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December 2005


15: The Wolf Firm Holiday message, read by none other than The Wolf Firm Wolf Pup, is posted on The Wolf Firm website.

September 2005


15: An article entitled The 20 Greatest Loan Servicing Myths ,written by Alan Steven Wolf and fellow USFN member Bruce Bergman, is published in Servicing Management Magazine.
7-9: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the USFN Regional Default Servicing Seminar in Boston. Alan serves as the lead facilitator on the 20 Greatest Loan Servicing Myths panel and a facilitator on the Bankruptcy Workshop III panel. Krys Fuller serves on the Servicing Discussion with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac panel. For various pictures of the event, click here.
1: For Mortgage Servicing information related to Hurricane Katrina, click here.

August 2005

7-10: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the CMBA Western States Servicing Conference in Las Vegas. Alan serves as a moderator and panelist on the panel with two Bankruptcy Court Judges discussing The New Bankruptcy Legislation.

June 2005

8-10: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the USFN National Default Servicing Seminar in New Orleans. Alan serves as the lead facilitator on the Anatomy of a Mortgage and the 20 Greatest Loan Servicing Myths panel. Krys Fuller serves on the Servicing Discussion with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac panel. For various pictures of the event, click here.

February 2005

20-23: Alan Wolf attends the MBA National Servicing Conference in Orlando, Florida where he is a featured speaker on the Litigation and Class Action panel and a featured speaker on a panel entitled the The 10 Greatest Servicing Myths.

20: We've moved! Our new address is:
The Wolf Firm; A Law Corporation
245 Fischer Ave., Ste. A-9: Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(Same telephone and fax numbers and same e-mail addresses): (map)

January 2005

1: The Wolf Firm wins the coveted USFN Diamond award of excellence becoming the only law firm in California to have won this award since its inception.

August 2004

8-10: Kelly Beall and Krys Fuller attend the Western States Servicing Conference where Kelly Beall is a featured speaker on the Litigation Panel.

September 2003

1: We've moved! Our new address is:

The Wolf Firm: A Law Corporation
949 South Coast Drive, Suite 535: Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(Same telephone and fax numbers and same e-mail addresses): (map)

December 2002

13: The Wolf Firm sends out its annual holiday card and introduces The Wolf Firm Aquarium as a gift to its clients and friends.

September 2002

11: On this first anniversary of 9/11, The Wolf Firm reminds its clients and friends of the special tribute to the victims of 9/11 found on The Wolf Firm website at http://www.wolffirm.com/tribute. This moving musical and slide presentation should only be viewed with a multimedia PC.

August 2002

22: The Wolf Firm wins the USFN's Diamond Award, the highest award given by the USFN. The award recognizes The Wolf Firm's involvement, contributions and commitment to their profession, the industry, their clients. The Wolf Firm is one of only a handful of firms, AND THE ONLY CALIFORNIA FIRM, to have won the USFN Diamond Award every year since its inception.

June 2002

12-14: Alan Steven Wolf, Kelly Beall and Krys Fuller attend the USFN National Default Seminar in Jacksonville, Florida. Alan is the lead facilitator on Advanced Bankruptcy Workshop A. Krys is a panelist on the Servicing Discussion with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

April 2002

10: Steven K. Linkon publishes article "Lenders Can Pursue Liability Even If Loans Are Nonrecourse" written for Commercial Mortgage Insight.
10-12: Alan Steven Wolf , Steven K. Linkon and Krys Fuller attend the USFN Western Regional Default Servicing Seminar (Anaheim, CA), Alan serves on the Legal Issues (Panelist) and Class Actions sessions (Lead Facilitator), Steve serves on the Loss Mitigation Panel and Krys Fuller serves on the Servicing Discussion with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac panel.

March 2002

February 2002

23: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the MBA National Servicing conference in Dallas, Texas.

December 2001

15: In recognition of the tragic events of 9/11, The Wolf Firm breaks from its long tradition of sending a holiday card with a picture of the firm members at some Southern California beach location and instead dedicates its holiday card to the victims of 9/11. As a lasting tribute to the victims, The Wolf Firm also provides the beautiful and moving "Can't Cry Hard Enough"musical and slide presentation as part of its website at http://www.wolffirm.com/tribute. Please take a moment to watch this wonderful presentation. It reaches the soul.. Please note that it is best experienced with a sound card. If you don't have a sound card at the office, its worth the special effort to find a multimedia PC (perhaps in your home) and experience the presentation.

October 2001

10-12: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Default Seminar in St. Louis, Missouri. Alan is the lead facilitator on the Advanced Default Servicing panel and the Legal Services panel.

