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Mortgage Law Compliances
HOEPA and RESPA addresses certain deceptive and unfair practices in home lending. HOEPA amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and establishes requirements for certain loans with high rates and/or high fees. The rules for these loans are contained in Section 32 of Regulation Z, which implements the TILA, so the loans also are called “Section 32 Mortgages". Predatory Loan law abuses are covered by stiff penalties.
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Healthcare Information Technology
President Obama has made it clear that health care reform is one of his top priorities. On "Meet the Press", the President Obama talked about healthcare during a discussion on sustainable economic growth, saying: "…making sure that we're investing in electronic medical records and other technologies that can drive down health care costs. They are down payments on the kind of long-term, sustainable growth that we need.”