Phillip L. Schulman

Phillip Schulman is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a member of the Consumer Financial Services group. His practice focuses on a range of matters related to real estate finance, mortgage banking and consumer finance in both the primary and secondary markets. He represents companies in the mortgage lending, title insurance and real estate industries in connection with administrative and regulatory compliance matters, including those involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He advises clients on matters related to approval, origination and servicing requirements under the US Federal Housing Administration’s single-family loan programs. He also defends companies in connection with governmental audits, investigations and enforcement proceedings, before, among others, the CFPB, HUD, the VA, the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission, with particular focus on defense of False Claims Act, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, Mortgage Review Board and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act enforcement matters.

Phillip develops and analyzes proposed business plans and drafts related agreements and disclosures based upon applicable US federal and state laws, regulations and rules, such as the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Housing Act, state licensing laws, consumer credit laws, usury laws, unfair and deceptive trade laws and real property laws.

Phillip also performs regulatory compliance due diligence and assists with structuring operations and developing compliance management systems. He acts as regulatory counsel to the FAIR Coalition and defends clients in government investigation and enforcement proceedings concerning valuation issues. Phillip also assists with litigation involving regulatory compliance matters, consumer class action lawsuits and commercial claims.

Good to know

Job Types Partner
Areas of Practice 1) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 2) Consumer Financial Services and 3) Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement
Law School Northeastern University School of Law (J.D.,2005)
Education Northeastern University (B.A.,1972)
Bar Member / Association District of Columbia State Bar Associations,Maryland State Bar Associations
Most recent firm Mayer Brown LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipschulman
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