August 2001

30-31: Alan Steven Wolf and Donna La Porte attend the Fannie Mae Habitat For Humanity Golf Classic at the St. Regis Hotel, Laguna Niguel, California.
22: The Wolf Firm wins the USFN's Diamond Award, the highest award given by the USFN. The award recognizes The Wolf Firm's involvement, contributions and commitment to their profession, the industry, their clients, and the USFN for the period from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. The Wolf Firm is one of a handful of firms, AND THE ONLY CALIFORNIA FIRM, to have won the USFN Diamond Award every year since its inception.
12-14: Alan Steven Wolf, Roland Reynolds, Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller and Clay Brangham attend the CMBA's Western States Servicing Conference in Las Vegas. Alan Steven Wolf heads the Internet Panel. A copy of his outline, Net It! The Internet and Mortgage Servicing can be found at http://www.wolffirm.com/westernstates/internet2.htm. Roland Reynolds heads the Litigation Session entitled Subpenas and Donna La Porte heads the Bankruptcy Panel.
2-3: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the USFN Default Seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alan Steven Wolf is the Legal Issues (Lead Facilitator). Krys Fuller speaks on the Building the Attorney Client Relationship Panel.

July 2001

19: Donna La Porte is a featured speaker at the SCMBA seminar on Bankruptcy Fraud.
16: Donna La Porte is selected for the Board of Directors of REOMAC.
16: Steven K. Linkon publishes article "Receivers Can Help Catch Defaulted Properties", written for Commercial Mortgage Insight

June 2001

20-22: Steven K. Linkon attends the MBA Commercial Servicing Conference in Chicago.
12: Donna La Porte is a featured speaker at the Lorman Educational Services seminar on Evictions held in Irvine, California.
6-8: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller and Clay Brangham attend the USFN National Default Seminar in New Orleans. View photos of this event by clicking here.

May 2001

17-20: Steven K. Linkon and Donna LaPorte attend the California Bankruptcy Forum Conference in Monterey, California.
8: Alan Steven Wolf speaks before the Raincross Association of Professional Women on Predatory Lending.
6: Alan Steven Wolf speaks at the default session of the MortgageServ Client Conference in North Carolina.

April 2001

18-20: Steven K. Linkon and Roland Reynolds attend the MBA Legal Issues Conference in New Orleans.
14: Steven K. Linkon publishes "Think You Know A Default When You See One?" in Commercial Mortgage Insight
2-4: Alan Steven Wolf attends the Alltel Conference in Orlando, Florida.

March 2001

29-30: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte and Krys Fuller attend the USFN Default Seminar in Long Beach, California. Alan Steven Wolf is the lead facilitator on Advanced Bankruptcy Workshop I. To see pictures of this event, click here.
18-20: Donna La Porte and Krys Fuller attend the REOMAC conference in Palm Springs, California. To See pictures of this event, click here.

February 2001

21-23: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the MBA National Servicing Conference in San Antonio, Texas. To See pictures of this event, click here.

December 2000

1: The Wolf Firm is named one of the top 10 small law firm web sites in the country by Law Office Computing Magazine !!

November 2000

8: Roland P. Reynolds: Predatory Lending discussion lead at Orange County Bar Association, Financial Practices
1: Wolf & Richards changes its name to The Wolf Firm.

October 2000

12-13: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Default Seminar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alan is a facilitator in Bankruptcy Workshop I.

September 2000

15: The Wolf Firm wins the prestigious USFN Diamond Award, the highest award granted by the USFN.
14-15: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Educational Retreat in Palm Springs, California. Alan is a panelist on the Technology Panel.

August 2000

31-September 1: Alan Steven Wolf and Steven K. Linkon attend Fannie Mae Habitat For Humanity Golf Classic at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Laguna Niguel, California.
20-22: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte and Krys Fuller attend the California Mortgage Bankers Association Western States Servicing Conference in Las Vegas. Alan Steven Wolf moderates the Bankruptcy Roundtable Discussion and Donna La Porte moderates the Eviction Roundtable Discussion.
13-15: Donna La Porte attends the Fannie Mae Vendor Conference in Dallas, Texas.

July 2000

27-28: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Default Seminar in Columbus, Ohio. Alan is the moderator of Bankruptcy Workshop II. To see the pictures from this event, click here.
20: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on the Bankruptcy Fraud Panel for the Southern California Mortgage Bankers Association (SCMBA).

June 2000

21-23: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte and Krys Fuller attend the MBA National Servicing Conference in San Diego, California.
7-8: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Default Servicing Seminar (New Orleans, LA), where he is the Legal Issues Lead Facilitator.

