Bankruptcy Judge Wesley Steen retired, effective January 17, 2011, from his position as Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Texas. He was my judge in Victoria, Texas and one of my judges in Houston. Judge Steen was also the bankruptcy judge in Laredo, Texas. He came aboard in 1997 and served our district for [...]
Pamela Stewart, Attorney at Law
Lately, a number of clients coming to see me have just transferred real property (or their interest in real property) to a family member or friend, or they are inquiring about transferring their property to a family member or friend – and, of course, for no money in return. AND, they want to file bankruptcy ASAP. Bad decisions and bad [...]
On December 16th the House of Representatives voted to give final congressional approval to the Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 6198). The Act primarily makes technical changes, such as correcting cross-references in the statute where the numbering of an existing provision was changed (e.g. to section 521 or 704). It also clarifies that pre-petition credit [...]
An Oklahoma based payday lending firm operating under the names CASHMAX, Fed Cash, TOPCASH and Cash Service Center and owned by Patrick D. “Dylan” White found itself subject to a temporary restraining order issued by a Texas court earlier this month. Apparently, the lending firm was illegally misrepresenting itself as an official Dallas County government agency. [...]
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and seven other states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey and Washington) entered into an agreement with Wells Fargo on October 5, 2010 which will provide $5 million in relief to more than 200 Texas homeowners who had payment option (pick-a-pay) adjustable rate mortgage loans with Wells Fargo. The Agreement applies [...]
Crystal Cathedral Ministries in California (best known for its “Hour of Power“) announced yesterday that it is seeking the protection of Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect it from its creditors. The Ministry had been struggling to pay its debt for awhile. The move came because several of its creditors were unwilling to work with the Ministry and had filed lawsuits [...]
