{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-ts","path":"/blog-bite-how-can-a-mortgage-company-and-title-company-form-a-joint-venture-without-risking-a-violation-of-the-real-estate-settlement-procedures-act-respa/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Clausehound Blog","author":"Joshua Koudys"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"025e5efd-1b6a-599b-8b6a-e00441f34bb1","excerpt":"This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com is a guide to the evaluative criteria used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in…","html":"<p><a href=\"http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/29697/Outsourcing/Is+Your+Joint+Venture+a+Sham+in+the+Eyes+of+HUD+As+Seen+Through+the+Real+Estate+Settlement+Procedures+Act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com</a> is a guide to the evaluative criteria used by the <em>Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)</em> in determining whether a <strong>joint venture</strong> between a mortgage company and title company is a “sham controlled business arrangement.” </p>\n<p>In sum, the joint venture should operate as an autonomous entity with its own employees and facilities.</p>\n<p>This comes to you as a part of Clausehound’s exciting new collaboration with Mondaq!</p>","frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: How can a mortgage company and title company form a joint venture without risking a violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)?","date":"December 01, 2004","description":"This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com is a guide to the evaluative criteria used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in determining whether a joint venture between a mortgage company and title company is a 'sham controlled business arrangement'.","author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null,"bio":null,"image":null},"tags":["Nature of Relationship","Joint Venture Agreement","Mondaq","Learn","USA"]}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/blog-bite-how-can-a-mortgage-company-and-title-company-form-a-joint-venture-without-risking-a-violation-of-the-real-estate-settlement-procedures-act-respa/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-can-a-not-for-profit-enter-into-a-joint-venture-with-a-for-profit-entity-without-tax-consequences/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: Can a not-for-profit enter into a joint venture with a for profit entity without tax consequences?","tags":["Nature of Relationship","Taxation","Joint Venture Agreement","Mondaq","Learn","USA"],"author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null}}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-can-joint-ventures-legally-set-fixed-prices-for-products-sold-within-a-market-albeit-under-each-of-the-separate-brand-names-of-the-joint-ventures-members/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: Can joint ventures legally set fixed prices for products sold within a market, albeit under each of the separate brand names of the joint venture's members?","tags":["Nature of Relationship","Joint Venture Agreement","Mondaq","Learn","USA (Federal)"],"author":{"id":"alina@clausehound.com","first":"Alina","last":null}}}}}}