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PROGRAM
Let’s Protect Our Future Together
First, let me thank you for taking the
time to join us in D.C. and helping
to explain the important role we play
facilitating real estate transactions and
protecting homebuyers’ investments.
We are thankful for your participation
and telling our industry’s story—and
more importantly—your story. There’s
no better opportunity to meet with your
federal legislators and share real-life
examples of how their decisions on
Capitol Hill impact the people in their
district or state.
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During our Lobby Day meetings, we will address three issues
with members of Congress. The first involves asking members of
Congress to support a bill directing the CFPB to commit to a
hold-harmless period through Dec. 31 following implementation
of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID). Second, we
need each of you to explain how the TRID rule requires you to
disclose incorrectly your rates for title insurance to the consumer.
For title professionals in the majority of states, this federal rule
requires you to represent a cost to the consumer that is absolutely
wrong and confusing. Finally, we will encourage Congress to
avoid making changes that would negatively affect Americans’
investments in housing and real estate when attempting to reform
the United States’ tax code.
If this is your first time in D.C., be prepared for the experience
of a lifetime. You may be worried about what to say, but ALTA’s
talented staff and veteran attendees will help assure your meetings
are successful. Just remember to wear comfortable walking shoes
for our day on the Hill.
While real estate is local and how our industry operates can vary
from county to county, we all share the common bond of assuring
property rights and facilitating the exchange of real property.
We can’t go wrong as long as we remember and explain how our
services protect consumers. Thank you for joining me during this
significant and influential political event.
Best Wishes,
Diane Evans NTP
ALTA president
Schedule-at-a-Glance
MO N DAY, M AY 18
Ballroom Level
8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
ALTA Registration Open
Gallery
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast for All Committees
Freer
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Membership Committee Meeting
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Title Counsel Meeting Oriental Ballroom B
(Separate Registration Fee)
Hirshhorn
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Regional Underwriters Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Congressional Liaison Lunch Schedule-at-a-Glance
Gallery
(Lunch for All Attendees)
Grand A Ballroom
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Government Affairs Committee (GAC) Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Oriental Ballroom C
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Gallery
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom BC
Title Action Network (TAN) Committee Meeting
New Member/ 1st Time Attendee Orientation
Title Industry Honors: Celebrating the Industry’s Greatest
Defenders Reception & Dinner
Sponsored by First American
Ballroom Level
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ALTA Registration Open
Grand Ballroom A
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Hot Breakfast Sponsored by Fidelity
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Oriental Ballroom C
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Hirshhorn
State Leaders Breakfast
TIPAC Trustees Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Freer
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Oriental Ballroom B
GAC Consumer Experience Policy Group
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Grand Ballroom BC
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom Foyer
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom BC
Federal Conference General Session
Lunch for All Attendees
Underwriters Section Lunch & Meeting
(Open to All Underwriters)
Abstracter/Agent Section Lunch & Meeting (Open to All Agents & Abstracters)
Grand Ballroom BC & Hillwood
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Capitol Hill Lobby Day Prep Briefing
(Separate Registration Fee)
2015 Federal Conference & Lobby Day
Garden 1
5:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Inside Washington VIP Reception (Invitation Only)
Oriental Ballroom AB
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Inside Washington: Award- Winning Journalist Gives BehindThe- Scenes View of Beltway Antics
Maine Ave SW Entrance (Ballroom Level)
7:00 p.m.
