Industry News

OCCC Report Indicates Majority of Tax Loans are Paid Off by Property Owners

Over half of all tax lien transfers are paid off by property owners and only 13.5% of the transfers are paid off by pre-existing lien holders.

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SCOTUS Upholds 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling on Property Tax Lending

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear San Antonio homeowner dispute over property tax loans.

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Governor Abbott Appoints Puente To Finance Commission of Texas

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Vince E. Puente, Sr. of Fort Worth to the Finance Commission of Texas.

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Texas Property Tax Loans Are Tax Obligations That Are Not Subject to TILA

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision concluding that Texas Property Tax Loans are not subject to Truth In Lending Act (TILA).

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Property Tax Lenders Win Federal Lending Law Appeal

5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that property tax loans are not ‘credit’ subject to federal lending laws.

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TPTLA Member Forgives Debt on Habitat for Humanity Property

" To learn of a financial services company that is more driven by its heart than its bottom line, when it would have been completely within its rights to act otherwise, is truly remarkable."

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An Intro to Tax Liens

​The two sides of the tax lien lending business, both the property owner and tax lien lender, are described in this San Antonio Express News article.

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10 Things You Need to Know About Property Taxes

​Every October, homeowners, land owners, and commercial property owners in Texas receive their annual property tax bills.

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A Property Owner Perspective of Tax Lien Transfers

With ever-rising property taxes, Texans need choices. Protect My Texas Property represents over 1,500 Texans who want to maintain the ability of property owners to use tax lien transfer payment plans to pay their property taxes and to keep their property. Executive Director, Jim Arnold, responds to the Texas Bankers Association and explains why the banks want to limit consumer choice on how to settle a delinquent property tax bill.

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Bill Analysis: Tax Lien Lending Benefits Property Owners and Consumers

In an analysis of Senate Bill 525 of the 84th Texas Legislative session, Bill Peacock, Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom, explains why tax lien transfers must remain an option for Texas property owners.

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Tax Lien Lenders Come Under Banker Fire

​Texas taxes have been growing at a rate of almost three times faster than Texas incomes, and property owners are struggling to keep up.

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Tax Lien Transfers Help Make Homeownership More Affordable

​Public policy analyst, Kathleen Hunker, explains how tax lien transfers offer a way for property owners to restructure an existing debt similar to the way student loans can be restructured.

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Tax Lien Transfers a Reasonable Means of Rectifying Property Tax Obligations

Texas Public Policy Foundation has issued a report highlighting the continued need to keep property tax lien transfers as a viable option for property owners in Texas.

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