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Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
12/29/2011 7:07:29 AM (3223 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Louise Jackson/SC
1/1/2012 12:21:59 PM (3262 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance
1/3/2012 7:21:35 AM (3142 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Mallory Strawser/CA
1/3/2012 10:23:21 AM (3320 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Barbara Bennett/IN
1/3/2012 1:51:43 PM (3344 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 2:01:37 PM (3051 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 1:57:35 PM (2964 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 (2741 views)
well.. - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:19:22 PM (9022 views)
Re: well.. - Gerry Scott/TN
12/29/2011 1:17:09 AM (8992 views)
Looks like she got what she deserved - John MacFarland/OH
1/3/2012 10:26:19 AM (9151 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Robert Franco/OH
1/3/2012 11:43:02 AM (9111 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Michelle Turner/OH
1/3/2012 3:01:08 PM (8818 views)

Commission advances? Now this is scarey - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:18:30 PM (4463 views)
Re: Commission advances? Now this is scarey - Victoria Moate/NJ
2/20/2012 7:48:39 PM (2562 views)

Texas Cash out - LORRAINE CHRISTOPHER/TX
12/27/2011 5:24:03 PM (2779 views)
Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Franco/OH
12/28/2011 10:08:01 AM (5514 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 (2867 views)
Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Philo/TX
1/3/2012 4:09:50 PM (2998 views)

Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/27/2011 2:26:05 PM (5048 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/AL
12/27/2011 4:43:36 PM (3164 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Joyce Obrien/PA
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Rita Killary/NY
12/29/2011 12:18:49 PM (2970 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Barbara  Loden/IN
12/30/2011 9:11:47 AM (3250 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
12/30/2011 10:45:02 AM (2949 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
12/30/2011 11:01:19 AM (2967 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/TN
12/30/2011 11:11:43 AM (3247 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/31/2011 11:21:55 AM (3340 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Nils Nelson/ME
12/31/2011 2:49:38 PM (3125 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/31/2011 7:51:58 PM (3318 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Brian Lilley/MO
5/1/2012 9:35:01 AM (2496 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
2/16/2012 12:09:48 PM (3275 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
3/5/2012 7:01:36 PM (2605 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Ron McPherson/IA
3/1/2012 1:39:57 AM (2594 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
3/1/2012 7:11:50 AM (2788 views)




Findthefraud.com - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 12:11:27 PM (4532 views)

Abstrax - Deborah Jackson/GA
12/22/2011 11:12:53 AM (3542 views)
Re: Abstrax - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 12:02:05 PM (3416 views)
Re: Abstrax - Deborah Jackson/GA
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Re: Abstrax - Sandra Law/KY
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Re: Abstrax - Mark Pierson/FL
1/3/2012 9:37:09 AM (3205 views)
Re: Abstrax - Kristie Rich/AZ
1/30/2012 11:10:29 AM (2665 views)
Re: Abstrax - GETZEMDUN ABSTRACTING/FL
2/7/2012 7:58:16 PM (2729 views)

335 Million Settlement on C'wide Lending Bias - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/21/2011 6:58:31 PM (3923 views)

Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/20/2011 4:28:14 PM (4772 views)
Re: Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Robert Franco/OH
12/21/2011 10:42:41 AM (2574 views)
Re: Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 3:19:01 PM (2629 views)

Comment on "Rich Bank, Poor Bank" - Source of Title/OH
12/20/2011 1:56:32 PM (2554 views)
Nobody thought about declining real estate values... - Robert Franco/OH
12/20/2011 1:56:33 PM (2696 views)
Re: Nobody thought about declining real estate values... - Slade Smith/OH
12/20/2011 3:30:06 PM (2746 views)

Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Pam Effinger/VA
12/19/2011 12:13:37 PM (3141 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Nils Nelson/ME
12/19/2011 2:43:06 PM (3187 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Jason Knowles/AL
12/22/2011 10:59:37 AM (2957 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Nils Nelson/ME
12/22/2011 11:13:48 AM (3009 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 4:59:07 PM (2949 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Jessica Talley/FL
12/23/2011 9:39:42 AM (3129 views)

Email Scam Heads-Up - Scott Perry/PA
12/17/2011 12:22:53 PM (4088 views)
Re: Email Scam Heads-Up - Slade Smith/OH
12/17/2011 6:55:46 PM (2863 views)

Rethinking How the Law is Taught - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/17/2011 8:07:18 AM (4106 views)

If you wonder why I sound frustrated when you call me...... - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/15/2011 3:43:26 PM (2616 views)

Rush for Gas Rights Ignites Battle for Control of Land - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/14/2011 5:18:05 PM (4436 views)
Re: Rush for Gas Rights Ignites Battle for Control of Land - Scott Perry/PA
12/17/2011 12:40:26 PM (2583 views)


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