May 2000

15-17: Alan Steven Wolf attends the Alltel User's Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
3-5: Alan Steven Wolf and Krys Fuller attend the USFN National Default seminar in San Antonio, Texas. Alan moderates the Technology I panel (Internet) and is a faciliator on the Bankruptcy Workshop II panel. A copy of the Tech I Internet Outline can be found at the USFN web site at http://www.usfn.org/topics/TechI-SA-pres.htm. See the pictures from this event by clicking here.

April 2000

12-14: Alan Steven Wolf attends the MBA Legal Issues Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
3: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on the Bankruptcy Panel at the MBA of the Carolina's conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.

March 2000

10: David Brian Lally attends the American Bankruptcy Insitutute Conference in Los Angeles, California.
5-7: Donna La Porte attends the REOMAC conference in San Diego, California.
2-3: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller and Tammy Boren attend the USFN Default Seminar in Newport Beach, California.

February 2000

18: Alan Steven Wolf attends the MBA National Servicing Conference in Orlando, Florida.

January 2000

18: Wolf & Richard's attorney Donna La Porte assumes the role of President of the Southern California Mortgage Bankers Association (SCMBA) at the swearing in ceremony at the Jonathon Club, Los Angeles. Donna is the first attorney to hold such position in the SCMBA. Congratulations Donna!!

November 1999

29: The Wolf Firm is featured in a Cal Law Article regarding law firms and the internet. Click here to view the article.
14: The Wolf Firm adds a Resume Service in its Employment Section. Click here to review.
12: Alan Steven Wolf and Roland Reynolds attend the CMBA Legislative, Regulatory & Compliance Conference in Irvine, California.
8-9: Mark Flynn is a featured speaker at the Executive Enterprises' Mortgage Fraud: Detection, Prevention and Recovery Tactics seminar held in Chicago, Illinois.
7-9: Alan Steven Wolf attends the TMBA Conference in Dallas, Texas. Alan is a speaker on the Loss Mitigation Panel speaking on the topic Bankruptcy and Loss Mitigation.

October 1999

27: BANKRUPTCY ALERT! Effective December 1, 1999, there is a new Rule 4001(a)(3) which stays an order terminating the stay for 10 days. For further information, click here.
10-13: Melissa Richards Wallace is a featured speaker at the MBA National Convention in Boston. Alan Steven Wolf also attends the convention. Click here for pictures from this event.
12: HUD issues Directive Number: FR-4323-F-02- Single Family Mortgage Insurance; Clarification of Floodplain Requirements Applicable to New Construction.
7-8: Janice Celotti is a featured speaker at the Executive Enterprises' Mortgage Fraud: Detection, Prevention and Recovery Tactics seminar held in Los Angeles, California.
4: The The Wolf Firm web site is selected by Netscape for the Netscape Netcenter Editor's Choice Award!
1: HUD releases Handbook on Valuation Analysis for Single Family One- to Four- Unit Dwellings

September 1999

30: Freddie Mac Releases Servicer Bulletin 99-7 - Fees for Hawaii non-judicial foreclosures; Authorization for designated counsel/trustee to order property valuations for foreclosure bidding instructions and prepare bids; Charging off low balance delinquent Mortgages; Mandatory use of an Escrow Custodial Account reconciliation form.
29: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-32 - Ginnie Mae Adjustable Payment Mortgage (APM) Pool Interest Adjustment Dates for Adjustments in Years 2000-2003
23-24: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Regional Default Seminar in Louisville, Kentucky. Alan is the moderator of the Technology 1 panel (click here to see outline) and is a facilitator on the Bankruptcy Workshop II panel. To see the pictures from this event, click here.
23: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-31- Inaccurate Legal Representation. Requires that Ginnie Mae not be named as a party to any action without Ginnie Mae's express approval.
23: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-30- Forbearance and Buyout Authorization for Loans in Areas Declared a Disaster by President Clinton Due to Hurricane Floyd (New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania).
22: HUD Releases Mortgagee Letter 99-31- Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition) National Management and Marketing Contracts.
20: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-29 - Expansion of Ginnie Mae's Targeted Lending Initiative to Include Indian Lands and New Empowerment Zones.
20: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-28 - Forbearance and Buyout Authorization for Loans in Areas Declared a Disaster by President Clinton Due to Hurricane Floyd (Georgia, Florida, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina).
16-17: Janice Celotti is a featured speaker at the MBA Quality Assurance Conference in San Francisco.
16: HUD releases Mortgagee Letter 99-30 - Credit Watch/Termination Thresholds
14: HUD issues Directive Number: FR-4513-N-02- Credit Watch Termination Initiative. Describes the Credit Watch Initiative and lists organizations where the Origination Approval Agreements were terminated.
10: HUD releases Mortgagee Letter 99-29 - Single Family Loan Production: Clarifications Regarding the Homebuyer Protection Plan.
9: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-27 - Monthly Accounting Cut-Off Date for the Reporting Months of December 1999, January 2000 and February 2000.
9: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-26 - Forbearance and Buyout Authorization for Loans in Areas Declared a Disaster by President Clinton Due to Hurricane Dennis and the Texas and California Fires.
7: HUD releases Mortgagee Letter 99-28 - Single Family Loan Production - Termination of the; CHUMS Generated Appraiser Letter.
2-3: Alan Steven Wolf, Roland Reynolds, and Steven K. Linkon attend Fannie Mae Habitat For Humanity Golf Classic at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Laguna Niguel, California
1: Ginnie Mae Issues Bulletin 99-25 - Rationing of Commitment Authority.

