Bankruptcy Blogs

On July 1, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released a Policy Statement on its commitment to comprehensive fair lending oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks (collectively, “regulated entities”).  The FHFA addressed its position on:  (i) monitoring and information gathering; (ii) supervisory examinations; and (iii) administrative en

Depositions serve two important functions in pre-trial procedure. First, they can be used to discover what a witness or party will say and tie down the witness’s story. Second, they can be used to create testimony which can be used at trial. However, the ability to use a non-party deposition at trial differs between Texas state and federal courts, a distinction which can be important into an attorney’s trial preparation.