Texas Foreclosure Law News
- Hughes Watters Askanase Named One of Two Law Firms to Receive Lender Processing Services Summit Award for Fourth ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:55AMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Houston law firm Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. becomes one of only two law firms in the country to receive the prestigious Lender Processing Services Summit Award for the fourth consecutive year.
- Hughes Watters Askanase Named One of Two Law Firms to Receive Lender Processing Services Summit Award for Fourth ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:47AMHOUSTON----For an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, Houston law firm Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. received the Lender Processing Services Summit Award for attaining the highest ratings in both bankruptcy and foreclosure among firms in the LPS attorney network.
- Texas AG Sues Mortgage Servicing Company Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:22PMJust two weeks after a FOX 4 investigation, the Texas Attorney General is cracking down on a local mortgage servicing company.
- One shopping center is in foreclosure, second expands Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:05AMOne shopping center on Las Vegas Boulevard faces foreclosure, while another is moving ahead with expansion during the recession.
- Casey Anthonys Parents Hire New Attorneys Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:51PMThe parents of accused murderer Casey Anthony have hired attorneys Mark Lippman and Jennifer Craddock to represent them.
- Anthonys replace attorney Brad Conway Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:43PMMark Lippman confirmed with FOX 35 that his firm will represent George and Cindy Anthony in legal affairs, following Brad Conway's resignation. More>>>
- Tax hike in works: County officials vote 3-2 for increase Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:24AMA divided El Paso County Commissioners Court on Monday opened the way for a maximum $11.4 million property tax increase.
- Letters to the Editor: Loomis, unions, Prop. 8, ethics Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:21AMRe "Term limits measure sets off furor in Loomis" (Our Region, Aug. 14): Arbitrary term limits have not served California well, and they certainly won't serve Loomis well.
- Local news in brief August 22, 2010 Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:10PMSanta Fe will be featured tonight on the Food Network when the cable television channel broadcasts an episode of The Great Food Truck Race that was filmed here in late April.
- Legal aid group slates free walk-in clinic Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 9:59PMLone Star Legal Aid, a community outreach program for legal advice for low income residents, is sponsoring a Walk-In Legal Advice Clinic Tuesday at the organization’s new location at 164 6th St. S.E.
- Bill White makes campaign stop in Harlingen; speaks about education Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 5:08AMHARLINGEN — Texas students need a chance to go to college, or to be trained for high-paid manufacturing jobs, said Democratic Party candidate for governor Bill White.White made a stop in Harlingen Friday morning.The former Houston mayor said Gov....
- Watkins defaulted on his home loan in '08 Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:45AMDallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins defaulted on payment of his home loan two years ago, according to county records.
- Consumers Are Clamoring for Elizabeth Warren Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 8:50PMA groundswell of support is rising for Elizabeth Warren, who proposed the newly created financial reform agency in 2007, to be named to lead it.
- Seven HWA Attorneys to Speak at Upcoming Bankruptcy and Consumer Finance Conferences Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:51PMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seven attorneys from Houston firm Hughes Watters Askanase are speaking at local and national consumer finance and bankruptcy law conferences between August and December of 2010.
- Seven HWA Attorneys to Speak at Upcoming Bankruptcy and Consumer Finance Conferences Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:47PMHOUSTON----Seven attorneys with Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. are participating in bankruptcy and consumer finance law conferences and workshops in the coming weeks and months.
- Mortgage Servicing Companies Unregulated Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:23PMSo, you think you have your mortgage covered…you make your payments on time, pay your taxes and insurance, and then somehow you get the dreaded foreclosure letter. How can that be? FOX 4 investigates one company’s tactics and what the state is (or isn’t) doing about it.
- Former residents are helping shape legislation Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:36PMImagine living right here in Watertown and one day receiving a call from a collection agency saying you are late on a credit card payment for a credit card you don't even have. The nightmare of identity theft may have just begun.
- Mark Potok: The Paranoid Style: Conspiracy Theories Gain Traction Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:11AMIn West Memphis, Ark., a man and his son shoot two police officers to death after being pulled over. In Washington, D.C., one man murders...
- Cuyahoga County Council Candidates Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:34PMFor more on the District 11 race, click here
- courts Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 11:03PMcourts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses John F. Headley, 56, Memphis, Tenn., and Suzan P.
- WEB EXTRA -- Additional Q&A with candidates for governor Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 7:47AMWe asked more than we could use for our print edition. Here are additional questions and answers with the seven candidates for Michigan governor.
- Local news in brief Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:13AMOakland Royal Oak City Manager Don Johnson said he expects a huge crowd at tonight's City Commission meeting for debates on medical-marijuana proposals.
- Answer Man: Mold-infested house warning weighs on Dexter mayor Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 2:17PMJust two items for you today, but they're both excellent: What's with the house marked "mold–infested" in Dexter, and when did the Anchor Inn near Lake City weigh anchor?
- Squatters live in St. George home for 9 months Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:25PMA family got away with living in a bank-owned house for free, stealing utilities from neighbors, for nine months. People just like them are getting away with it because authorities have their hands tied.
- MoJo Muckrakes the Foreclosure Sweatshops Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 1:50PMMother Jones has the must-read of the week : A superb investigation by Andy Kroll into one of the nation’s biggest foreclosure mills.
- Curtis Roosevelt on lessons from FDR Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 10:08AMFranklin Delano Roosevelt's grandson, Curtis Roosevelt, recently gave this speech about the presidents at an event in Washington, DC.