Complimentary Shuttle Transportation to and from Penn Quarter and U Street Corridor
W E D N E S DAY, M AY 2 0
Ballroom Level
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
ALTA Registration Open
Grand Ballroom A
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
T U E S DAY, M AY 19
Title Counsel Meeting
10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Hot Breakfast
Sponsored by Old Republic
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Maine Ave SW Entrance (Ballroom Level)
Buses Depart for Capitol Hill (Staggered Departures)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Meetings on Capitol Hill
Bullfeathers (401 First St. SE)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hospitality Suite & Lunch
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Lobby Day Wrap Party
Sponsored by Old Republic
Bullfeathers (401 First St. SE)
Hosted by the Title Action Network
T H U R S DAY, M AY 2 1 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ALTA Open House
ALTA Office
(1800 M Street NW, Ste 300S)
(All Attendees Invited)
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Schedule Detail • Monday, May 18
Congressional Liaison Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Gallery
Join us for ALTA’s Congressional Liaison
Luncheon as we hear from Representative
Steve Pearce (R-NM) on the current
issues being debated in the House of
Representatives, including legislation
that would direct the CFPB to observe
a hold-harmless period following
implementation of the new TILARESPA Closing Disclosure forms. The lunch will also provide
information about the Congressional Liaison program and
how our participants help further ALTA’s advocacy initiatives
on Capitol Hill.
New Member/ First Time Attendee Orientation
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Gallery
Whether you’re new to the industry or a veteran attending
this conference for the first time, this session will help you to
make the most of your time in Washington, D.C. Members
of ALTA’s Membership Committee will be able to answer any
questions you have about the conference or ALTA in general.
Title Industry Honors: Celebrating the Industry’s
Greatest Defenders (Reception & Dinner)
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom BC
Join us for our kick off reception
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and dinner honoring those in our
industry who have led the way
in helping expand our footprint
in the grassroots and federal
lobbying circles. After dinner,
the hilariously entertaining satire
group, Capitol Steps, will sing
and perform skits based on recent
political news and headlines.
No matter who or what is in
the headlines, the Capitol Steps
tackle both sides of the political spectrum and all things
equally foolish. They truly know how to put the “MOCK” in
Democracy!
A lot will happen between today
and August 1, 2015.
Summer will most certainly come - promise.
Rates will go up, stay the same, or fall - who
knows? Someone will land that big client - we
hope it’s you! There will be lots of dinners, and
even more meetings. There will be vacations
to the beach, to the mountains, to the lake, to
the river, or overseas.
A lot will happen between today and the first
day of August. However, we recommend you
take time to ...
Know Before You Close.
Know before you close.
Your CFPB readiness partner - every step of the way.
Have questions? We can help. Contact your
local FNTG Representative.
fntg.com/local
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General Session • Tuesday, May 19
Federal Conference General Session
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom BC
Consumer Complaints Panel
Moderator
Michelle Korsmo
ALTA
Panel Guest
Panel Guest
CFPB
Venable LLP
Scott Steckel
Allyson Baker
A core function of the CFPB is to
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collect complaints about financial
products and services with a goal to
improve the financial marketplace.
This panel will explain how the
CFPB collects and manages complaints and what steps your
company can take to effectively respond when a compliant
arises. Additionally, we’ll examine how other industries process
and resolve consumer complaints.
State of Play on Capitol Hill for
the Real Estate Industry
Moderator
Michelle Korsmo
American Land Title Association
Congressman
Congressman
(D-MD)
(R-AR)
John Delaney
French Hill
While the Dodd-Frank Act will not be repealed, incremental
and positive changes to the current regulatory structure have a
chance of passing the House and Senate with bipartisan support.
Hear members of Congress from both sides of the aisle offer
insight into the regulatory reform efforts in the House Financial
Services Committee. Reps. John Delaney (D-MD) and French
Hill (R-AR) will offer their perspectives. In addition to serving
on the House Financial Services Committee, both worked in
the mortgage industry before being elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives.
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General Session • Tuesday, May 19
Case Study in Extraordinary Leadership: Ken Adelman
to Share Success Secrets of Cold War Talks
Ken Adelman worked for President
Ronald Reagan as his Ambassador to
the United Nations and head of his
Arms Control Agency, will pull back the
curtain to reveal the secrets behind the
success of one most pivotal moments in
history. During the historic Reykjavik
Summit in Iceland in 1986, Adelman
observed a unique case study in extraordinary leadership and
communication factors. You will learn valuable lessons in
leadership and communication that apply to every individual,
from entry-level employees to those in the C Suite. Go behind
the scenes with Adelman as he shares inside stories, all of
which provide invaluable take-home lessons for anyone today
aspiring to comprehend extraordinary leadership.
