Wi$eUp Teleconferences

Date: Friday, May 29^th, 2009

Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time

Audio and Transcripts

Call Section	MP3	MS Word	PDF
Opening Remarks	(4:51)
Speech 1 — Ann vom Eigen	(16:14)
Speech 2 — Donna Wood	(8:47)
Speech 3 — Laurie Anne Maggiano	(13:35)
Q & A	(40:10)
Closing Remarks	(2:17)

About the speakers

Ann vom Eigen is a Consumer Compliance Specialist at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of RESPA and Interstate Land Sales. She provides guidance to consumers and companies on regulatory compliance with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), foreclosure law, and other statutes affecting real estate settlements. RESPA is a consumer protection statute that requires that consumers receive disclosures at various times during real estate transactions and outlaws kickbacks that increase the cost of settlement services. Ms. vom Eigen initiates investigations of RESPA violations. Prior to working at HUD, Ms. vom Eigen formed AvE Solutions which focused on government affairs and public policy issues affecting the real estate, financial services, and communications industry. She received her J.D. from Georgetown University School of Law (1987).

Donna Wood, Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, is a Partner at Wood Smith Advisors LLC, Registered Investment Advisor and at Wood Smith Associates LLC, specializing in financial planning and investment advisory services for entrepreneurs and women. Ms. Wood brings more than 25 years of experience in business management, financial planning, and financial consulting to her clients, having held numerous finance, administration, and executive management positions in Fortune 500, mid-size, and startup companies. She also has earned a certificate from the American College on Special Needs Financial Planning. Ms. Wood received her BBA from the University of Michigan. She is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA) Personal Financial Planning section and the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

Laurie Anne Maggiano is a Senior Policy Advisor with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Homeownership Preservation. She has been one of the primary architects of the Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program, whose goal is to help up to 9 million American families avoid foreclosure through refinance or modification of at-risk loans. Prior to joining Treasury, Ms. Maggiano worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 10 years where she ran the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loss mitigation program and oversaw the sale of foreclosed homes. Prior to government service she spent 20 years in the mortgage industry as Sr. Vice President of a major West Coast savings bank and as Director of Real Estate at Freddie Mac. For four years she was on the faculty of the NeighborWorks Training Institute, and she has consulted extensively in the nonprofit housing sector.