- Curtis Roosevelt speech on FDR vs. Obama Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 9:57AMFranklin Delano Roosevelt's grandson, Curtis Roosevelt, recently gave this speech about the presidents at an event in New York City.
- By Andrew D. Brosig Killeen Daily Herald Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 12:12AMPending trustee sales set for today for three Killeen hotels won't be taking place, and the future of two of the local hostelries scheduled to go on the block this afternoon is in the hands of the courts.
- Business Highlights Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 5:20PMManufacturing lifts recovery with year of growth
- Business Highlights Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 5:16PMIt's a rare bright spot in an otherwise troubled economy: The nation's manufacturing sector has now grown for a solid year, and more of its companies say they're ready to hire.
- Business Highlights Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 5:09PMBusiness Highlights
- Cleveland Housing Judge Raymond Pianka requiring negligent property owners to pay victim restitution to neighbors Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 3:07AMCleveland Housing Court Judge Raymond Pianka is ratcheting up the heat on absentee property owners who spread the damage from the foreclosure crisis. They will have to pay neighbors for economic losses caused by their neglect.
- Soldier, family to get house back after foreclosure by neighborhood association Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:43PMHomeowners association dues were in arrears.
- Summer in America: Lafayette, La. Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:30AMEarly morning rain shower in Lafayette, La., by D. Jones.
- Iraq war vet declares victory in Frisco HOA battle Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 10:53PMFRISCO — Michael Clauer and his family can finally call the house on Crescent Way in Frisco home again. "At least, it feels like our house again," said Clauer. "I'm just glad it's over." Clauer, a Captain with the National Guard, lost his home in 2008 while he was serving in Iraq. The property went into foreclosure after the couple failed to pay their homeowners' association dues. They owed less ...
- Frisco soldier who lost home to foreclosure while in Iraq gets it back Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:47AMDetails of the agreement that returns the home to Michael Clauer and his wife are confidential.
- American Campus Communities, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:01PMAUSTIN, Texas----American Campus Communities, Inc. today announced the following financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
- Housing Crisis Brings Wealth, Rebukes for Florida's 'Foreclosure King' Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:37PMAs lawyer for several major banks, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup, David J. Stern handles 20 percent of all foreclosure cases in the nation's fourth-most-populous state. It's from Stern's law firm that well over 100,000 Floridians have received the dreaded notice to pay up or face losing their homes. While the foreclosure business has been good to Stern, however ...
- Woman alleges home loan collector harassed her Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:50AMA Palm Beach County woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer is suing her home loan servicer following what she said were relentless harassing phone calls that further harmed her health when she fell behind on payments.
- Jupiter Farms woman with brain cancer claims mortgage-debt collector harassed her Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:02AMPhone calls from American Home Mortgage Servicing further harmed her health, she says A Palm Beach County woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer is suing her home-loan servicer following what she said were relentless harassing phone calls that further harmed her health when she fell behind on payments.
- Terminally ill Jupiter Farms woman behind on home loan alleges collector taunted, harassed her Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:32AMThe suit, filed by Angela Birster, 45, along with her husband, Paul Birster, 47, accuses American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. of violating state and federal consumer collection laws, as well as intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
- Terminally ill Jupiter Farms woman behind on home loan alleges collector taunted, harassed her Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:53PMTerminally ill Jupiter Farms woman behind on home loan alleges collector taunted, harassed her
- With payday loans, poor get the loans, firms get the payday Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:30PMNATHAN HUNSINGER/DMNPayday lenders say they're taking a risk on those scorned by other financial companies, but critics say the loans trap customers in a downward debt spiral.
- Missouri House 43rd District: McCann Beatty, Douglass, Wasserstrom vie to replace LeBlanc Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 1:34PMDemocrats Gail McCann Beatty, Kim Douglass and Mark Wasserstrom are seeking to replace Rep. Roman LeBlanc, who chose not to seek a second term representing the 43rd House District. The winner is virtually assured of the seat because no other parties fielded candidates.
- Congressional committee discusses foreclosures Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:00PMTwo Tennessee bankruptcy judges say they support changing U.S. law to allow homeowners facing foreclosure to modify their mortgages in bankruptcy court.
- Realtor group targets errors Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 11:05PMThe Lowcountry's local real estate trade group is trying keep its members' mistakes from being broadcast over the Internet loudspeaker.
- Three Democrats seek nomination in Missouri’s 43rd House District primary Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 10:43PMDemocrats Gail McCann Beatty, Kim Douglass and Mark Wasserstrom are vying for Missouri’s 43rd House District seat. They are seeking to replace Democratic Rep. Roman LeBlanc, who chose not to seek a second term after allegations arose that he was having an inappropriate relationship with a college student whom he had mentored.
- Coppell mayor faced review of her city spending Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 7:59AMCOPPELL, Texas -- A Dallas-area mayor blamed for killing her daughter, and then herself, had faced a review of her city-related spending.A memorial service was scheduled Friday for Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and her 19-year-old daughter, Corrine Pete ...
- Guest Column - Standing up for your families against Wall Street Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:05AMIf you are mugged on the street, you’ll lose the content of your wallet, but if you are mugged by Wall Street, you can lose the savings of a lifetime.
- County Clerk awarded for achievement Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:55AMThe Collin County Clerk’s Office has been awarded a National Association of Counties achievement award for quality, efficient and responsive county government management and administration.