August 1999

25: HUD issues Mortgagee Letter 99-27 - New Procedures for Filing Loss Mitigation Claims.
23: HUD issues Directive Number: FR-4469-P-01- Sources of Homeowner Downpayment. Request comments on a Proposed Rule regarding the mortgagor's investment in the mortgaged property when a gift is provided by a charitable or other nonprofit organization. Comments are due Nov. 15, 1999.
22-24: Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller and Tammy Boren attend the CMBA Western States Servicing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
10-12: Alan Steven Wolf attends the Chase Attorney Summit in Columbus, Ohio.

July 1999

23: The Wolf Firm adds a Tour of its web site to better help new users understand the full depth of the site.
22-26: David Brian Lally attends the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees' Convention in New York City.
20-23: Raymond Snytsheuvel and Julia Gorman attend the CMBA Secondary Market Conference in San Francisco.
16-18: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Default Seminar in Portland, Oregon and participates on the Bankruptcy Advanced Workshop and Internet Technology panels. Click here to see the exciting photos of this event.

June 1999

24: Roland Reynolds, and Donna La Porte attend the SCMBA Golf Tournament Funfest at Industry Hills, California. Click here to see the photos of this event.
16-18: Alan Steven Wolf attends the MBA National Servicing Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Click here to see the pictures from this event. Alan Steven Wolf is the moderator of the Foreclosure/Bankruptcy Trends Panel.
3-4: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller and Tammy Boren attend the USFN National Default Seminar in Orlando, Florida. Alan Steven Wolf serves as lead moderator of the Advanced Bankruptcy Workshop II Panel. Donna La Porte serves are lead moderator of the Bankruptcy and Loss Mitigation Panel. Click here to see the pictures from this event.
1: Robert Knohl joins The Wolf Firm as Director of Outside Business Ventures.

May 1999

20-21: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker and the first day Chair at the AIC Residential Mortgage Delinquency & Default Management Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
14-16: Steven K. Linkon, David Brian Lally, Donna La Porte and James Lewin attend California Bankruptcy Forum Conference in Sacramento, California.
19-22: Melissa Richards Wallace attends the California Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention in Palm Desert, California.
: Melissa Richards Wallace
is elected to the Board of Directors of the: California Mortgage Bankers Association!
5-8: Julia Gorman attends the MBA Secondary Market Conference in New York City.

April 1999

18-21: Julia Gorman attends the National Secondary Market Conference in New York City, New York.
16: Melissa Richards Wallace attends the American Bar Association Consumer Issues conference.
15-16: Janice Celotti, Roland Reynolds and Mark Flynn attend the MBA Legal Issues Conference in Charleston, South Carolina.

March 1999

25-26: Alan Steven Wolf attends the USFN Default Seminar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Alan Steven Wolf moderates the Bankruptcy Workshop II Panel.

20: David Brian Lally is a featured speaker on various bankruptcy issues at a seminar held at Southwestern School of Law, Los Angeles, California.
19-22: Alan Steven Wolf attends the MBA Boondoggle in Park City, Utah.
18-19: Alan Steven Wolf attends the Norwest Attorney Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

February 1999

25-26: Alan Steven Wolf, Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller, Tammy Boren and Cristina Moreno attend MBA National Servicing Conference in Los Angeles, California. Alan Steven Wolf is the moderator of the Foreclosure/Bankruptcy Panel.

January 1999

21: Alan Steven Wolf , Melissa Richards Wallace and Donna La Porte attend SCMBA Leaders Lunch at the Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles.
20: Donna La Porte is installed on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Mortgage Bankers Association (SCMBA). Alan Steven Wolf , Melissa Richards Wallace and Linda Pankulics also attend the Installation Dinner.
15: Melissa Richards Wallace heads the California Mortgage Bankers Association Legislative, Regulatory and Compliance Conference in Irvine, California. Janice Celotti and Robert Simpson are featured speakers on fraud in loan origination panel. Alan Steven Wolf, Roland Reynolds, Timothy Sesler and Julia Gorman also attend the conference.
8: Melissa Richards Wallace attends the ABA Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Comittee Meeting at Breckenridge, Colorado.

