Laws In Texas
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1.5KThe Anti-Consumer Watchdog called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Is Unfriendly to Constituents and Unconstitutional
In Collins, the court was posed the question of whether FHFA’s leadership structure, which is almost identical to the bureau’s, violated the...
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2.7KWhen You Stumble Across an Article and Wonder if it’s Comedy Central or the Texas Bar Blog
As Gen. George S. Patton once said, u are always on parade. hose who know our profession and role in society are...
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1.9K5Trump’s Treasury Pick Steve Mnuchin Excels at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes
OneWest has foreclosed on at least 50,000 people, often in circumstances that consumer advocates say run counter to federal rules and common...
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1.4KOne of the Rarest Opinions You’re Ever Likely to See. An Appellate Court Reversing a Deutsche Bank Foreclosure Providing a Win in Favor of the Homeowner (2014)
The Lacombes, defendants below, appeal the final judgment of foreclosure against them and in favor of Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., as...
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1.6KHow Texas Lawmakers Patched Open Government Laws But Kept Government Agencies Immune from Open Record Requests
HB 4181 would also transfer much of the authority of legislative records from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the...
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2.3KHow a House Bill Becomes Law in the State of Texas
The Texas Constitution divides state government into three separate but equal branches: the executive branch, headed by the governor; the judicial branch,...
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1.6KSummary Judgment Granting Foreclosure in White v Ameriquest S.D. Houston Federal Court (May 2019)
Summary judgment is granted for the defendants Ameriquest. (Docket Entry No. 16). The Whites' requests for injunctive and declaratory relief are denied....
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2.0KCommissioners Obtain Answer to AG opinion for $250k Fees Billed by Pro Tem Prosecutor
Between May 2017 and August 2018, Shearin submitted bills to the county amounting to $265,769, according to statements obtained by the Wood...
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2.0KIt’s a Yes for a $500 Sanction for a Public Defender Held for Violating Local Court Rules and a No for it Being Held in Contempt
Although conduct unbecoming a member of the bar is not defined in the Local Rules, the Supreme Court has interpreted the same...
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1.5KA Federal Question to a New Foreclosure Panel at the Fifth Circuit in 2019
SUSAN SISSOM FILED A COMPLAINT IN STATE COURT AGAINST DEFENDANTS, SEEKING TO PREVENT THE FORECLOSURE OF HER HOME. AFTER REMOVING THE ACTION...
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1.7KThe US Supreme Court Takes On the Fifth Circuit’s Stiff Sentencing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Holguin’s argument that the consecutive year term was substantively unreasonable. Holguin failed...
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2.4K1The Fifth Circuit Removes Rogue Attorney O’Dwyer from Practicing at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
To take just one example of serious misconduct, there was strong support for the finding that O’Dwyer engaged in the unauthorized practice...
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2.8K1First it Was Ocwen, Now it’s Bank of Ireland. Wilbur Ross, Commerce Secretary Insider Trading Again
Trump appointed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been accused of engaging in insider trading whilst a shareholder and board member of Bank...
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1.7KPer Standard Practice the US Supreme Court Denies 4 More Foreclosure Related Petitions in this Weeks’ Order (June 3, 2019)
Per Standard Practice the US Supreme Court Denies 4 More Foreclosure Related Petitions in this Weeks' Order (June 3, 2019) and involves...
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2.0KPresident Donald Trump’s Judicial Picks for the Fifth Circuit Speak up on Key Issues
Last year, two Trump appointees on the Fifth Circuit—Ho and Judge Don Willett—protested the court’s denial of a full panel rehearing of...
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2.8K1Apparently Deutsche Bank is Supposed to Provide $4.1 Billion Dollars Relief to Aid Consumers Harmed by Fraudulent Mortgage Loans
Deutsche Bank will also provide $4.1 billion in the form of relief to aid consumers harmed by its unlawful conduct. Specifically, Deutsche...
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US Supreme Court Will Not Review Deutsche Bank National Trust Company About Homeowner Grievances Regarding Illegal Foreclosures
DEUTSCHE BANK CASES LISTED ON THE US SUPREME COURT WEBSITE - NO HOMEOWNER HAS MADE IT TO CERT....THE GERMAN BANK IS PROTECTED...
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1.7K2The Fifth Circuit has Unclean Hands. The Real Tragedy and Miscarriage of Justice Continues Every Day in Texas Courts
Today, the Fifth Circuit released an opinion seeking to come across as empathetic to the victims. Do not be fooled. They are...
