IN RE BOX

No. 04-45079.

324 B.R. 290 (2005)

In re Bernard BOX and Patsy Box, Debtors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

May 3, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank S. Steelman, Bryan, TX, for Debtors.

Molly A. Hedrick, Palmos, Russ, McCullough & Russ, LLP, Hearne, TX, for Movant.

Rodney D. Tow, Tow & Koenig, PLLC, The Woodlands, TX, Chapter 7 Trustee


MEMORANDUM OPINION

MARVIN ISGUR, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Court denies First State Bank's Motion for Relief from Stay. Because a lender may not require the proceeds of a Texas home equity loan to be applied to that lender's pre-existing, unsecured debt, the Court concludes that First State Bank's lien on the Debtors' homestead is unenforceable.

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