Section Meetings
Underwriters Section Lunch & Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A
(Open to All Underwriters)
Discussion will include a progress report on the Underwriters
Section Executive Committee’s 2015 goals, the latest on
training and readiness for the TILA-RESPA Integrated
Disclosures and updates from on lender adoption of Best
Practices. Guest speakers from CFPB include David Friend,
Brian Webster and Julie Vore.
Abstracter/Agent Section Lunch & Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom BC
(Open to All Agents & Abstracters)
Discussion will include a Government Affairs Committee
Roundtable of issues important to Abstracters, Title Agents
and Real Estate Attorneys including implementation of the
CFPB’s Integrated Mortgage Disclosures under TILA and
RESPA, owner’s title insurance eClosings and eMortgages,
implementation of ALTA’s Best Practices, CFPB’s “Your
Home Loan Toolkit.” Guest speakers from CFPB include
David Friend, Brian Webster and Julie Vore.
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ON AUGUST 1st, 2015
AN INDUSTRY IS CHANGING.
Schedule Detail • Tuesday May 19
Capitol Hill Lobby Day Prep Briefing
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Presenters: ALTA Members and the
ALTA Government Affairs Staff
INFORMATION IS NEEDED.
WHO WILL GET THE CALL?
Grand Ballroom BC
ALTA’s Government Affairs
staff, along with ALTA
members, will prepare you
with everything you need
to know before lobby day
meetings on Wednesday.
Learn what to expect, how
ALTA lobbyists talk about
issues that you will discuss,
and what talking points to
utilize in your meetings.
Presentation materials will
be distributed for your Hill
visits. This briefing is designed to answer all of your questions
to ensure a successful visit with your legislators.
For those experienced Federal Conference attendees, this
year we will be offering an “advanced” workshop offered
concurrently with a “beginners” workshop. Designed to help
further your relationships with the Congressional offices you
will meet with and become a Congressional Liaison back in
your own state.
Get the Latest Updates on Lobby Day
with the ALTA Conference App
• Updated Lobby Day Schedules
• Capitol Hill Maps
• Contact Information for Transportation
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Schedule Detail • Tuesday May 19
Lobby Day • Wednesday, May 20
Inside Washington: Award–Winning Journalist
Gives Behind-The-Scenes View of Beltway Antics
Lobby Day Lunch & Hospitality Suite
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Bullfeathers 410 First St. SE
If you have down time between
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meetings on Wednesday or would
like to join us for lunch, please
stop by Bullfeathers Restaurant
located on the House side of Capitol Hill. Lunch will be
served from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with complimentary WiFi and charging stations available for your use.
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Oriental Ballroom AB
The Title Insurance Political Action
Committee (TIPAC) and the Title Action
Network (TAN) are excited to host awardwinning journalist Candy Crowley for an
interactive discussion of American politics
over drinks and heavy hors d’oeuvres.
Operating behind the scenes for much
of her career, Crowley will share her
own experiences and candidly discuss her interactions with
politicians through the years. Crowley is one of the smartest
and most astute observers of politics of our time. She served
as CNN’s chief political correspondent and host of its Sunday
morning talk show State of the Union with Candy Crowley, a
political hour of the week’s most important issues. In 2012, she
became the first woman to moderate a presidential debate in
two decades when she led the general election debate between
President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney.
Covering the most important news stories in recent history,
her assignments have taken her to all 50 states and around the
world. Crowley has reported on the campaigns of every U.S.
President since Ronald Reagan.
***Must be a member of the Title
Action Network (TAN) AND
a 2015 Title Insurance Political
Action Committee (TIPAC)
donor to attend. Please display
TAN and TIPAC ribbons on
name badge when entering the
event.
Transportation back to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel will
be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. from
Bullfeathers.
