Insights Archive - Page 4 of 15 - Polunsky Beitel Green

Priority of Homeowner Association Assessment Liens and Subordination to the Mortgage Lien

We often receive questions concerning whether an assessment lien imposed by the subject property’s homeowner’s association (“HOA”) is superior to the lender’s ... Read More

Regulatory Updates

CFPB Receives Pushback on Interpretive Rule Promoting States’ Authority to Enforce The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010

Last month, we discussed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) May 19, 2022 Interpretive Rule, which sought to clarify the scope of state enforcement ... Read More

Commentary

Peter Idziak’s Insights on Temporary Buydowns Featured in Industry Press

As affordability continues to present challenges to prospective homebuyers, adjustable-rate mortgages are often discussed as one solution. Peter Idziak has ... Read More

Commentary

Marty Green Insights Featured in Industry Trade Press on Fed’s July Rate Increase

Last week, the Federal Reserve continued to take aim at curbing rising inflation, approving the second 75-basis point interest rate hike in as many months. ... Read More

Commentary

Marty Green Authors Article on Expansion of Community Reinvestment Act for National Mortgage Professional

The Community Reinvestment Act was originally passed by Congress in 1977 to ensure that banks receiving deposits from a community also serve that community’s ... Read More

Regulatory Updates

CFPB Clarifies Authority of States to Enforce The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010

On May 19th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule clarifying the scope of state enforcement authority found in ... Read More

Commentary

Marty Green Featured in Industry Trade Press on Fed’s Historic Rate Hike

Last week, the Federal Reserve announced its largest interest rate hike since 1994 in an effort to slow inflation. Polunsky Beitel Green believes that many ... Read More

Commentary

Marty Green Speaks with Bankrate About Growing Fears of a Housing Bubble

In the first year of the pandemic, home values defied expectations by skyrocketing. During the second year of life with COVID, property prices soared even ... Read More

Client Memos

Revised: All things New at Texas Savings and Mortgage Lending

New – Commissioner The Search Committee of the Texas Finance Commission has narrowed its search for a new commissioner for the Department of Savings and ... Read More

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