Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

The federal judge overseeing a case brought by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against Ginnie Mae has dismissed a portion of the bank’s complaint against the government-owned company but will allow the majority... Read more »
Case Study: Creating a Trust When Death Is Imminent

Case Study: Creating a Trust When Death Is Imminent

The decedent in this case was the mother of three adult daughters and a force to be reckoned with. She had been suffering with an aggressive and painful form of cancer for... Read more »
Case Study: Spouse’s Misappropriation of Trust Funds Doesn’t End Well

Case Study: Spouse’s Misappropriation of Trust Funds Doesn’t End Well

Did the Letter of Intent and Declaration of Gift Constitute a Valid Transmutation Agreement? The Letter of Intent our client’s mother and stepfather signed when executing their joint trust constituted a valid... Read more »
Defendant, Plaintiffs In Nosalek Commission Case Unite Against DOJ

Defendant, Plaintiffs In Nosalek Commission Case Unite Against DOJ

Defendant MLS PIN and plaintiffs Jennifer Nosalek, Randy Hirschorn and Tracey Hirschorn asked a district court judge for permission to respond to a statement of interest the DOJ filed in the case.... Read more »
Trump faces obstacles to securing an appeal bond in fraud case

Trump faces obstacles to securing an appeal bond in fraud case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the... Read more »
Reuben Brothers Win Court Case Over Century Plaza Debt

Reuben Brothers Win Court Case Over Century Plaza Debt

The Reuben brothers have won a court case against a group of EB-5 lenders over the $2.5 billion Century Plaza project, ending nearly two years of legal battles.  A New York appellate... Read more »
Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

Opinion: Defendants have solid case for appeal in Sitzer

A few days ago, the three main defendants—National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams and HomeServices—in the Sitzer/Burnett case filed two motions with the court. The first was a motion for judgement as... Read more »
Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

US Supreme Court to hear mortgage escrow case in February

The U.S. Supreme Court last week scheduled oral arguments for seven pending cases to take place in February, including one that will decide whether “the National Bank Act preempts the application of... Read more »
Judge allows bulk of Texas Capital case against Ginnie Mae to proceed

Ginnie Mae fires back over RMF lending suit, seeks case dismissal

After a long period of silence and extensions granted by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Ginnie Mae has filed its response to a lawsuit brought against it... Read more »

Invitation Homes to pay $3.7 million in California rent-gouging case

Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family rental landlord, has reached a settlement to address accusations it violated California‘s “rent gouging” laws, the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday. As part... Read more »