Caroline Jones
Associate
San Antonio
with Polunsky Beitel Green since 2022
caroline.jones@mortgagelaw.com
(210) 349-4488 ext. 406 (San Antonio)
Caroline succeeded Polunsky Beitel Green Director of Regulatory Affairs Doug Foster as commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, making PBG the only Texas law firm to employ multiple former state mortgage commissioners. Caroline and Doug are responsible for implementing much of the state’s current regulatory framework for mortgage lending.
As commissioner, Caroline served on the board of the American Council of State Savings Supervisors, including as board chair. She also served as a member of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s State Liaison Committee.
A graduate of Tulane University and St. Mary’s University School of Law, Caroline served as national compliance director and legal counsel for DHI Mortgage and as deputy commissioner and general counsel at the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending before becoming commissioner in 2014.
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Credentials
Honors and Certifications
- Texas Bankers Association Distinguished Service Award (2021)
Court Admissions
- State of Texas
Education
- J.D., St. Mary’s University School of Law (1981)
- B.A., Tulane University (1978)
Professional Memberships and Community Activities
- Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
- Austin Habitat for Humanity
- Center for Battered Women (SAFE Alliance)
- Junior League of Austin
- Caritas of Austin
- Seton Cove
- Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Insights
MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending Highli …
In its February 2024 Emerging Issues Meeting, the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending…
Marty Green and Peter Idziak Speak with American City Business Journals on …
Following a verdict in November that ordered groups of real estate companies and the National…
Doug Foster and Peter Idziak Discuss the Texas Real Estate Research Center& …
The Texas Real Estate Research Center is the nation’s largest publicly funded organization devoted to real estate…
MortgageLaw Minute: The Necessity of Independent Lender Counsel in Texas
Lenders new to the Texas market are often surprised that Texas law requires the mortgage…
MortgageLaw Minute: Recent Texas Real Estate Research Survey of Industry Se …
Doug was recently elected Advisory Committee Chairman for the Texas Real Estate Research Center at…
MortgageLaw Minute: 2023 Updates at the Texas Department of Savings and Mor …
11th Annual Mortgage Industry Seminar The Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending will hold…
MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Property Tax Reductions – Benefits and Ot …
As you may have heard, the citizens of Texas will vote on a Constitutional Amendment…
Marty Green Discusses What’s Next for Mortgage Rates
With the Fed’s rate hike pause on June 14th, questions remain about what will happen…
88th Texas Legislature
Issue 88.20 Bill Effective Dates Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com With nearly a…
88th Texas Legislature
Issue 88.19 HB 2127 preemption of local regulation Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com…
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