December 1998

8: Melissa Richards Wallace attends the California State Bar Financial Institutions Committee Meeting in San Francisco, California.
3-5: Melissa Richards Wallace, Timothy Sesler and Julia Gorman attend the MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference in Los Angeles, California.

November 1998


30: The Wolf Firm updates it's 1999 Mortgage Industry Calendar.
24: The Wolf Firm adds the following article to the web site: Strategic Compliance by Melissa R. Wallace.
13: Alan Steven Wolf speaks at the Lender Servicing Training session of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Los Angeles meeting in Los Angeles, California.
8-10: Alan Steven Wolf attends Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Conference in Houston, Texas.
1: The Wolf Firm provides a special early release of it's 1998 Holiday Photo.

October 1998

30: The Wolf Firm celebrates Halloween with a big bash. Click here for photos.
28-30: Alan Steven Wolf and Roland Reynolds attend American College of Mortgage Attorneys conference in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
22-23: Alan Steven Wolf is the moderator of the Attorney/Servicer Relations Panel at USFN Regional Seminar in Raleigh, North Carolina. To see pictures of this event, click here.
21: Alan Steven Wolf attends 2nd Annual First Union Attorney Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.
18-21: Alan Steven Wolf , Melissa Richards Wallace, and Julia Gorman attend National MBA Convention in Chicago.
7: The Wolf Firm adds the following 2 articles to the web site: Loan Fraud Litigation: Making Recovery More Efficient and Foreclosure Gone Wrong.
4,5: Donna La Porte attends Fannie Mae National Vendor Conference in Dallas, Texas.

September 1998

29: The Wolf Firm adds 26 articles to its web site.
28: The Wolf Firm adds the following photo albums to its web site: Lundberg & Associates, Fairbanks Capital, Crossland Mortgage and Transamerica.
24-26: Alan Steven Wolf attends USFN retreat at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
22: HUD issues new guidelines for foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction and deed-in-lieu allowable fees.
15: The Wolf Firm expands its Mortgage Banking Library. Visit the expanded State Cases and Statutes Section and the new Bankruptcy Topic Area.
12: Melissa Richards Wallace attends the CMBA Board of Directors Meeting.
10: Melissa Richards Wallace and Julia Gorman serve on the RESPA panel at the CU Users Conference
4: The Wolf Firm enhances the Missing Assignment Database by adding a new database just for financial institutions. Check it out by clicking here.
4: The Wolf Firm adds the photos from the CMBA Western States Servicing Conference. Click here to view the photos.
4: The Wolf Firm adds a link to Doonesbury, a Crossword Puzzle and Word Puzzle- just for the fun of it!
3-4: Alan Steven Wolf , Melissa Richards Wallace, Janice Celotti , Donna La Porte and Robert Simpson attend the Fannie Mae Golf Classic for Habitat for Humanity at the Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, California.

August 1998

23-25: Alan Steven Wolf , Melissa Richards Wallace and Donna La Porte attend the CMBA Western States Servicing Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alan Steven Wolf is the moderator of the subprime servicing panel and Melissa Richards Wallace is a speaker on the Legislative Update Panel. See pictures of the conference by clicking here.

July 1998

25: New photographs added from the USFN conference in Milwaukee! Click here to see the exciting photos of this event. Photographs from MGIC's corporate headquarters in Milwaukee also added.
23: Alan Steven Wolf serves as lead facilitator on the Bankruptcy Workshop I Panel and also serves on the Technology Panel at the USFN Regional Default Seminar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

June 1998

25: Alan Steven Wolf , Donna La Porte, Krys Fuller, Eve Embry and Tammy Boren, all of The Wolf Firm, attend the SCMBA Golf Tournament Funfest at Industry Hills, California. Click here to see the exciting photos of this event.
17-19: Melissa Richards Wallace attends MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference in Arlington, Virginia.
3-5: Melissa Richards Wallace is featured speaker on Compliance (Those Troublesome Federal Laws) at the MBA National Servicing Conference in San Francisco, California. Alan Steven Wolf join Melissa at this event.
7-9: Robert Simpson is a featured speaker on the fraud panel at the TOHILA Spring Conference at Newport Beach, California.
1: The Wolf Firm announces its National Mortgage Banking Employment section, a "one stop shop" for those searching for a job and for those companies searching for people. Find a listing of all of the Mortgage Banking related jobs throughout the country culled from leading media and online sources. Sign up for an e-mail service providing notice of job listings in your desired area. Post your company's jobs online at no cost. It's all here.. with more to follow..

