Timothy Wanamaker
Executive Director
Office of Strategic Planning

Kathleen Lynch, Esq.
Coordinator
Western NY Law Center

Senator William Stachowski
Co-Chair

Assemblymember Sam Hoyt
Co-Chair
 

Campaign to Halt Abusive Lending Transactions and Mortgage Fraud
Organized by the New York State Banking Department, Western New York Law Center and the City of Buffalo, Mayor's Anti-Flipping Task Force

Master of Ceremonies
Steve Kirchgraber,Deputy Superintendent of Banks,Consumer Services NYS Banking Department


Part 1:  Welcome & Keynote
Run time:  19:08
Link:  Welcome & Keynote
Presented by
Jane Azia, Director of Non-Depository Institutions and Consumer Protection,NYS Banking Department
Honorable Byron W. Brown,Mayor, City of Buffalo

Part 2:  Panel A:  Community Perspective - Predatory Lending & Mortgage Fraud
Run time:  1:03:58
Link:  Panel A:  Community Perspective - Predatory Lending & Mortgage Fraud
Panelists:
Carol Brent, Attorney, Legal Services for the Elderly and Disabled
Rebecca Case Grammatico, Attorney, Empire Justice Center
Athena McCrory, Attorney, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo
Francis J. Offermann, Jr., Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Project of Buffalo
Moderator
Kathleen Lynch, Staff Attorney, Western New York Law Center

Part 3:  Current Research
Run time:  54:32
Link:  Current Research
Presented by
Holly D. Lindstrom, Data Analyst, Western New York Law Center
Barbara van Kerhove, Research Analyst, Empire Justice Center
Bradley J. Bartram, Economic Crime Investigator, Hilbert College - Western New York Law Center

Part 4:  New Legislation:  NYS Home Equity Theft Prevention Act
Run time:  39:52
Link:  New Legislation:  NYS Home Equity Theft Prevention Act
Prepared by
Cassie Walbrodt, Special Assistant to the Superintendent, NYS Banking Department
Summer Lea, Fair Lending Specialist, NYS Banking Department
Presented by
Steve Kirchgraber, Deputy Superintendentof Banks, Consumer Services Division, NYS Banking Department
Summer Lee, Fair Lending Specialist, NYS Banking Department

Part 5:  Panel B:  Government Response
Run time:  1:07:49
Link:  Panel B:  Government Response
Panelists
Kumiki Gibson, Commissioner, NYS Division of Human Rights
Heather Yannello, Special Agent, HUD Office of the Inspector General
Daniel E. Shapiro, First Deputy Secretary of State, NYS Department of State
Jane Azia, Director of Non-Depository Institutions and Consumer Protection, NYS Banking Department
Anna G. Oles, Home Ownership Coordinator, NYS Department of Housing And Community Renewal
James Morrissey, Assistant Attorney General, NYS Office of the Attorney General
        
Part 6:  Panel C:  Industry Perspective and Closing Remarks
Run time:  1:13:30
Link:  Panel C:  Industry Perspective and Closing Remarks
Panelists
Ken Markison, Senior Director Regulatory Counsel, Mortgage Bankers Association, Washington, DC
Gregory Krauza, President, New York Association of Mortgage Brokers
James E. Knight, President Elect, Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors
Peter Battaglia, Esq., Underwriting Counsel, TICOR Title Insurance Company
Jane Azia, Director of Non-Depository Institutions  and Consumer Protection, NYS Banking Department (closing remarks)
Moderator
Hon. John J. LaFalce, Congressman (Retired), U.S. House of Representives, 1975-2002