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Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act RESPA Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act RESPA Law and Legal Definition The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is a consumer protection statute dealing with home buying transactions which is administered by HUD. RESPA requires that consumers receive USLegal Home
1 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. 2  The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) (12 U.S.C. 2601. 3  et seq. .) ( the. Act) became effective on June 20, 1975. The Act requires lenders, mortgage brokers, or. servicers of home loans to provide borrowers with pertinent and timely disclosures. regarding the nature and costs of the real estate settlement process. The Act also prohibits.