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Amending Regulation Z
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (“HOEPA”)
Robert M. Jaworski
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Robert is a member of the Financial Industry Group and a member of Financial Services Regulatory Group. Robert M. Jaworski’s practice focuses on consumer credit compliance and other regulatory issues of concern to banks, thrifts, mortgage bankers, secondary mortgage lenders, finance companies and industry-related trade associations. He reviews documents for compliance with federal and state laws; helps financial institutions resolve compliance and licensing issues raised by state and federal regulators; performs compliance audits of loan files and operations; assists Reed Smith litigators in consumer finance-related individual and class action litigation; and generally provides counsel on day-to-day compliance issues as they arise.
A frequent speaker on compliance issues before state and national groups, Bob has authored numerous articles on the subject. He has also developed the curriculum and manuals for the NJ Mortgage Banker/Broker and Secondary Lender License Examination Review courses, which he teaches under the auspices of Lenders Resource Development, Inc., a company he founded.
Paul F. Hancock
Partner
K&L Gates LLP
Areas of Practice
Paul Hancock focuses his practice on litigation as it relates to the financial services industry, namely mortgage banking and consumer credit. He also handles matters involving commercial litigation, civil rights and general civil litigation, particularly class actions.
Professional Background
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Hancock was a partner in the Miami office of a leading law firm headquartered in Washington, DC. Before entering private practice, he served as the Deputy Attorney General for South Florida, managing the Attorney General's legal programs in the southern portion of the state, and personally litigating cases of major significance statewide. He briefed and argued Gore v. Bush before the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. He also defended the state in private class action and governmental pattern or practice litigation.
Mr. Hancock spent more than 20 years with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), attaining the highest-ranking career position in the Division. He is experienced in all areas of civil rights litigation, and is best known for his work in the fields of voting, housing, disability rights, insurance, and lending and credit. While at DOJ, Hancock directed the Voting Rights Act litigation program and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. He originated the department's fair lending enforcement program, serving as the program’s director for nine years. He also served as the DOJ’s Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. He received many awards from the Department, as well as from outside organizations for his law enforcement efforts, including special recognition from Attorney General Janet Reno for his development of the Department's fair lending enforcement program.
Matt Schriner
Managing Director
RSM McGladrey
Matt Schriner is a managing director with the Technology Risk Management Services group. He has more than 17 years of experience in assessing and managing financial institutions’ risks as a banker, a regulator and as a consultant.
Matt has extensively assisted financial services companies in regulatory risk issues. In addition to his consulting experience, Matt was employed as an examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. In his tenure with the Fed, Matt was involved in over 100 bank examinations, on many of which he was the lead examiner. As part of his training with the Fed, Matt attended numerous Board of Governor’s banking schools. Matt has also held compliance officer positions at two large bank holding companies. In these roles, he assisted in the development and monitoring of regulatory compliance performance.
Matt is a frequent national speaker and writer on current compliance challenges. He has authored several publications, including risk management newsletters, manuals and feature articles. He routinely speaks at state and national conferences on risk management topics. In addition, he was instrumental in the development and delivery of two national regulatory risk management schools.
Matt has a broad-based knowledge of compliance laws and regulations. With the combination of his experience with a large financial institution and his work as a field examiner, Matt provides a unique perspective on how institutions can best comply with the regulations, given the limited resources available.
Regulation Z
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