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Capitol Connection Live: Deep-Dive on Senate Bill 372 & House Bill 576 – February 20, 2025

Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 2 In this episode of Capitol Connections Live, PBG Director of Regulatory Affairs Doug Foster and senior associate attorney Peter Idziak break down Senate Bill 372 and its companion, House Bill 576, in the ... Read More

Legislative Updates

Capitol Connection Live: New Rules, New Speaker, and Mortgage Legislation – February 14, 2025

Texas 89th Legislature Update: Episode 1 In this episode of Capitol Connection, Director of Regulatory Affairs Doug Foster and Senior Associate Attorney Peter Idziak break down key developments in the 89th Texas Legislature. They discuss the ... Read More

Client Memos

Understanding the Differences Between Title Insurance and Attorney Opinion Letters in Texas

Lately, there's been a buzz around the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac selling guidelines that allow an attorney opinion letter (“AOL”) to replace title insurance (a “Loan Policy”), sparking debates over the benefits and coverage of each ... Read More

Client Memos

MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending New Rules and Other Changes of Note

December is always a busy month for The Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending (“SML”). Annual license renewals are the biggest matter, and this year comes with some changes. Both SML and NMLS have issued updates on Continuing Education ... Read More

Client Memos

MortgageLaw Minute – 2024 Updates at the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending

The Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending held its 12th Annual Mortgage Industry Seminar on November 4, 2024. The Mortgage Industry Seminar was held in conjunction with the TMBA Education Symposium at the Hilton Dallas – Lincoln Centre. ... Read More

Client Memos

MortgageLaw Minute: Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending Highlights “Team Name” Requirements

In its February 2024 Emerging Issues Meeting, the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending highlighted the statutory and regulatory requirements for the use of “team names” by mortgage companies, mortgage bankers, and individual mortgage loan ... Read More

Commentary

Doug Foster and Peter Idziak Discuss the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s Important Place in the State’s Real Estate Markets

The Texas Real Estate Research Center is the nation’s largest publicly funded organization devoted to real estate research. Our Director of Regulatory Affairs, Doug Foster, has been involved with TRERC since 2021, when he was appointed to the ... Read More

Client Memos

MortgageLaw Minute: Recent Texas Real Estate Research Survey of Industry Sentiment Highlight Increasing Regulatory Burden

Doug was recently elected Advisory Committee Chairman for the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. He writes this month to highlight The Center’s monthly survey on real estate industry sentiment and potential causes of the ... Read More

Legislative Updates

88th Texas Legislature

Issue 88.19 HB 2127 preemption of local regulation Doug Foster Director of Regulatory Affairs doug.foster@mortgagelaw.com Between November 14, 2022, when prefiling of bills opened through March 10, 2023, when bill ... Read More

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