Biographies

Robert Lotstein is the Managing Attorney for MBankAdvisors.  He provides counsel to clients on compliance applicable to mortgage lending, including banks, mortgage brokers, real estate companies, and other institutions offering services in conjunction with lending.  Robert advises clients about growth strategies, including joint ventures, formation of new entities, outsourcing, and expansion.  Robert provides due diligence on all matters regarding mortgage lenders, including acquisitions, compliance, and regulatory issues within the framework of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and institutional investors.  Robert is an expert on state and federal requirements, including RESPA, Truth in Lending, ECOA, Fair Housing, licensing, fair credit reporting, licensing, and HMDA.  Robert also provides government relations services for lenders and associations.

Robert Lotstein served as Senior Counsel of BuckleySandler LLP for over two years working with the firm’s regulatory group.  

For fourteen years prior to joining BuckleySandler, Robert was Managing Partner of Lotstein Buckman LLP, a Washington, DC law firm that provided a wide range of services to the mortgage banking industry. The firm advised clients on federal, state, and local regulatory compliance issues, licensing, and other regulatory approvals and exemptions, and also provided government relations services for clients in Washington, DC and state capitals around the country.

Robert served for many years as ABN AMRO’s (as well as their subsidiary InterFirst) Washington DC Lobbyist and Counsel. On behalf of the Company, Robert worked with members of Congress, their staffs, banking committees as well as government agencies including HUD, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and the OTC.

Robert served as General Counsel to the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (“NAMB”) and was a member of the NAMB Board of Directors for six years.  He provided legal counsel as well as lobbying efforts on behalf of the Association.

Under Robert’s leadership, Lotstein Buckman launched iComply®, an online mortgage banking compliance analysis database for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and published an annual Mortgage Banking Regulators Directory and Guide. iComply was sold in 2007 to Thomson Reuters and is now included in its family of database products under the Westlaw Compliance Advisor umbrella. Mr. Lotstein has served as a consultant for Thomson Reuters for over 2 years.

Robert was a member of the Advisory Committee of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators. He received the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (“AARMR”) 2002 Distinguished Service Award in recognition and appreciation of his continued support and service to AARMR. He chaired its committee on HUD’s 2002 Proposed Rule on mortgage reform. He serves on the Mortgage Bankers Association of America’s Regulatory Compliance Committee, Legal Issues Committee, Legislative Committee, and the State Legislative & Regulatory Steering Committee. Robert has participated in several regulatory working groups, including the Mortgage Reform Working Group, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD”) working group, and HUD's National Task Force on Predatory Lending. In 2009 and 2010, Robert was a speaker at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s RESPA Ready 2010 Conferences that were held around the country to prepare the industry for the RESPA Final Rule effective January 2010.

Robert is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry meetings, and has published articles in various trade publications. He has been interviewed and quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, American Banker, National Mortgage News and Real Estate Finance Today.

Robert is a member of the Maryland, District of Columbia, and U.S. Supreme Court Bars, and is a registered lobbyist with the U.S. Congress and several state governments. He is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. Robert received his J.D. from American University and B.A. from American University.