Legal Opinion
Hinton v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 14, 1996No. Civil Action H-96-2070PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion on Judgment
HUGHES, District Judge.
1. Introduction.
A homeowner sued the current holder of his mortgage because it and its contract service agent required him to pay for private mortgage insurance when its internal guidelines said that it might have been waived. The homeowner’s obligations are in the mortgage instruments he signed, not the mortgage lender’s service guide.
2. Background.
In 1977, Eddie Hinton borrowed the purchase price of a house in Houston from North American Mortgage Company. To secure its loan, North American took a mortgage through the usual deed of trust. Shortly…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Arnold v. National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1987
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Jefferson Associates, Ltd.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. ColemanTexas Supreme Court · 1990
- Republic National Bank of Dallas v. National Bankers Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Ellington Credit Fund, Ltd. v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Huntington Mortgage Co. v. DeBrotaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- White v. Mellon Mortgage Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1999
- Faiella v. Fed. Natl Mortgage Assoc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
- Perez v. Citicorp Mortgage, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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