May 1998

31: The Wolf Firm adds pictures from The USFN National Default Seminar, Dallas, Texas, to its web site. Click here to see these photos. Click here to see a listing of all of the Photo Albums maintained by the firm.
31: The Wolf Firm adds First Alliance Mortgage to its Photo Album. Click here to see the gang!
31: The Wolf Firm posts its "Staff Day" photos on it's web site. Click here to see the photos.
18-20: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured moderator at the AIC default conference in Orlando, Florida.
14-15: Alan Steven Wolf, is a featured facilitators at the USFN National Default Seminar in Dallas, Texas. Click here to see the pictures from this event. Click here to see the "The Internet and Mortgage Loan Servicing" web page outline used in the Internet panel.
7-8: Melissa Richards Wallace attends the MBA Secondary Marketing Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

April 1998

2-3: Alan Steven Wolf, Melissa Richards Wallace, Roland Reynolds and Janice Celotti attend the MBA Legal Issues Committee Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

March 1998

24

The Wolf Firm adds pictures from the the USFN Regional Seminar, Newport Beach, to its web site. Click here!

22

Aloha!

The Wolf Firm posts it Luau Open House Pictures on its web site!

17

The Wolf Firm posts the REOMAC Spring Conference Pictures on its web site!

12-13

Alan Steven Wolf, Melissa Richards Wallace and Roland Reynolds are featured facilitators at the USFN Seminar in Newport Beach, California. Krys Fuller and Lori Womack also attend this event. Click here to see the pictures from this event.

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The Wolf Firm

OPEN HOUSE LUAU EXTRAVAGANZA

Clients and friends are invited to join us on March 11, 1998 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. to celebrate our new home at 18 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, Ca 92660. If you can join us, simply notify Dona Harman at the following e-mail address: dh@wolffirm.com. Click here to see the pictures from this event.

8-10

Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker at the REOMAC conference in Palm Springs, California. Donna La Porte and Juanita Ulmer also attend this event. Click here to see the exciting pictures from this event.

6

The Wolf Firm adds a Photo Album filled with pictures

taken at the MBA National Servicing Conference in New Orleans, February 19-20, 1998. Click here to go to the MBA National Servicing Conference Photo Album. Click here to see a listing of all of the Photo Albums maintained by the firm.

February 1998

19-20: Melissa Richards Wallace is featured speaker on Compliance (Those Troublesome Federal Laws) at the MBA National Servicing Conference in New Orleans. Alan Steven Wolf, Krys Fuller and Lori Womack join Melissa at this event.

January 1998

16: Melissa Richards Wallace heads the California Mortgage Bankers Association Legislative, Regulatory and Compliance Conference in Newport Beach, California. Janice Celotti joins Melissa as a speaker at that conference.

December 1997

9: Melissa Richards Wallace gets married to Ted Wallace in a beautiful ceremony in Hawaii.
8-9: Alan Steven Wolf attends the MBA National Regulatory Compliance conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
8: The Wolf Firm announces that effective January 1, 1998 it is moving to its new corporate headquarters located at: 18 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660. For pictures of our new campus location, click here.
8: The Wolf Firm sends out its 1997 firm holiday card with its traditional firm photograph. For a sneak preview of our 1997 holiday card, click here. To take a peek at our recent holiday cards click here.

November 1997

12-14: Alan Steven Wolf attends the Faulkner & Gray�s Mortgage Servicing Conference in Orlando, Florida.
10: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on the Technology Panel at the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association servicing conference in Dallas, Texas. The Internet and Mortgage Loan Servicing outline prepared for the Panel, including live links to the various mortgage servicing related sites, is available by clicking here.

October 1997

28, 30: Janice Celotti is a featured speaker at The Rutter Group seminar on Civil Procedure Before Trial.
16,17: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on the Technology and Bankruptcy Panels at the USFN Seminar in Columbus, Ohio. To see some pictures from this event, click here.
5-8: Alan Steven Wolf and Melissa Richards Wallace attend the MBA National Convention in New York City.

September 1997

22: Melissa Richards Wallace is a speaker at the Virginia Housing Authority Conference in Richmond, Virginia on Regulatory Compliance issues.
18-21: Alan Steven Wolf and Melissa Richards Wallace attend USFN Retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on the Technology Panel.
15: Attorney Timothy M. Ryan joins The Wolf Firm!
11: Robert Simpson is a featured speaker at the MBA National Quality Control Conference in New Orleans.

