (3196 views)

Now You Can!!! - Jay Duncan/MO
5/24/2005 9:12:35 PM (2955 views)


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