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Nationsbank of Texas, N.A. sued John Breckenridge, Shirley Breckenridge, Richard Haas, and Karen Haas (Appellants) for damages arising from a breach of a retail installment contract for the sale of a mobile home, and for possession of the mobile home, which served as collateral under the contract. The Bank pled breach of contract by the Breckenridges and conversion by the Haases. The Breckenridges filed counterclaims against the Bank for violations of the Truth-in-Lending Act and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. *fn1 After a bench trial, the court rendered judgment in favor of the Bank against the Breckenridges jointly and severally for $68,638.39, prejudgment interest from September 5, 2000, to the end of the trial, attorney’s fees, postjudgment interest, all costs incurred by the Bank, and the recovery by the Bank of the mobile home. The court rendered judgment in favor of the Bank against the Haases, ordering the Haases to immediately remove themselves from and quit the mobile home. The court rendered judgment in favor of the Bank on the claims of violations of the Truth-in-Lending Act. The court rendered judgment in favor of the Breckenridges against the Bank on their counterclaim under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) for forum abuse, awarding the Breckenridges $115.20 and $2,500.00 in attorney’s fees. The Bank does not challenge the court’s ruling on abuse of forum under the DTPA.

The Appellants allege three points of error. They first contend the trial court erred in denying their motion to dissolve a writ of sequestration. Second, the Appellants contend the trial court erred in granting judgment in favor of the Bank because the Breckenridges established all of their affirmative defenses: (a) presentment and demand, (b) notice of default and opportunity to cure, and (c) waiver of timely payment. Finally, the Appellants contend the trial court erred in finding the Bank did not violate the Truth-in-Lending Act.

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