August 1997

26: The Wolf Firm updates the Missing Assignment Database.
11: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on Technology (The Application of Internet Technology to Mortgage Servicing )and on Commercial Loan Legal Issues at the CMBA Western States Loan Servicing Conference, Las Vegas. The Application of Internet Technology to Mortgage Servicing outline, with live links to the various mortgage servicing related sites, is available by clicking here.

July 1997

18: Melissa Richards Wallace is a moderator for the Regulatory Compliance/QC session to be held in conjunction with USFN seminar in San Antonio, Texas.
17 - 18: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured Technology panelist at the USFN San Antonio, Texas seminar. For some blurry snapshots of this event, click here.
17: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker on Bankruptcy at the USFN seminar in San Antonio, Texas.

June 1997


29: Ocwen Financial Corporation will be featured in CNBC's The New Competitors on Sunday, June 29, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
12: Melissa Richards' Fair Lending article - Front Page News at MBA National Servicing Conference in Chicago.
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The Wolf Firm introduces its "Mortgage Banking Bookstore"

12: Alan Steven Wolf is the moderator for the "Best Practices" session to be held in conjunction with MBA National Servicing Conference in Chicago.

May 1997


25: The Wolf Firm reworks its Mortgage Industry News page. Find the latest news, mortgage industry stock quotes and the latest economic indicators.
19: The Wolf Firm adds Mortgage Industry Stock Quotes to its web site.
15-16: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured panelist at the USFN Richmond, Virginia seminar.
13: The Wolf Firm adds sound to its web site with a RealAudio message from its President, Alan Steven Wolf.
12: The Wolf Firm adds two new sections to its Web Site: Photo Albums and Miscellaneous.

April 1997


17: Melissa Richards Wallace spoke on "Legal Update" and "Technology" Panels at the USFN Default Servicing Conference in Waterloo, Iowa.
17: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker at the MBA Loss Mitigation Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
15: The Wolf Firm rallies industry to contact the National Bankruptcy Review Commission and express its support for the Consumer Bankruptcy Working Group's recommendations to halt multiple bankruptcy filing abuse. Click here for a discussion of the proposed changes. Please note that the prime time to contact the Review Commission is the week of April 21, 1997.
14: The Wolf Firm adds a number of articles to its web site including: E-Mail Blues; Significant California Legislation Affecting Mortgage Lenders, Trustees, Brokers & REO Managers; Multiple Filing Bankruptcy Abuse: Thinking Outside the Box in Fighting This Emerging Threat; and The Effect of Forced Loan Modifications on Foreclosures.
7: The Wolf Firm adds additional references to its Industry News web page.
3: Melissa Richards Wallace is a featured speaker at the MBA Fair Lending Conference in Washington, D.C.
1: Attorney Steven K. Linkon joins the The Wolf Firm team! Steve will head the firm's Receivership practice group. This group is involved with the appointment of receivers to collect rents and otherwise manage property for mortgage lenders.

March 1997


24: The Wolf Firm becomes a founding member in the Mortgage Attorneys Consortium (MAC), a national group of attorneys dedicated to mortgage banking licensing and regulatory compliance matters. Alan Steven Wolf is selected as a member of the MAC Board of Directors.
18: The Wolf Firm adds a Topical Review of Bankruptcy to its Mortgage Banking Library.
17: The Wolf Firm reorganizes its homepage adding direct links to its Missing Assignment Database, BETA Mortgage Banking Training modules, and Mortgage Banking Library. In addition, Wolf & Richards add two new sections to its web site: a Mortgage Banking Calendar of events; and a connection to Mortgage Industry News sources.
10: Don Davidson featured speaker at REOMAC conference in Palm Springs.

February 1997


24: On March 10, 1997, Elizabeth Broderick is expected to be sentenced for her part in causing bogus checks to be remitted to various lenders/servicers. The FBI has asked that letters be sent to the Federal Judge advising him as to the losses incurred and/or anticipated as well as the problems associated with the handling of the bogus checks so that the judge can understand the full scope of the scam to determine the extent of the sentencing. Letters should be sent to: Honorable Dickran Tevrizian, U.S. Courthouse, Room 880, 255 E. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
18: The Wolf Firm is pleased that David Brian Lally has rejoined the firm. We are further pleased to announce that Mr. Lally is opening our new Los Angeles Office. Click here for further details.
11: The Wolf Firm is a featured speaker at the MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.


