Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP

05/28/2026

Question of the Week: I received some information from my document vendor pertaining to discount points charged in the State of Washington. Did the State of Washington recently make any changes to their definition of discount points?
https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

05/14/2026

Question of the Week: What risk assessments should a mortgage lender perform and how often?
https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

05/05/2026

Great to see such strong engagement around Fair Housing.
Neil Garfinkel joined the New York State Division of Human Rights for an informative conference with real estate professionals.
Thank you to everyone who made it such a worthwhile conversation.

05/05/2026

Featured in the spotlight: John Lennon: The Last Interview, produced by longtime AGMB client Nancy Saslow, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival. With direction from Steven Soderbergh, this is one to watch. Proud to have handled production legal work on the film.

Steven Soderbergh goes deep on AI in a new interview with Deadline ahead of his doc 'John Lennon: The Last Interview's Cannes premiere.

03/26/2026

Question of the Week: Is an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) a valuation which must be delivered to the applicant no later than three business days prior to consummation just like an appraisal? https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

03/05/2026

Question of the Week: If a mortgage company permits its employees to work remotely (when permitted by applicable state law), is the mortgage company required to perform any type of supervision of the employee or review of the remote office location? https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

02/19/2026

Question of the Week: What are some tips mortgage lenders may use to strengthen their Quality Control (QC) process? https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

02/05/2026

Question of the Week: Does a mortgage lender need to monitor their employees to ensure accurate HMDA data collection and reporting of demographic information (race, ethnicity, and s*x)?

https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

01/22/2026

Question of the Week: With the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming more common in the mortgage industry, have the agencies provided any guidance on responsible use and oversight requirements for AI? https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/

01/08/2026

Question of the Week: Did New York recently enact a statute whereby mortgage servicers are now prohibited from rejecting payoff checks in certain situations? https://agmblaw.com/compliance-question-of-the-week-2026/