by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 19, 2023 | News Blog
SettlePou is pleased to announce that our Firm is a proud sponsor of the University of Texas at Dallas 2018 Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Scholarship Breakfast. Since its launch in 2009, the UTD Scholarship Breakfast has raised nearly $700,000 in scholarship...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 19, 2023 | News Blog
SettlePou is honored yet again this year being among the Top 100 Places to Work by the Dallas Monring News and topping the list at Number One Small Company. This is the fifth time SettlePou has been included in the list and is the only law firm to ever top the list in...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 19, 2023 | News Blog
SettlePou is honored again this year by the recognition of its President, Allen Smith, by Texas Super Lawyers, published by Thompson Reuters. Allen is the Chair of SettlePou’s Commercial Litigation Division and this is the 12th time he has been selected. Allen...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 19, 2023 | News Blog
SettlePou named in Texas Top 100 by Texas Lawyer. Texas Lawyers Top 100 reports the 100 firms with the most lawyers in Texas for the calendar year. Read full article here.
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 19, 2023 | News Blog
Congress has acted – SB 2155 has passed the House and Senate and will shortly be law. Several earlier blog entries discuss HB 2226 and SB 2155. Each of these bills provides important community banking relief measures. On Tuesday May 22, the House – along a largely...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 18, 2023 | News Blog
The 2008 financial crisis created a foreclosure crisis, which became a litigation crisis. As mortgage servicers attempted to foreclose, borrowers sued seeking to stop those foreclosures. And in this litigation borrowers explored new theories of recovery against not...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 18, 2023 | News Blog
SettlePou is honored again this year with several recognitions in the 2018 Texas Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazine. Among them is attorney Byron L. Kelley. Being an excellent listener is the cornerstone of Byron’s practice. He goes the extra mile to...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 18, 2023 | News Blog
Several weeks ago, I wrote of HB 2226 which amends the federal Truth in Lending Act to create a new form of Qualified Mortgage Loan that is deemed to meet Ability to Repay standards. The concepts included in HB 2226 are now included in SB 2155 which appears headed...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 18, 2023 | News Blog
Community banks stand to benefit if HR 2226 continues to progress toward passage. This bill – the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act – amends the federal Truth in Lending Act by creating a special type of “qualified mortgage” for lenders who hold loans in their...
by 5377L3_p0u | Dec 18, 2023 | News Blog
As was anticipated, on Tuesday November 7th, Texas voters approved Proposition 2, an amendment to the Texas Constitution that allows Texas equity loans to be refinanced, under certain conditions, with a regular (non-home equity) loan. The amendment also makes...
