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Nationally-Syndicated Columnist Kenneth Harney to Speak at NAMB Conference ationally-syndicated columnist Kenneth Harney is the latest to join NAMB National’s speaker lineup. As the author of the column “The Nation’s Housing,” Harney focuses on issues surrounding homeownership, including complicated tax problems, the settlement fee thicket, credit scores and credit files–and guides readers to smart solutions. The 2013 NAMB National event is set for SaturdayMonday, Oct. 19-21 at Harrah’s Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Harney’s columns have added to key pieces of housing reform on Capitol Hill and in federal agencies, including cancellation of private mortgage insurance premiums, better disclosures on refinancings, restrictions on private transfer fees, and prohibitions against loan transfer abuses and predatory mortgage servicing practices. Harney is a member of the Federal Reserve Board’s Consumer Advisory Council, a member of the U.S. Department of Housing and
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Urban Development’s Working Group on Computerized Loan Origination, and president and chairman of the board of the National Association of Real Estate Editors. In addition to Harney, NAMB has a number of great industry speakers lined up with more being added weekly, including: l Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) l Jonathan Foxx, president and managing director of Lenders Compliance Group and Brokers Compliance Group l John Loveless of Generation Mortgage l Larry Avery, director of sales for Birchwood Credit Services Inc. l Ginger Bell, national compliance training director l Bart Shapiro, former senior advisor to the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau’s Office of Community Banks & Credit Unions l Erik Janeczko, national trainer for Maximum Acceleration l Ralph Rosynek, senior vice president of production for Reverse Mortgage Solutions l Mark Madsen, digital engineer at Best Rate Referrals l Jeffrey Tesch, managing director of Rehab Cash Now l Michael Tedesco, president of Appraisal Nation l Simon Webster, CEO of CRE Credit Services l Lorraine Geraci, AVP of reverse mortgage sales training at Urban Financial Group l Jason Frangoulis, national wholesale manager for United Mortgage Corporation l Mary Grabow, credit manager for United Mortgage Corporation l Rene Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Volentum
Kenneth Harney For information and updates on the NAMB National event in Las Vegas, visit www.nambnational.com.
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