Laws In Texas
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1.9KWhat is “Willful Misconduct” in Texas Law?
The court concluded that conduct is “willful” if a person acts deliberately and disregards the likely consequences of their actions, even if...
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1.4KWhy the Chief Can’t Judge Everything – Even with Judicial Immunity
No [wo]man in this country is so high that [s]he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...
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1.1KPretium Soaking Up Post 2008 Rental Portfolios with Aggressive Buys in 2021
GTIS acquired more than 4,000 houses in the years following the U.S. foreclosure crisis, when Wall Street-backed investors bought thousands of discounted...
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1.9KWhat Do Judges Lynn Hughes, David Hittner and Patrick Higginbotham Have in Common?
Personal Vendettas: All pro se foreclosure cases end up on their desks sequentially and they are generally dismissed without due process.
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1.3KCreditor Rights BigLaw Firm Goodwin Procter LLP are Whining in Op-Eds for their Wall St Banking Clients
The CFPB amendments provide that a mortgage servicer can offer a streamline modification to borrowers with COVID-19-related hardship based on an incomplete...
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1.1KResponse to CFPB addressing SCOTUS, Yellen and Retrospective Relief
A Texas federal lawsuit continues in light of the retrospective relief clause in Collins v. Yellen, a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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1.2KJustice Gorsuch: “In this world, real people are injured by actions taken without lawful authority.”
Appellants, Joanna Burke and John Burke (“Burkes”), now file a motion to stay based on the events of last week at the...
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1.2KMagistrate Judge Edison Cited a Foreclosure Case Where Attorney Fees Were Denied by a Judicial Colleague
Judge Edison omits quotation for a reason, Atlas denies atty fees : Rodriguez v. Quicken Loans, Inc., (S.D. Tex. 2017) (quotation omitted).
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2.1KFederal Judicial Tag-Team Judge Andrew Edison and Judge George Hanks Go Rogue on Logue
Mortgage Servicer is entitled to recover the sum of $21,869.84 in attorney's fees and expenses and accordance with the Deed of Trust.
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1.3KChief Judge Lee Rosenthal Remands Foreclosure to Texas State Court at Motion to Dismiss Stage
Chief Judge Rosenthal remands the Doyles case back to state court after clearly targeting RESPA, the only federal question preventing remand.
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1.4KHere Cometh the Texas Supreme Court to Upend a Homeowner’s Default Judgment against US Bank
Texas Supreme Court will weigh in on an intermediate appellate court split over the proper way to serve process on banks to...
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1.6KGoldman Sachs Owns the U.S. Supreme Court And That’s Not Good For Freedom, Liberty and Property Rights
The SCOTUS plaintiffs accused Goldman Sachs of unlawfully hiding conflicts of interest when creating risky subprime securities.
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843The Rub of the Green Goes Windsor’s Way in this Foreclosure Appeal
Judges Hayne, Ho and Willett side with US Bank and Freedom Mortgage in this Texas foreclosure case removed to federal court.
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1.6KPrimary Residential Mortgage Inc (PRMI) Submits to $24 Million Dollar Appeal Bond in Financial Crisis Toxic Loans Case
Residential Capital filed lawsuits against 12 lenders that originated poor quality loans that ResCap purchased and securitized, including PRMI.
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2.2KSteven Mnuchin Is Milking His Government Benefits to the Bitter End
Lodging for the Secret Service during Mnuchin’s April 2021 jaunt to Doha cost taxpayers more than $30,000, according to federal data.
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967Attorney General Paxton is Seeking a Third Term As Opposition Increases. But Will The State’s First Circuit Change Venue Decision?
Prosecutors in the felony fraud case against Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking the full 1st Court of Appeals to review their...
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1.3KRewind: The FCIC Report of 2011 Records the Greed of Bankers and the Criminal Theft of Citizens Homes
The profound events of 2007 and 2008 known as the financial crisis or the great recession and blame is documented in the...
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1.7KThe Fifth Circuit Goes CrossCountry to Affirm Wrongful Foreclosure to a Non-Bank
Second, the homeowners say a CrossCountry rep advised them in March to pursue a loan modification to stave off foreclosure.
