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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam. In this episode you will learn: • RESPA applies to one-to-four family residential dwellings involving federally related mortgage loans. • Section 8 of the act strictly prohibits kickbacks or any "thing of value" exchanged for referrals. • The Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure both follow a strict three-business-day delivery requirement. • Lenders are prohibited from requiring an escrow cushion greater than one-sixth of the total annual estimated disbursements. • Affiliated Business Arrangements require written disclosure at the time of referral to prevent illegal steering. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep