Foreclosure Fraud Symposium
Real Estate Agents
Are you engaged in short sales? Performing loan modifications? Have clients’ facing foreclosure or trying to modify their mortgage? Are you inadvertently a “Debt Management Service” or “Foreclosure Consultant?”
This Symposium is specifically designed for real estate professionals. Oregon has recently passed two new bills relating to mortgage modifications and foreclosure consulting. Either bill could be triggered during an agent’s short-sale negotiations. Learn what activities could require you to be licensed and bonded with the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
| When: | March 10, 2010; 8:00 am – 5 pm |
| Where: | New Location! Oregon Convention Center, Ballrooms 201 and 202 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97232 Directions and Parking |
| Credits: | Continuing Education Credits Available |
Seminar registration is closed on 2/8/10. This event is filled to capacity. The location has been changed to the Oregon Convention Center, Ballrooms 201 and 202. No lunch will be provided.
Free Day-Long Symposium With C.E. Credits
The Oregon Department of Justice is hosting a FREE day-long symposium discussing the issues and problems associated with short-sales, loan modifications and foreclosure "rescue" programs.
Learn How to Spot and Report Fraud
Along with the recent increase in foreclosures, the Oregon Department of Justice has seen a dramatic increase in mortgage and foreclosure fraud. Many consumers, however, never realize they were the victim of a foreclosure fraud scam. Additionally, scammed consumers are often reluctant to report the fraud after-the-fact, embarrassed that they were fooled. The goal of this Symposium is to teach real estate professionals how to spot and report mortgage and foreclosure fraud. The Oregon Department of Justice is committed to aggressively prosecuting mortgage and foreclosure fraud.
Speakers Include:
- Oregon Attorney General John Kroger
- Real Estate Expert Richard Hager
- Portland Housing Bureau Director Margaret Van Vliet
- Senator Jeff Merkley's Office
- Deputy Real Estate Commissioner Dean Owens
- Department of Consumer and Business Services
- Oregon Realtors Association
- Department of Justice Attorneys
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Not a Real Estate Professional?
If you are a consumer facing foreclosure and seeking help, go to State of Oregon: Foreclosure Help or MakingHomeAffordable.com - Help for America's Homeowners.
Contact
Althea Rodgers at althea.d.rodgers@doj.state.or.us for questions or lunch sponsorship offers.
Foreclosure Fraud Symposium Schedule
March 10, 2010 - Oregon Convention Center, Ballrooms 201-202 - Sponsored by: Oregon Department of Justice, Portland Housing Bureau, Oregon Real Estate Agency, and the Oregon Association of Realtors.
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Registration | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 am | Foreclosure Fraud and the Oregon Department of Justice Response | Attorney General John Kroger |
| 8:45 – 11:45 am | Issues with Foreclosures, Loan Modifications, and Short-Sales | Richard Hagar |
| 11:45 - 12:00 pm | Portland Housing Bureau | Director Margaret Van Vliet |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 pm | National Perspective of Foreclosure Fraud | Senator Jeff Merkley's Office |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Discussion of Foreclosure and Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions by the Oregon Department of Justice | DOJ Attorneys: Jonathan Groux, Simon Whang, Janelle Wipper |
| 2:25 – 3:00 pm | "Making Home Affordable" Program and Local Non-Profit Organizations Helping Distressed Homeowners | Fernando Velez (DCBS) and Angela Martin (Our Oregon) |
| 3:10 – 3:50 pm | Understanding HB 3630, HB 2191 and the Unlawful Trade Practices Act | Lou Savage (DCBS) and Keith Dubanevich (DOJ) |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Panel of Experts: An Opportunity for Agents to Ask Questions to the Experts | DOJ Attorneys; Lou Savage, DCBS; Real Estate Deputy Commissioner Dean Owens; Matt Farmer, Oregon Association |
Download Foreclosure Fraud Symposium Schedule (PDF Version)
Symposium Registration Form
Seminar registration is closed on 2/8/10. This event is filled to capacity. The location has been changed to the Oregon Convention Center, Ballrooms 201 and 202 (Directions and Parking).
