On January 29, 2021, the Texas Supreme Court confirmed that the voiding of a lender’s lien due to the expiration of the statute of limitations does not preclude the lender from foreclosing on a pre-existing lien under the...more
Click Here for PDF Loss-Mitigation Communications to Mortgage Borrowers During COVID-19 Pandemic Concern regarding the outbreak and economic impact of COVID-19 on homeowners nationwide has prompted several significant...more
In Germain v. US Bank National Association, --- F.3d ---, 2019 WL 1467053 (5th Cir. Apr. 3, 2019), the Fifth Circuit resolved two issues of first impression that will have a significant impact on mortgage servicers defending...more
On December 11, 2017, Locke Lord obtained a dismissal with prejudice of a punitive class action. In Leones v. Rushmore Loan Management Services, LLC, No. 0:17-CV-61216-WPD (S.D. Fla. Dec. 11, 2017), the United States...more
On November 7, 2016, Texas voters passed Proposition 2, which amends several familiar requirements for home-equity loans under Article XVI, Section 50 of the Texas Constitution, and which bids adieu to the old adage: “once a...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected arguments that would have expanded the scope of liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act for lenders, or other participants, in the secondary mortgage market....more
In a published opinion issued February 16, 2017, the Fifth Circuit rejected arguments that would have expanded the scope of liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq., for lenders, or...more
On March 7, 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Americold Realty Trust v. Conagra Foods, Inc., 136 S. Ct. 1012 (2016), holding that the citizenship of a real estate investment trust (REIT) for...more
On May 20, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court issued two opinions dealing with the home-equity lending provisions in article XVI, section 50 of the Texas Constitution. In Wood v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., ___ S.W.3d ___, 2016 WL...more
On March 25, 2015, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) proposed a slew of new prudential regulations at the state level specific to non-bank...more
On March 26, 2015, the CFPB announced that it is considering proposing rules that would seek to “end payday debt traps” by requiring lenders to make sure that consumers can repay their loans and by restricting certain...more
On Friday, February 6, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court issued its decision in Case No. 13-0236, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Murphy, and held that the Texas Constitution’s prohibition against non-recourse home equity loans, see...more