SECTION 60.303. Local Service Area Investment Requirement

(a) A savings association must ensure compliance with the local service area investment requirements set forth in Finance Code Chapter 64, Subchapter E.

(b) Local Service Area. A savings association's "local service area" means the geographical area designated by the Commissioner under Finance Code §64.082. A savings association's local service area is deemed to include any zip code for which any portion of the zip code is located within the 50-mile radius of the home office or any branch office of the savings association and is deemed to be removed from the local service area at the time such office permanently closes.

(c) Categories of Assets and Investments. The following categories of assets and investments constitute loan and investments for purposes of Finance Code §64.081:

(1) first and second lien residential mortgage loans or foreclosed residential mortgage loans secured by real estate located in the local service area;

(2) home improvement loans concerning real estate located in the local service area;

(3) interim residential construction loans concerning real estate located in the local service area;

(4) mortgage-backed securities collateralized by loans secured by real estate located in the savings association's local service area; and

(5) loans for community reinvestment purposes concerning a community located in the local service area.

(d) For purposes of identifying qualifying assets and investments under this section:

(1) Mortgage-backed securities includes mortgage-back bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and such other securities determined by the Commissioner to be collateralized by first or second lien residential mortgages.

(2) It is the responsibility of the savings association to capture and maintain information and documentation to support a mortgage back security as being collateralized by loans secured by real estate located in the local service area.

(3) A qualifying loan or investment includes the loans sold by the savings association or any subsidiary (including finance subsidiaries) within the preceding 12 months that otherwise meet the requirements of this section.

(e) Any request by a savings association for a waiver under Finance Code §64.084 must be accompanied by a written explanation and justification as to why qualifying loans are not available in saving association's local service area.

Source Note: The provisions of this §60.303 adopted to be effective July 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 3644