Lobby Day Wrap Party
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Bullfeathers 410 First St. SE
Join us after your Lobby Day meetings
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at Bullfeathers for a lobby day wrap
party. TAN members are invited to come
put their feet up, enjoy food and drinks
and network with other members from
around the United States. Not a TAN
member? Sign up today at
www.titleactionnetwork.com.
Thursday, May 21
ALTA Open House (All Attendees Invited)
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ALTA Office 1800 M Street NW, Suite 300 South
If you will still be in
town on Thursday
plan to come visit your
ALTA member office!
We will host a festive
brunch where you
will be able to mingle
with the ALTA staff
and explore your new
headquarters.
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General Information
General Information
Hotel Information:
Internet/Print Kiosks:
ADA Accessibility/Accommodations:
Lobby Day SUV’s:
Assistance:
Safety and Security:
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
1330 Maryland Ave SW
Washington, DC 20024
Tel: (202) 554-8588
We will also have several computers connected to a printer set
up near registration. These will be connected to the internet, so
you can check email, print your boarding pass or download any
of the conference materials.
ALTA is committed to ensuring that our convention is fully
accessible to all persons. If you have a specific dietary or
accessibility requirement, please contact Lauren Dollerschell
at the Registration Desk and every effort will be made to
accommodate your request. Help us accommodate you by
letting us know of any requirements in advance.
ALTA staff will be pleased to assist you in any way possible.
Please call upon the staff (identified by blue badges) if you
need help at any time.
Attire:
Average temperatures in Washington, D.C., range from a
high of 70°F to a low of 50°F, so it’s important you prepare
for the weather. Business attire is appropriate for all Federal
Conference events.
Badges:
Please visit the ALTA Registration Desk upon arrival to
obtain your badge and other important information. Name
badges must be worn to all scheduled convention sessions
and events. Badges may be used in place of tickets for events.
Please make your nametag visible at all times.
Charging Station:
We will have a charging station near
registration and at Bullfeathers for
you to use throughout the conference.
There will be numerous device
connections, so your important device
won’t lose its juice.
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To help you make the most of your time on Lobby Day, we
will have SUVs available for attendees to utilize during the
day to get to and from the Senate and House sides in a timely
manner. SUVs are on a first come, first serve basis. Please text
or call Lauren Dollerschell on Wednesday to organize your
ride. She can be reached at 913-908-6813.
Keep your valuables and personal belongings nearby
throughout the Federal Conference. ALTA is not responsible
for lost or stolen items before, during, or after the Federal
Conference. Please visit the hotel concierge if you have
misplaced an item.
Smoking Policy:
All ALTA meetings are smoke-free meetings. Smoking is
prohibited throughout Washington, D.C. Please be courteous
to fellow attendees and other guests and follow this smoking
policy. Please seek Mandarin Oriental staff for designated
smoking locations.
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2015 ALTA Board of Governors
President
Diane Evans NTP
Land Title Guarantee Company
Denver, CO
President-Elect
John M. Hollenbeck NTP
First American Title Insurance Company
Santa Ana, CA
Thank You to Our
2015 Strategic Partners
and Conference Sponsor
Diamond Partners
Treasurer
Steven G. Day
Fidelity National Title Group
Jacksonville, FL
Chair, Finance Committee
William Burding Jr.
Orange Coast Title Company
Santa Ana, CA
Platinum Partners
Chair, Agents & Abstracters Section
Daniel D. Mennenoh
H.B. Wilkinson Title Company
Galena, IL
Chair, Underwriter Section
Stewart Morris Jr.
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Houston, TX
Representative, Agents & Abstracters Section
Cynthia D. Blair NTP
Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC
Columbia, SC Representative, Agents & Abstracters Section
Brian Pitman
Independence Title Company
Austin, TX
Representative, Underwriter Section
Peter J. Birnbaum
Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Representative, Underwriter Section
Mary O’Donnell
Westcor Land Title Insurance Company
Maitland, FL
Immediate Past-President
Rob Chapman
Old Republic National Insurance Company
Tampa, FL
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