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The Joy of Quiet - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/30/2011 9:21:09 AM (4436 views)

Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
12/29/2011 7:07:29 AM (3720 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Louise Jackson/SC
1/1/2012 12:21:59 PM (4599 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance
1/3/2012 7:21:35 AM (4448 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Mallory Strawser/CA
1/3/2012 10:23:21 AM (4671 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Barbara Bennett/IN
1/3/2012 1:51:43 PM (4664 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 2:01:37 PM (4381 views)
Re: Coast to Coast dead beat company - Marian Severance/PA
1/16/2012 1:57:35 PM (4254 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 (3334 views)
well.. - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:19:22 PM (10536 views)
Re: well.. - Gerry Scott/TN
12/29/2011 1:17:09 AM (10540 views)
Looks like she got what she deserved - John MacFarland/OH
1/3/2012 10:26:19 AM (10648 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Robert Franco/OH
1/3/2012 11:43:02 AM (10605 views)
Re: Looks like she got what she deserved - Michelle Turner/OH
1/3/2012 3:01:08 PM (10350 views)

Commission advances? Now this is scarey - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/28/2011 2:18:30 PM (5149 views)
Re: Commission advances? Now this is scarey - Victoria Moate/NJ
2/20/2012 7:48:39 PM (3740 views)

Texas Cash out - LORRAINE CHRISTOPHER/TX
12/27/2011 5:24:03 PM (3289 views)
Re: Texas Cash out - Robert Franco/OH
12/28/2011 10:08:01 AM (6841 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 (4322 views)




Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/27/2011 2:26:05 PM (5529 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/AL
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Joyce Obrien/PA
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Rita Killary/NY
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Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Barbara  Loden/IN
12/30/2011 9:11:47 AM (4461 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
12/30/2011 10:45:02 AM (4115 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/ME
12/30/2011 11:01:19 AM (4203 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Abstractor/TN
12/30/2011 11:11:43 AM (4468 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/31/2011 11:21:55 AM (4562 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Nils Nelson/ME
12/31/2011 2:49:38 PM (4322 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
12/31/2011 7:51:58 PM (4645 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Brian Lilley/MO
5/1/2012 9:35:01 AM (3713 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
2/16/2012 12:09:48 PM (4443 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Mary Adams/KY
3/5/2012 7:01:36 PM (3812 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Ron McPherson/IA
3/1/2012 1:39:57 AM (3809 views)
Re: Express National - Las Vegas non-pay - Anita Binns/IL
3/1/2012 7:11:50 AM (3972 views)

Findthefraud.com - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 12:11:27 PM (5014 views)

Abstrax - Deborah Jackson/GA
12/22/2011 11:12:53 AM (4050 views)
Re: Abstrax - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 12:02:05 PM (4633 views)
Re: Abstrax - Deborah Jackson/GA
12/23/2011 6:19:42 PM (4538 views)
Re: Abstrax - Sandra Law/KY
12/27/2011 6:44:38 AM (4697 views)
Re: Abstrax - Mark Pierson/FL
1/3/2012 9:37:09 AM (4437 views)
Re: Abstrax - Kristie Rich/AZ
1/30/2012 11:10:29 AM (3907 views)
Re: Abstrax - GETZEMDUN ABSTRACTING/FL
2/7/2012 7:58:16 PM (3983 views)

335 Million Settlement on C'wide Lending Bias - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/21/2011 6:58:31 PM (4446 views)

Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/20/2011 4:28:14 PM (5292 views)
Re: Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Robert Franco/OH
12/21/2011 10:42:41 AM (3858 views)
Re: Schey v Johnson teardown in Mhead - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 3:19:01 PM (3903 views)

Comment on "Rich Bank, Poor Bank" - Source of Title/OH
12/20/2011 1:56:32 PM (3070 views)
Nobody thought about declining real estate values... - Robert Franco/OH
12/20/2011 1:56:33 PM (3942 views)
Re: Nobody thought about declining real estate values... - Slade Smith/OH
12/20/2011 3:30:06 PM (4016 views)

Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Pam Effinger/VA
12/19/2011 12:13:37 PM (3646 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Nils Nelson/ME
12/19/2011 2:43:06 PM (4429 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Jason Knowles/AL
12/22/2011 10:59:37 AM (4142 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Nils Nelson/ME
12/22/2011 11:13:48 AM (4256 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/22/2011 4:59:07 PM (4246 views)
Re: Global Data & Need To Know/Search The Nation - Jessica Talley/FL
12/23/2011 9:39:42 AM (4346 views)

Email Scam Heads-Up - Scott Perry/PA
12/17/2011 12:22:53 PM (4595 views)
Re: Email Scam Heads-Up - Slade Smith/OH
12/17/2011 6:55:46 PM (4113 views)

Rethinking How the Law is Taught - Leigh Attridge/MA
12/17/2011 8:07:18 AM (4535 views)

If you wonder why I sound frustrated when you call me...... - CHARLENE  PERRY/MD
12/15/2011 3:43:26 PM (3071 views)


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