Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 7. BANKING AND SECURITIES |
PART 5. OFFICE OF CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER |
CHAPTER 83. REGULATED LENDERS AND CREDIT ACCESS BUSINESSES |
SUBCHAPTER A. RULES FOR REGULATED LENDERS |
DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 83.101. Purpose and Scope |
§ 83.102. Definitions |
DIVISION 2. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES |
§ 83.201. Responsibility for Acts of Agents |
§ 83.202. Knowledge of Laws and Regulations Required |
§ 83.203. Attempted Evasion of Applicability of Subchapter |
§ 83.204. Multiple Licenses |
§ 83.205. Loans by Mail or Online |
DIVISION 3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES |
§ 83.301. Definitions |
§ 83.302. Filing of New Application |
§ 83.303. Transfer of License; New License Application on Transfer of Ownership |
§ 83.304. Change in Form or Proportionate Ownership |
§ 83.305. Amendments to Pending Application |
§ 83.306. Updating Application and Contact Information |
§ 83.307. Processing of Application |
§ 83.308. Relocation |
§ 83.309. License Inactivation or Voluntary Surrender |
§ 83.310. Fees |
§ 83.311. Applications and Notices as Public Records |
DIVISION 4. LICENSE |
§ 83.401. Branch Networks |
§ 83.402. License Display |
§ 83.403. License Term, Renewal, and Expiration |
§ 83.404. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation Based on Criminal History |
§ 83.406. Effect of Revocation, Suspension, or Surrender of License |
§ 83.407. Application Process After Surrender or Revocation |
DIVISION 5. INTEREST CHARGES ON LOANS |
§ 83.501. Maximum Interest Charge |
§ 83.502. Treatment of Periods Less than a Full Month Before the First Installment Date |
§ 83.503. Administrative Fee |
§ 83.504. Default Charges |
§ 83.505. Deferment |
DIVISION 6. ALTERNATE CHARGES FOR CONSUMER LOANS |
§ 83.601. Authorized Charges |
§ 83.602. Default Charges |
§ 83.603. Deferment Charges |
§ 83.604. Payday Loans; Deferred Presentment Transactions |
§ 83.605. Limitation on Acquisition Charge |
§ 83.606. Maximum Term and Maximum Installment Account Handling Charge |
DIVISION 7. INTEREST AND OTHER CHARGES ON SECONDARY MORTGAGE LOANS |
§ 83.701. Maximum Interest Charge |
§ 83.702. Treatment of Periods Less than a Full Month |
§ 83.703. Default Charges |
§ 83.704. Deferment |
§ 83.705. Amounts Authorized to Be Charged After Consummation |
§ 83.706. Amounts Authorized to Be Collected on or Before Closing |
§ 83.707. Other Fees |
§ 83.708. Balloon Payments |
DIVISION 8. REFUNDS FOR PRECOMPUTED LOANS |
§ 83.751. Scope |
§ 83.752. Specific Application to Subchapter E and G Loans |
§ 83.753. Refund of Precomputed Interest for Regular Subchapter E Loans |
§ 83.754. Refund of Precomputed Interest for Subchapter G Loans |
§ 83.755. Specific Application to Subchapter F Loans |
§ 83.756. Refund of Precomputed Interest for Subchapter F Loans; Prepayment in Full Before the First Installment Due Date |
§ 83.757. Refund of Precomputed Interest for Subchapter F Loans; Prepayment in Full After the First Installment Due Date and Before the Final Installment Due Date |
§ 83.758. Excess Refunds |
DIVISION 9. INSURANCE |
§ 83.801. Definitions |
§ 83.802. Authorized Property Insurance |
§ 83.803. Limitations on Property Insurance |
§ 83.804. Claim Provisions for Property Insurance Other than Insurance Covering Motor Vehicles |
§ 83.805. Authorized Credit Insurance |
§ 83.806. Provision of Policy or Certificate |
§ 83.807. Collateral Protection Insurance |
