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Lecture Series

NATIONAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES

The Lecture Series hosted by First American National Commercial Services provides webinars and in-depth presentations regarding the most significant issues facing the commercial real estate market today. Educational and informative, the Lecture Series has something for all segments of commercial real estate. Whether you are a transactional attorney or a real estate investor, the topics covered will provide answers to many of the questions facing the industry today. Delivered by presenters with subject matter expertise, we invite you to join an upcoming lecture to learn more.

Lectures Topics
(including Webinar Presentations)

WED
20'JAN
2010

California Non-Judicial Foreclosures -
Trustee Services and Title Products

What are the benefits of a non-judicial foreclosure?

A walk through of the California statutory foreclosure process

Examination of a trustee's forms used to process a foreclosure

Examination of a Trustee's Sale Guarantee (TSG)

What title insurance coverage is provided a foreclosing lender under its existing title policy

Post-foreclosure title insurance product (what you can expect your title insurer to cover and not cover)

Presented by:

David Z. Bark, Esquire
Foreclosure Trustee
First American Title Insurance Company
National Commercial Services
4380 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92122
Tel: (858) 410-2154
Fax:(877) 295-0957
Email: dbark@firstam.com
Click here for David's Bio

Glen M. W. Trowbridge, VP and Sr. National Underwriting Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
National Commercial Services
777 S. Figueroa, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 271-1712
Fax:(213) 402-5899
Email: gtrowbridge@firstam.com
Click here for Glen's Bio

TUE
20'OCT
2009

Real Estate Capital Markets: Fairy tales,
Myths, Legends, and Realities

How did we get into this mess?

Is the end in sight?

Measuring the recovery with one useful metric

Where are we in the real estate cycle?

It's not as bad as last time...yet

Myths and legends exposed

REITs and CMBS

Private equity and conventional mortgages

The Road from Perdition

Securitization 2.0… the dawn of a new civilization

Presented by:

Stephen R. Blank, Senior Fellow, Finance
ULI-the Urban Land Institute
30 Snoden Lane, Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel: +1 (908) 791-9419
Fax: +1 (908) 757-6816
Email: stephen.blank@att.net
Click here for Stephen's Bio

THU
09'APR
2009

Mortgage Workouts with Title Insurance
Applications

This Webinar will review and analyze the workout and title insurance aspects of a troubled loan; in particular modification agreements and deeds-in-lieu / deeds-in-escrow. It will also provide answers to the following questions and a whole lot more …

Modification Agreements:

What are the business and legal issues with respect to a loan modification?

What are the title insurance issues in loan modifications, and what endorsements are applicable and available?

What are the tax implications of a mortgage modification?

What are the bankruptcy considerations in connection with a loan modification?

What are the effects of securitization on loan modifications?

Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure / Deeds in Escrow:

What are the basic business and legal issues involved with a deed-in-lieu or deed-in-escrow?

What are the title insurance issues in deeds-in-lieu / deeds-in-escrow, and what endorsements are applicable and available?

What are the risks of recharacterization based on the "clogging" doctrine or a determination that the transaction is in fact an equitable mortgage?

What constitutes adequate consideration for a lender receiving a deed-in-escrow as part of a loan workout?

What factors do the courts consider when deciding whether to enforce a deed-in-escrow?

Presented by:

John C. ("Jack") Murray, VP & Special Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
National Commercial Services Division
Click here for Jack's Bio

Paul Liszewski, VP & Senior National Counsel
First American Title Insurance Company
National Commercial Services Division

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Lecture Materials

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California Non-Judicial Foreclosures - Trustee Process and Title Products Presentation

Presentation Outline

Request to Prepare Notice of Default

Substitution of Trustee

Declaration

Notice of Default

TSG Sample

Authorization To Publish