Here are links to some of the things we’ll talk about in class today.

Here’s the WA State Foreclosure Fairness Act and here’s the new WA State Foreclosure Resource Guide This is a VERY GOOD PDF for distressed homeowners.

Here’s our new federal regulator: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.,.,..and their request for help and feedback on designing a new TIL and GFE.….and here’s the CFPB Consumer Access website

Here’s Rhonda Porter’s twitter account, which provides a great example of how to follow the new WA State DFI advertising rules.

Here’s the story about the indictment of Shawn Portmann…and the Seattle PI story Tom referenced.

Here’s an article I wrote asking the question: “Are those Cash Call radio ads deceptive?”

and another recent article asking the question: Should All Short Sale Negotiators be Banned?

Here’s more reading material on short sale fraud…Here’s the 2011 Core Logic report.

Here’s a link to the  delinquency graphs I showed at the beginning of class.  Follow the menu at the top of the web site and tab over to ‘delinquencies.’

Here’s Jon Stewart interviewing Elizabeth Warren.

Here’s the Ben Bernanke comments from today’s Econ Outlook.

Here’s Bill Black’s article on Bank of America.

And thanks to Donna Blaylock from Firstam Title and Escrow!

Here’s the firstam demo website.