Kevin Hancock's Blog

John Occhi invited me to re-post this blog to the RESPA group - I hope I did this properly: RESPA Reform 2010 RESPA stands for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.  Introduced in 1974, RESPA law is designed to protect consumers in the process of purchasing a home.  RESPA requires lenders to...

RESPA stands for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.  Introduced in 1974, RESPA law is designed to protect consumers in the process of purchasing a home.  RESPA requires lenders to provide consumers with disclosures (Truth-in-Lending Disclosure Statement) at various stages throughout the l...

Wow, I haven't posted an update to my AR Blog in quite a while!  I thought I would let everybody know that since my last update, I have completed the classroom segment of my financial planning course at the University of Portland.  It was an excellent experience and I learned more than I could ha...

As part of my commitment to offer my clients the most knowledge and expertise available, I am currently studying (in my spare time) to earn an advanced financial planning designation. This requires a significant investment of time and resources, but I believe it will give my clients another disti...

  I was just sitting here at my desk, trying to wrap up my day, and I realized I have one last thing I need to get done.I have received a bunch of contacts from my AR page lately, but I have been neglecting my blog for quite some time.  I wanted to take a minute to make a post so that all visitor...

                                                                                                       As a mortgage professional, I often find myself explaining what's going on in the market.  I have a good understanding of the issues, but I find it difficult to verbalize, properly and coherentl...