§ 83.808. Termination and Refund |
§ 83.809. Prepayment of Loan from Insurance Proceeds |
§ 83.810. Evidence of Equal Insurance Coverage |
§ 83.811. Nonfiling Insurance |
§ 83.812. Gap Waiver Agreement |
DIVISION 10. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF AUTHORIZED LENDERS |
§ 83.826. Quotation of Net Pay-Offs |
§ 83.827. Return of Instruments to Borrower |
§ 83.828. Files and Records Required (Subchapter E and F Lenders) |
§ 83.829. Files and Records Required (Subchapter G Lenders) |
§ 83.830. Secondary Mortgage Loan Record Retention Requirement |
§ 83.831. Review of Electronic Recordkeeping Systems and Optical Imaging Systems |
§ 83.832. Review of Records |
§ 83.833. Correction of Errors or Violations |
§ 83.834. Unclaimed Funds |
§ 83.835. Annual Report |
§ 83.836. Follow-Up Examination Fees |
§ 83.837. Disclosure when Automobile Club Membership Offered in Connection with Loan |
§ 83.838. Loans with Multiple Advances |
DIVISION 11. PROHIBITIONS ON AUTHORIZED LENDERS |
§ 83.851. Duplication of Loans |
§ 83.852. Loan Size, Duration, and Schedule of Installments: Limitation |
§ 83.853. Misleading Advertising |
§ 83.854. Conditional Offers of Credit |
§ 83.855. Advertisements in Form of Negotiable Instruments |
§ 83.856. Use of State Agency Name |
§ 83.857. Full Disclosure Requirements--Other than Open-End or Revolving Loan Plans |
§ 83.858. Full Disclosure Requirements--Open-End and Revolving Loan Plans |
§ 83.859. Collection Practices |
§ 83.860. Collection Contacts |
§ 83.861. Simulated Legal Process or Documents Prohibited |
§ 83.862. Impersonation and Fictitious Names Prohibited |
SUBCHAPTER B. RULES FOR CREDIT ACCESS BUSINESSES |
DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 83.1001. Purpose and Scope |
§ 83.1002. Definitions |
DIVISION 2. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES |
§ 83.2001. Responsibility for Acts of Agents |
§ 83.2002. Knowledge of Laws and Regulations Required |
§ 83.2003. Attempted Evasion of Applicability of Subchapter |
DIVISION 3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES |
§ 83.3001. Definitions |
§ 83.3002. Filing of New Application |
§ 83.3003. Transfer of License; New License Application on Transfer of Ownership |
§ 83.3004. Change in Form or Proportionate Ownership |
§ 83.3005. Amendments to Pending Application |
§ 83.3006. Updating Application and Contact Information |
§ 83.3007. Processing of Application |
§ 83.3008. Relocation of Licensed Offices |
§ 83.3009. License Inactivation or Voluntary Surrender |
§ 83.3010. Fees |
§ 83.3011. Applications and Notices as Public Records |
DIVISION 4. LICENSE |
§ 83.4001. License Display |
§ 83.4002. License Term, Renewal, and Expiration |
§ 83.4003. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation Based on Criminal History |
§ 83.4005. Effect of Revocation, Suspension, or Surrender of License |
§ 83.4006. Application Process After Surrender or Revocation |
DIVISION 5. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
§ 83.5001. Data Reporting Requirements |
§ 83.5002. Follow-up Examination Fees |
§ 83.5003. Examinations |
§ 83.5004. Files and Records Required |
§ 83.5005. Separation Between Credit Access Business and Third-Party Lender |
DIVISION 6. CONSUMER DISCLOSURES AND NOTICES |
§ 83.6001. Purpose |
§ 83.6002. Definitions |
§ 83.6003. Posting of Fee Schedule and Notices |
§ 83.6004. Fee Schedule Content |
§ 83.6005. Relationship with Federal Law |
§ 83.6006. Format |
§ 83.6007. Consumer Disclosures |
§ 83.6008. Permissible Changes |