10: The Wolf Firm adds a link to a listing of telephone numbers corresponding to the United States Courts which allow for electronic access to information. This information includes an up to date listing of all Bankruptcy Court PACER and VCIS information. Click here to see this information and then scroll through the page to find the specific Bankruptcy Court PACER and VCIS numbers.
6: Alan Steven Wolf is a featured speaker at the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's National Servicing Conference in Dallas, Texas. Click here to see a picture of the event.
5: Alan Steven Wolf is selected to participate at the Freddie Mac "Best Practices" session to be held in conjunction with the MBA National Servicing Conference.
4: Alan Steven Wolf is the lead moderator of the Bankruptcy Panel at the joint Fannie Mae/USFN seminar held in Dallas, Texas.
3: The Wolf Firm introduces its Internet Mortgage Banking Library.
1: The Wolf Firm introduces a BETA version of its Internet Mortgage Banking Training Program. The first module provides training in the servicing of loans in bankruptcy. Click here for a preview.


1: Wolf & Richards is selected as California bankruptcy counsel for Freddie Mac's California Bankruptcy Program.

January 1997


21: Alan Steven Wolf and Melissa Richards are featured speakers at the Orange Country Bar Association, Financial Practices Section seminar on the Internet. Click here to review the seminar material.

December 1996


30: The Wolf Firm proudly presents its 1996 holiday card.

What do The Wolf Firm and the new hit picture Jerry Maguire have in common? Click here to find out.

: Pictures of GMAC and Norwest added to web site! (Restricted Access)


25: Happy Holidays!

November 1996

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Peters Reversed! In a stunning victory for lenders and servicers, the United States Court of Appeals for The Ninth Circuit today overturned the Bankruptcy Appellate's Panel Ruling in the Peters case and held that there is absolutely no cure upon confirmation of a Chapter 13 Plan, that the Debtor continues to be in default until all of the arrearages are paid and that postponements of a foreclosure sale during pendency of a bankruptcy, including after confirmation of a Chapter 13 Plan, are not a violation of the automatic stay. For the court's full opinion, click here.

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Melissa Richards is a featured speaker at the CMBA Regulatory Compliance Seminar.

October 1996


25: The Wolf Firm continues to grow! We are honored to announce that Melissa L. Richards, an outstanding attorney, with over ten years experience in Mortgage Banking Licensing , Regulatory Compliance and related Corporate work, has joined the firm!


21: The Wolf Firm adds a number of new articles to its web site. These articles were previously published in leading trade journals. The articles include the following: Multiple Filing Bankruptcy Abuse: Thinking Outside the Box in Fighting This Emerging Threat, The Effect of Forced Loan Modifications on Foreclosures
18: Alan Wolf is scheduled to testify on behalf of the USFN before the National Bankruptcy Review Commission on suggested legislative changes to curb multiple bankruptcy filing abuse.
19: Janice Celotti is a featured speaker at The Rutter Group seminar on Civil Procedure Before Trial.
17: Alan Wolf is a featured speaker at the CMBA State Foreclosure/Bankruptcy Seminar.
17: Janice Celotti is a featured speaker at The Rutter Group seminar on Civil Procedure Before Trial.
15: Janice Celotti is a featured speaker at The Rutter Group seminar on Civil Procedure Before Trial.


13: The Wolf Firm is selected as a 1996 recipient of the prestigious USFN Diamond Award.
12: Wolf & Richards announces the BETA release of its Missing Assignments Database. The database allows lenders and their attorneys to look up the location and telephone number of entities so that those those entities may be contacted to complete missing assignments.


10-13: Alan Wolf attends USFN Retreat in Arizona.

September 1996


12-13: Alan Wolf is a featured speaker at USFN conference in Indiana.
1: Attorney Diane V. Weifenbach joins the firm adding great depth to the Bankruptcy Department.
June 1996


28: IRS Tax Forms 1099-A and 1099-C and instructions available from IRS site.


28: EDI Transaction Set 264 (Mortgage Loan Default Status) added to Wolf & Richards' Web Site.


21: The Wolf Firm adds Freeway Traffic Map to Web Site.


18-20: Janice Celotti attends MBA Multi-Family and Commercial National Servicing Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
12-14: Alan Steven Wolf attends MBA National Servicing Clinic in New York City.
7 HOT NEWS!!!; The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues its long awaited Rule amending Regulation X of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): and withdrawing certain Employer-Employee and Computer Loan Origination Systems (CLOs) Exemptions.
2: The Wolf Firm adds maps showing its location. Click on "x" for more detailed view.
1: The Wolf Firm is growing! Attorney Janice Celotti joins Wolf & Richards' staff.
May 1996


15: Attorney Donna La Porte, with over 15 years of litigation experience, joins The Wolf Firm.
14: California enacts legislation expanding rights of mortgage lenders to rents produced from property secured by mortgages or trust deeds containing a standard "Assignment of Rents" clause.
1: Attorney C. Robert Simpson joins The Wolf Firm' staff.

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