So the tech corp. crowd was hoping the Supreme Court would reverse the Ninth Circuit and rule that Denise Edwards could not in fact sue her bank for violating the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, since she suffered no harm.

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Marketing Services Agreements (MSA), Joint Ventures, Desk Rentals and whatever other form these relationships take, may seem counter to RESPA (Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act), rules governing compensation for real estate referrals, but they are industry norms.

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