Insights Archive - Page 17 of 19 - Polunsky Beitel Green

The Merits of Filing a Renewal and Extension Rider on a Refinance Transaction for Investment Property

SAN ANTONIO – Jay Beitel of Polunsky Beitel Green, LLP, discusses the merits of filing a renewal and extension rider on a refinance transaction for investment property and illustrates with a refinance scenario. Let us look at a refinance loan ... Read More

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Client Memo-Suspension of the Guaranty Assessment Recoupment Charge

This memo addresses the suspension of the Guaranty Assessment Recoupment Charge or GARC. This is a special fee that Texas title companies have been collecting for each title policy for Texas properties. Note that if loan documents are signed during ... Read More

Client Memos

Client Memo-National Day Of Mourning and its Impact on Rescission and TRID Calendar

This memo discusses the recently-declared National Day of Mourning in honor of the passing of George HW Bush, the 41st President of the United States, impacts how dates are calculated for rescission under the Truth in Lending Act and other dates for ... Read More

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Client Memo-Federal Agencies Limit Impact of Supervisory Guidance

The Federal Reserve Board, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a joint statement on September 11, ... Read More

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Client Memo-Sunset Review for the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending : Update from the Hearing held May 24, 2018

As you may be aware, the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending (“SML”) is the subject of Sunset Review this year. The Texas Sunset Commission conducted their first hearing last Thursday, May 24th. Doug Foster, the former Commissioner of ... Read More

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Client Memo-Sunset Review for the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending

This is a Memo in regard to the Sunset Review of the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending. The Texas Sunset Commission has recently released its report, which recommends abolishing the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending ... Read More

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Client Memo-The CFPB Final Rule Addressing the Black Hole

Please be advised that the publication date in the Federal Register for the new TRID Final Rule addressing the “black hole” is May 2, 2018. The Black Hole refers to the inability, under the original TRID rule, for a Lender to reset tolerances with a ... Read More

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Client Memo-Texas Attorney General Opinion and Texas Home Equity Loans

This memo concerns the most recent Texas Attorney General Opinion issued on February 26, 2018 stating that the Texas Constitution, article XVI, subsection 50(a)(6)(H) prohibits a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs cash-out refinance loan. The ... Read More

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Client Memo-Recent Proposed Interpretations Regarding Texas Home Equity Lending

We wish to advise you that the Texas Finance Commission has APPROVED adoption of certain interpretative guidance regarding home equity lending in Texas. This proposed guidance was also considered and approved for adoption when the Texas Credit Union ... Read More

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