Is it good or bad that a single firm, Settlement Professionals, Inc. , has the majority interest, 43.47% in The Society of Settlement Planners, Inc? Settlement Professionals, Inc. contains the current, past and founding President of the SSP. Here’s a June 12, 2007 Google search for the Society of Settlement Planners, Inc.
Download spi_is_ssp.pdf While Les Marsh appears on the SPI website as an affiliate but that relationship is not set forth on the SSP website so he is included in the above percentage
Note the circled result Settlement Professionals–>>> Society of Settlement Planners. If you are a member of a 23 person group and you disagree with the majority is there enough diversity for your interests in such organization to be adequately represented?
Another question to think about is that is the position of the Society of Settlement Planners ultimately shaped by the position of one company? Consider that the 4 videos posted on the SSP website for the upcoming AAJ meeting in Chicago are all members of Settlement Professionals, Inc. We have self serve gas stations and all you can eat buffets
. Why not a self serve trade association?
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