Resources
Welcome to our Resource Center. Here you will find helpful videos, articles, and forms to help you navigate mortgage lending in Texas.
Training
BM&G attorneys frequently conduct training for clients. Whether lenders need an update on the newest regulations affecting the industry, or a refresher-course on issues like Texas Home Equity laws, our attorneys are available to keep client-lenders up-to-date. To learn more about training opportunities available to clients, please contact your Client Relations Specialist.
Articles
Clients and Friends Memos
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Update Selling Guides to Permit Hybrid Appraisals on Texas Home Equity Loans
On February 5, 2024, per Fannie Mae Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2025-01 (click here and see also updated Part B4-1.2-03 click...
Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association Issues Notice to Claimants of Houston National Title, LLC
The Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association (“TTIGA”) recently issued a Notice to Claimants of Houston National Title, LLC...
Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston Holds that both Spouses Taking Out Home Equity Line of Credit Did Not Change Characterization of Homestead as Sole and Separate Property of Wife. Hale v. Hale, — S.W.3d — 2025 WL 271165.
On January 23, 2025, the Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th District) Houston in Hale v. Hale, --- S.W.3d --- 2025 WL...
Best Practices
Best Practices with BMG Attorney Josh Verkerk
With rates decreasing, we anticipate clients will originate more (f)(2) loans (also called A6 to...
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Best Practices: Closing with a Power of Attorney
We're redistributing some of our more commonly asked questions at closing, so we asked Millie...
Videos
What Makes Texas Different? (2023)
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Issues & Insights: eClose – What is eClosing?
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Issues & Insights: eClose – Benefits and Adoption of eClosing
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