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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as the finance commission by rule provides, a director or officer may not:
(1) receive directly or indirectly a commission on or benefit from a loan made by the savings bank;
(2) pay for services rendered to a borrower from the savings bank in connection with a loan;
(3) direct or require a borrower on a mortgage to negotiate an insurance policy on the mortgage property through a particular insurance company;
(4) attempt to divert to a particular insurance broker the business of borrowers from the savings bank;
(5) refuse to accept an insurance policy on the mortgaged property because the policy was not negotiated through a particular insurance broker;
(6) become an obligor, including an endorser, surety, or guarantor, on a loan made by the savings bank;
(7) borrow or use, individually or as agent or partner of another, directly or indirectly, money of the savings bank;
(8) become the owner of real property on which the savings bank holds a mortgage unless the loan is fully secured by:
(A) a first-lien mortgage on property that:
(i) is to be occupied as the director's or officer's primary residence; and
(ii) is specifically approved in writing by the board; or
(B) a deposit maintained by the officer or director with the savings bank; or
(9) engage in any other activity the finance commission by rule prohibits.
(b) Except as the finance commission by rule provides, a savings bank may not make a loan to a corporation in which:
(1) a director or officer of the savings bank holds stock, options, or warrants to purchase stock in the amount of five percent or more of the outstanding stock; or
(2) the directors of the savings bank together hold stock, options, or warrants to purchase stock in the amount of five percent or more of the outstanding stock.
(c) A deposit with a banking corporation is a loan for purposes of this section.
(d) This section does not prohibit a savings bank from:
(1) making a loan to a religious corporation, club, or other membership corporation of which one or more directors or officers are members but in which they have no financial interest; or
(2) making a loan to or purchasing a guaranteed mortgage from a stock corporation if:
(A) a director does not own more than 15 percent of the corporation's capital stock; and
(B) the total amount of the corporation's capital stock owned by all directors of the savings bank is less than 25 percent.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Finance Code - FIN § 92.155. Conflicts of Interest - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/finance-code/fin-sect-92-155/
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