A federal agency is moving to prohibit controversial "private transfer fees" on all mortgages funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But its proposed ban may extend to transfer fees routinely collected ...

How about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine? Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of the price goes back to the original developer or is shared among ...

In 2011, appellee purchased property with a private transfer fee obligation, but because the acquisition was the property's initial sale, the transfer was exempted from the private transfer fee ...

WASHINGTON How about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine: Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of the price goes back to the original developer or is shared ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently released its final rule regarding private transfer fees. The agency received about 4,200 comments in response to its proposed guidance and is now issuing a ...

The average credit card APR now tops 21%, according to the Federal Reserve -- and that means hundreds or even thousands in interest if you're carrying a balance. That's why balance transfer cards can ...

A friend of mine almost didn't do a balance transfer because of the $300 fee. He was nervous about paying that much up front -- totally fair. But once he ran the numbers and saw he'd save over $1,400 ...

Longhorn Creek alleged the fee applied to any conveyance, including granting, selling, assigning, and transferring any possessory interest or estate in the land. Longhorn Creek alleged it owned ...