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(a) A person must hold a license issued under this chapter to:
(1) engage in the business of making, transacting, or negotiating loans subject to this chapter; or
(2) contract for, charge, or receive, directly or indirectly, in connection with a loan subject to this chapter, a charge, including interest, compensation, consideration, or another expense, authorized under this chapter that in the aggregate exceeds the charges authorized under other law.
(b) A person may not use any device, subterfuge, or pretense to evade the application of this section.
(c) A person is not required to obtain a license under Subsection (a) if the person is:
(1) a bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association organized under the laws of the United States or under the laws of the institution's state of domicile; or
(2) subject to Chapter 651, Insurance Code.
(c-1) A person who is licensed or registered under Chapter 156 or 157 is not required to obtain a license under this section to make, negotiate, or transact a residential mortgage loan, as defined by Section 180.002.
(d) An insurance agent licensed under Subchapter B, C, D, or E, Chapter 4051, Insurance Code, 1 is not required to obtain a license to negotiate or arrange a loan on behalf of a bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association provided that the insurance agent or the bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association does not make the provision of insurance a condition to apply for or obtain a loan or service from the bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association.
(e) An electronic return originator who is an authorized Internal Revenue Service e-file provider is not required to obtain a license to make, negotiate, or transact a loan that is based on a person's federal income tax refund on behalf of a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 655 (S.B. 1124), § 65(a)(15).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Finance Code - FIN § 342.051. License Required - last updated April 14, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/finance-code/fin-sect-342-051/
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