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Capitol Connection Live: New Texas Bills Set to Become State Laws (Part 2) …
Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 10 In this episode of Capitol Connection Live, Director of…
Capitol Connection Live: New Texas Bills Set to Become State Laws (Part 1) …
Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 9 In this episode of Capitol Connections Live, Director of…
89th Texas Legislature
Issue 89.23 Final Bills of interest signed into Texas Law Doug Foster Director of Regulatory…
89th Texas Legislature
Issue 89.22 Sine Die, Special Sessions, and Interim Charges Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs…
Capitol Connection Live: The Impact of the 89th Texas Legislature on the Fi …
Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 8 In this episode of Capitol Connections Live, Director of…
89th Texas Legislature
Issue 89.21 Effective Dates for Bills to become Law Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs…
89th Texas Legislature
Issue 89.20 Conference Committees and Governor Veto Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com We…
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Issue 89.19 House tries to pick up the pace with its first Saturday and Sunday…
Capitol Connection Live: Legislative Developments Impacting Property Owner …
Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 7 In this episode of Capitol Connection Live, Director of…
89th Texas Legislature
Issue 89.18 Property Owner Rights Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com One group of…
89th Texas Legislature
Issue 89.17 Earlier Drama deteriorates to Reprisals in the Texas House Doug Foster Director of…
Capitol Connection Live: Institutional Buyers Stall as Housing Affordabilit …
Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 6 Capitol Connection Live is your go-to source for the…
CLIENT MEMOS
New Texas Law Expands Homestead Exemptions for Homeowners
Marty Green Principal marty.green@mortgagelaw.com The Texas legislature has delivered on additional ad valorem tax relief…
Understanding the Differences Between Title Insurance and Attorney Opinion …
Lately, there’s been a buzz around the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac selling guidelines…
MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending New Ru …
December is always a busy month for The Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending…
MortgageLaw Minute – 2024 Updates at the Texas Department of Savings …
The Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending held its 12th Annual Mortgage Industry Seminar…
MortgageLaw Minute – Lenders Beware: The CFPB’s “Repeat O …
September 16, 2024, is the effective date for the final rule creating the CFPB Nonbank…
MortgageLaw Minute: The NAR Settlement and Realtor Practice Changes
Last Halloween, a jury verdict in Kansas City, Missouri sent shockwaves through the residential real…
MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending Issues …
All Texas state agencies are required to review their rules for relevancy every four years….
MortgageLaw Minute: Key Considerations for Lenders Offering Texas Home Equi …
Recently we have seen an increase in the number of lenders interested in offering home…
MortgageLaw Minute: Biden Administration Announces Loan Forgiveness Program …
Today, the Biden Administration announced an “out-of-this-world” initiative aimed at providing relief and support to…
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…
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…
REGULATORY UPDATES
Understanding the Differences Between Title Insurance and Attorney Opinion …
Lately, there’s been a buzz around the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac selling guidelines…
MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending New Ru …
December is always a busy month for The Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending…
Can You Close a Loan with Title Vested in a Life Estate? Fannie Mae Says Ye …
Fannie Mae recently updated its Selling Guide FAQ to address whether a mortgage secured by…
FHFA Announces 2023 Conforming Loan Limit Values; Limits in Certain High-Co …
On November 29th, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced that for 2023, baseline conforming…
CFPB Receives Pushback on Interpretive Rule Promoting States’ Authori …
Last month, we discussed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) May 19, 2022 Interpretive Rule, which…
CFPB Clarifies Authority of States to Enforce The Consumer Financial Protec …
On May 19th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule clarifying the scope…
Revised: All things New at Texas Savings and Mortgage Lending
New – Commissioner The Search Committee of the Texas Finance Commission has narrowed its search…
Legislative Changes to Homestead Property Tax Exemption Effective January 1 …
Under Texas law, prior to January 1, 2022, persons buying residence property had to wait…
MORTGAGE BYTES
Texas Home Equity Lending and Prohibited Additional Collateral Part One: No …
Tye McWhorter and Mimi Paxson with Mortgage Law Minute Live talk about Texas Home Equity…
July 2021 – MortgageLaw Minute Live
The Current State of General Qualified Mortgages and Ability to Repay Requirements under Regulation Z
Mortgage Law Minute Live – April 29, 2021: Land Trusts in Texas – What …
Land Trusts in Texas – What Lenders should know
Polunsky Beitel Green Mortgage Law Minute LIVE Episode 2
Changes to Freddie Mac Selling Guide Regarding Powers of Attorney by Tye McWhorter hosted by…
MortgageLaw Minute Live: TX Regulators Adopt Amendments to Home Equity Lend …
Peter Idziak, Associate Attorney with Polunksy Beitel Green discusses that Texas Regulators Adopted Amendments to…
Texas Home Equity Lending and Prohibited Additional Collateral Part Two – …
aTexas Home Equity Lending and Prohibited Additional Collateral Part Two – Jan 2022Texas Home Equity…