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Odyssey Search, LLC - Kenneth Signor/SC
1/9/2012 7:33:20 AM (4934 views)
Re: Odyssey Search, LLC - Nils Nelson/ME
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Comment on "First American releases HARP 2.0 Program" - Source of Title/OH
1/5/2012 1:31:34 PM (3582 views)
More of nothing - Steve Squeo/OH
1/5/2012 1:31:34 PM (6479 views)
Re: More of nothing - Patrick Scott/IL
1/5/2012 3:36:04 PM (6342 views)
Re: More of nothing - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
1/6/2012 10:59:26 AM (6200 views)
Re: Comment on "First American releases HARP 2.0 Program" - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
1/6/2012 2:50:32 PM (9056 views)

Pilot " principal write down" program - Leigh Attridge/MA
1/4/2012 4:39:05 PM (4629 views)
I don't think this will ever catch on - Slade Smith/OH
1/5/2012 2:23:57 PM (2942 views)
Principal Reduction MYTH - Victoria Moate/NJ
2/20/2012 7:46:31 PM (2808 views)

Site Maintenance - Slade Smith/OH
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E & O Insurance - Nancy McDonald/AL
1/3/2012 7:20:02 AM (3186 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Robert Franco/OH
1/3/2012 9:34:06 AM (3217 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Nancy Walker/AZ
1/3/2012 11:53:03 AM (3187 views)
Re: E & O Insurance - Alix Ott/MI
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Re: E & O Insurance - Paula Reynolds/FL
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The Joy of Quiet - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/30/2011 9:21:09 AM (4011 views)

Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
12/29/2011 7:07:29 AM (3288 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Louise Jackson/SC
1/1/2012 12:21:59 PM (3485 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance
1/3/2012 7:21:35 AM (3379 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Mallory Strawser/CA
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Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Barbara Bennett/IN
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Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 2:01:37 PM (3299 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
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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 (2799 views)
well.. - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:19:22 PM (9275 views)
Re: well.. - Gerry Scott/TN
12/29/2011 1:17:09 AM (9244 views)
Looks like she got what she deserved - John MacFarland/OH
1/3/2012 10:26:19 AM (9406 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Robert Franco/OH
1/3/2012 11:43:02 AM (9352 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Michelle Turner/OH
1/3/2012 3:01:08 PM (9090 views)

Commission advances? Now this is scarey - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:18:30 PM (4535 views)
Re: Commission advances? Now this is scarey - Victoria Moate/NJ
2/20/2012 7:48:39 PM (2777 views)

Texas Cash out - LORRAINE CHRISTOPHER/TX
12/27/2011 5:24:03 PM (2836 views)
Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Franco/OH
12/28/2011 10:08:01 AM (5735 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
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Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Philo/TX
1/3/2012 4:09:50 PM (3225 views)

Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/27/2011 2:26:05 PM (5110 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/AL
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/TN
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Nils Nelson/ME
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Brian Lilley/MO
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Ron McPherson/IA
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
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Findthefraud.com - Leigh Attridge/MA
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Abstrax - Deborah Jackson/GA
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Re: Abstrax - Leigh Attridge/MA
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Re: Abstrax - Deborah Jackson/GA
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Re: Abstrax - Sandra Law/KY
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Re: Abstrax - Mark Pierson/FL
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Re: Abstrax - Kristie Rich/AZ
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Re: Abstrax - GETZEMDUN ABSTRACTING/FL
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335 Million Settlement on C'wide Lending Bias - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/21/2011 6:58:31 PM (4009 views)

Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/20/2011 4:28:14 PM (4845 views)
Re: Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Robert Franco/OH
12/21/2011 10:42:41 AM (2784 views)
Re: Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 3:19:01 PM (2844 views)


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