By a final rule published in the Federal Register (84 FR 35003), the Rural Housing Service (RHS) amends its Single Family...
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Will Equitable Subrogation be Prohibited for Uncured Home Equity Loans? Zepeda v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 2019 WL 3820019
In a decision filed August 15, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit certified a question to the...
Mortgage Credit Certificate Program Notice by TDHCA
In the August 16, 2019, issue of the Texas Register (44 TexReg 4371), the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs...
FHA Rescinds ML 19-06 Requirements for Down Payment Assistance by Government Entities
On April 18, 2019, HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 19-06, (click here) setting forth new documentation requirements for down payment...
FHA Issues New Condominium Approval Process
In the August 15, 2019, Federal Register (84 FR 41846) and the August 14, 2019, update to FHA Single Family Housing Policy...
FHA Cash-out Refinance Mortgages – Mortgagee Letter 2019-11
On August 1, 2019, the FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2019-11 which reduces the current Maximum Loan-To-Value (LTV) and Combined...
Regulation Z HOEPA and Qualified Mortgage Annual Threshold Adjustments
In the August 1, 2019, issue of the Federal Register (84 FR 37565), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau established the...
Texas Legislative Update IV – Bills Effective September 1, 2019 and Later
This legislative update summarizes bills from the 2019 Legislative Session that are effective on or after September 1, 2019,...
Employee Spotlight: Calvin Mann
Catching Up with Calvin According to Tom Black, Calvin is the worst retiree he’s ever met. Truth be told, Calvin loves...
Employee Spotlight: Robin Lyons
Houston operations manager Robin Lyons can tell you what she’ll be doing before every Houston Texans’ home game this season:...