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Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/10/2012 9:57:38 AM (2631 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Robert Franco/OH
1/10/2012 10:23:58 AM (2710 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/10/2012 11:02:18 AM (2534 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
1/10/2012 12:02:16 PM (2645 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Nils Nelson/ME
1/10/2012 1:26:17 PM (2551 views)
I agree with Robert - Bobbi Shorthouse, Notary Public/CT
1/11/2012 8:40:50 AM (2539 views)
Re: I agree with Robert - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/11/2012 12:07:05 PM (2547 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Suzi Wallace/CA
1/17/2012 12:15:38 PM (2346 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/17/2012 2:33:10 PM (2690 views)
Re: Document forgery on title - not robosigning!! - Suzi Wallace/CA
1/24/2012 4:05:21 PM (2213 views)

The results are in.. Our industry is in decline - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
1/9/2012 12:03:30 PM (3868 views)

FSE Deadbeat Company - Dody Fuhrmann/NV
1/9/2012 11:21:16 AM (2149 views)

Queens Broker Accused of Bringing Immigrants Ruin - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/9/2012 8:04:21 AM (4044 views)

Odyssey Search, LLC - Kenneth Signor/SC
1/9/2012 7:33:20 AM (4617 views)
Re: Odyssey Search, LLC - Nils Nelson/ME
1/9/2012 8:52:53 AM (3340 views)


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Comment on "First American releases HARP 2.0 Program" - Source of Title/OH
1/5/2012 1:31:34 PM (3158 views)
More of nothing - Steve Squeo/OH
1/5/2012 1:31:34 PM (5403 views)
Re: More of nothing - Patrick Scott/IL
1/5/2012 3:36:04 PM (5338 views)
Re: More of nothing - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
1/6/2012 10:59:26 AM (5197 views)
Re: Comment on "First American releases HARP 2.0 Program" - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
1/6/2012 2:50:32 PM (7912 views)

Pilot " principal write down" program - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/4/2012 4:39:05 PM (4161 views)
I don't think this will ever catch on - Slade Smith/OH
1/5/2012 2:23:57 PM (2271 views)
Principal Reduction MYTH - Victoria Moate/NJ
2/20/2012 7:46:31 PM (2112 views)

Site Maintenance - Slade Smith/OH
1/3/2012 6:52:14 PM (1894 views)

E & O Insurance - Nancy McDonald/AL
1/3/2012 7:20:02 AM (2889 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Robert Franco/OH
1/3/2012 9:34:06 AM (2572 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Nancy Walker/AZ
1/3/2012 11:53:03 AM (2532 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Alix Ott/MI
1/3/2012 3:41:24 PM (2414 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Paula Reynolds/FL
1/4/2012 1:06:32 PM (2327 views)

The Joy of Quiet - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/30/2011 9:21:09 AM (3744 views)

Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
12/29/2011 7:07:29 AM (2975 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Louise Jackson/SC
1/1/2012 12:21:59 PM (2811 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance
1/3/2012 7:21:35 AM (2674 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Mallory Strawser/CA
1/3/2012 10:23:21 AM (2830 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Barbara Bennett/IN
1/3/2012 1:51:43 PM (2851 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 2:01:37 PM (2539 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 1:57:35 PM (2487 views)

Comment on "Title Agent Gets Two Years for Stealing Escrow Money to Buy Her Home" - Source of Title/OH
12/28/2011 2:19:22 PM (2503 views)
well.. - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:19:22 PM (8413 views)
Re: well.. - Gerry Scott/TN
12/29/2011 1:17:09 AM (8406 views)
Looks like she got what she deserved - John MacFarland/OH
1/3/2012 10:26:19 AM (8526 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Robert Franco/OH
1/3/2012 11:43:02 AM (8485 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Michelle Turner/OH
1/3/2012 3:01:08 PM (8181 views)

Commission advances? Now this is scarey - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:18:30 PM (4180 views)
Re: Commission advances? Now this is scarey - Victoria Moate/NJ
2/20/2012 7:48:39 PM (2069 views)

Texas Cash out - LORRAINE CHRISTOPHER/TX
12/27/2011 5:24:03 PM (2499 views)
Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Franco/OH
12/28/2011 10:08:01 AM (4948 views)

Very interesting question.  First let me say that I am not licensed to practice law in Texas.  Given the complex requirements for such loans, it would be advisable to consult with a Texas attorney who is well versed in real estate/mortgage law.

But, from a cursory review, it appears that the Texas Constitution (Sec. 50, Art. XVI) provides various protections from forced sale.  It states "the homestead of a family, or of a single adult person, shall be, and is hereby protected from forced sale, for the payment of all debts except for...." and it goes on to list various exceptions (e.g. purchase money, taxes due thereon, an owelty of partition, refinance of a lien, home improvements, an extension of credit, etc.). 

If it is an extension of credit, it must be closed at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company (along with several other requriements). 

A refinance of debt secured by a homestead... that includes the advance of additional funds may not be secured by a valid lien against the homestead unless: (1) the refinance of debt is an extension of credit as described (which requires the closing at the office of the lender, an attorney at law or a title company); or (2) the advance of all the additional funds is for reasonable costs necessary to refinance such debt or for a purpose such as paying taxes or home improvements.

If there is other cash-out, it would appear that all of the requirements for an extension of credit must be complied with in order to have a valid lien against the homestead.

Though it seems like a simple question, as you can see, it is rather complicated.  Is the property a "homestead?"  Did the loan close at the office of the lender?  And, what were the cash-out funds used for?

Texas has some of the strongest protections for homeowners.  It may be worth speaking to a Texas attorney who is more familiar with the requirements, and how Texas courts have interpreted these Constitutional provisions.

 

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Re: Texas Cash out - LORRAINE CHRISTOPHER/TX
12/28/2011 3:36:38 PM (2373 views)
Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Philo/TX
1/3/2012 4:09:50 PM (2487 views)

Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/27/2011 2:26:05 PM (4804 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/AL
12/27/2011 4:43:36 PM (2667 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Joyce Obrien/PA
12/28/2011 3:23:58 PM (2517 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Rita Killary/NY
12/29/2011 12:18:49 PM (2493 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Barbara  Loden/IN
12/30/2011 9:11:47 AM (2753 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
12/30/2011 10:45:02 AM (2453 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
12/30/2011 11:01:19 AM (2469 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/TN
12/30/2011 11:11:43 AM (2759 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/31/2011 11:21:55 AM (2847 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Nils Nelson/ME
12/31/2011 2:49:38 PM (2615 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/31/2011 7:51:58 PM (2792 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Brian Lilley/MO
5/1/2012 9:35:01 AM (2022 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
2/16/2012 12:09:48 PM (2793 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
3/5/2012 7:01:36 PM (2110 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Ron McPherson/IA
3/1/2012 1:39:57 AM (2123 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
3/1/2012 7:11:50 AM (2301 views)


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