DFPI Escrow Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

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ve for small business, a CPA who has escrow agent clients, and a representative for companies with other ownership. Other ownership may include escrow companies owned by title companies or real estate brokers. Manager or corporate officer of independent escrow companies are eligible to serve on the committee. Opening announcement will be posted on the website. Anyone who qualifies is welcome to apply. Liang thanked the three members whose terms are ending on August 30, 2022. He briefly went over the purpose of the committee, , the role of committee members, the appointment process and clarifie

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ESCROW ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING June 7, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 300 S. Spring Street, 15th Floor Conference Room, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (866) 709-4440; participant code 7675-977 Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Represented by: Sheila Oliver, Deputy Commissioner Paul Liang, Special Administrator – Licensing Gary Suzuki, Special Administrator – Regulatory Adam Wright, Senior Counsel Sherri Kaufman, Senior Counsel Summer Volkmer, Senior Counsel Committee Members Via Call-In to the Conference Line: Benjamin G

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ng level to internally re-organize and dedicate resources to work on several big projects. Some of these projects include to modernize the escrow law, provide compliance training and education, revisit the assessment method after years of operating deficit, and also to explore the option to move the program on NMLS. The program will reach out to the advisory committee for guidance at the appropriate time. Benjamin Griffin stated the advisory committee may have subcommittees to assist with these projects. There may be exemptions from the public meeting act if a subcommittee consists of less tha

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row law, provide compliance training and education, revisit the assessment method after years of operating deficit, and also to explore the option to move the program on NMLS. The program will reach out to the advisory committee for guidance at the appropriate time. Benjamin Griffin stated the advisory committee may have subcommittees to assist with these projects. There may be exemptions from the public meeting act if a subcommittee consists of less than three members. Alternatively, committee members can do information gathering exercise outside of the committee and bring those findings back

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-4440; participant code 7675-977 Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Represented by: Sheila Oliver, Deputy Commissioner Paul Liang, Special Administrator – Licensing Gary Suzuki, Special Administrator – Regulatory Adam Wright, Senior Counsel Sherri Kaufman, Senior Counsel Summer Volkmer, Senior Counsel Committee Members Via Call-In to the Conference Line: Benjamin Griffin, Griffin, P.C. / Attorney Bill Nelson, Express Escrow, Inc. / Chairperson – EAFC** Claire Bartos, Las Brisas Escrow, Inc. / Immediate Past Chairperson EIC * Heather Siracusa, Orchard Hills Escrow, Inc. / Small B