Fifth Circuit
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2.3KFifth Circuit Oral Argument in Texas Capital Bank N.A. v Zeidman
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges Haynes, Clement, Judge Duncan and Judge Oldham in Texas Capital Bank v Zeidman on 05/01/2019
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1.7KThe 3-Panel in the Fifth Circuit Combine for the Circuit and Announce A Sword, A Shield and A[nother] Retroactive Erie Guess
Section 1024.41 of the Code of Federal Regulations describes the procedures that mortgage servicers must follow when processing loss mitigation applications. Does...
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2.0KA Decade Later, An IndyMac Clone is Funded in Austin – 360 Mortgage Group – As Round II of Foreclosures Are Targeted
This lender plans to underwrite $1B in mortgages with no income, no asset verification. Resi investors can borrow from an Austin-based lender...
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2.6KMisconduct Complaint Alleges 5th Circuit Senior Judge Edith Brown Clement Issued Partisan Attacks on Colleagues
Harrington stated in his misconduct complaint that it doesn’t concern the merits of the dissent, but rather the partisan tone and insults...
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3.1K1Law Funder LLC Case at the Fifth Circuit in a Veil of Secrecy as it Involves a Lawmaker, a Judge and Illegal Acts
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges King, Smith, Willett. Arguing Person Information Updated for: John F. Carroll arguing for Appellants Sergio Munoz, Et...
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2.4KDeutsche Bank and the Two Billion Reasons the Donald Trump Cabinet is Filled with Bankers, Lawyers and Foreclosure Kings
Ms. Vrablic, an intensely private person who rarely discussed personal matters with her colleagues, steered more than $300 million in loans to...
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2.4KThe Truth About Political Intervention for Citizens and Consumers: There is None: You’re on Your Own
During the run-up of the housing bubble, banks acquired thousands of subprime mortgages and turned them into securities. They created trusts as...
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1.5KPer Curiam Opinions at the Fifth Circuit in Foreclosure Cases is on the rise in 2019
For the reasons stated above, the district court’s grant of summary judgment is AFFIRMED.
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2.4KIt’s Crear the Fifth Circuit will not Liberally Construe any Pro Se Arguments in Foreclosure Cases
Homeowner Crear sued his lender and its loan servicer to prevent them from foreclosing on his property. Motion denied in favor of...
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1.3KNo Reyes of Hope as Fifth Circuit Manipulates Numbers to Ignore It’s Own Precedent FDCPA Case Law
Before recording a privilege, (aka, start foreclosure proceedings) Steeg Law’s practice is to transmit lien letters to unit owners. These letters relate...
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3.4KTexas “Consumer” Attorney Behind “Squatter Rights” Lawsuits to Stop Foreclosure
Senior U.S. District Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth found two of DTND’s lawsuits to be frivolous and filed in bad faith for the...
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2.2K1The Fifth Circuit’s Favorite 3-Panel Foreclosure Panel Names Mortgage Servicer as “the Bank”
First, it assumes that the acceleration notice was for only the original loan amount. But the deed of trust granted the Bank...
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1.7KFifth Circuit Court Opinion on Judicial Misconduct: Don’t Do Your Job When It Involves Judicial Misconduct, Turn a Blind Eye
The Fifth Circuit panel ruled — go read it if you don’t believe me — that Anderson had no case for retaliation...
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1.3KDeutsche Bank Control the Foreclosure Docket at the Fifth Circuit in January 2019
LOAN MODIFICATION: The Criswells therefore failed to accept that offer in strict compliance with its terms as well. Accordingly, neither agreement constituted...
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1.4KThe Fifth Circuit Bakes a Riddle to Favor Banks Against Homeowner Rights
The opinion is a good news for lenders and bad news for homeowners as there is now some precedent that lenders cannot...
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3.0KThe Fifth Circuit’s “Selective” Rule of Orderliness Opinion
Thompson v. Dallas City Attorney’s Office appears to present the first use, in the history of the federal judiciary, of both the...
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1.2KThe US Supreme Court Slaps Fifth Circuit Panel of Graves, Higginbotham and Higginsons Decision Not to Arbitrate
The wholly groundless exception to arbitrability is inconsistent with the Federal Arbitration Act and this Court’s precedent. Under the Act, arbitration is...
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1.8KCan We Get a P-Wease for a Two Count Remand Against Ocwen for Breach of Contract?
It appears that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has a New Years Resolution in relation to review of foreclosure cases by...
