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Texas Finance Code - Chapter 31 General ProvisionsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Finance Code > Texas Finance Code - Chapter 31 General Provisions This subtitle may be cited as the Texas Banking Act. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. ... (a) In this subtitle: (1) "Affiliate" means a company that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a bank ... (a) The finance commission may adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle and Chapters 11, 12, and 13, including rules necessary or reasonable ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person other than a depository institution authorized to conduct business in this state may not conduct the ... (a) A person may not use the term "bank," "bank and trust," or a similar term or a character, ideogram, phonogram, phrase, or foreign language ... (a) The provisions of the Texas Business Corporation Act regarding liability, defenses, and indemnification of a director, officer, agent, or employee of a corporation apply ... (a) An officer, director, manager, managing participant, or employee of a bank that has its main office or a branch located in this state with ... The banking commissioner shall: (1) supervise and regulate, as provided by this subtitle, Subtitles F and G, and Chapter 12, state banks, trust companies, and ... (a) The banking commissioner may issue interpretive statements containing matters of general policy to guide the public and state banks, and may amend or repeal ... (a) In response to a specific request from a member of the public or the banking industry, the banking commissioner may issue an opinion directly ... An interpretive statement or opinion issued under this subchapter does not have the force of law and is not a rule for the purposes of ... (a) The banking commissioner shall examine each state bank not less than once during each 12-month period, except that this examination is required not less ... Each state bank shall pay, through the imposition and collection of fees established by the finance commission under Section 31.003(a)(4): (1) the cost of examination; ... (a) The banking commissioner may regulate and examine, to the same extent as if the services or activities were performed by a state bank on ... (a) A state bank shall file with the banking commissioner a copy of its call report stating the bank's financial condition and results of operation. ... (a) The banking commissioner may convene a hearing to receive evidence and argument regarding any matter within the jurisdiction of and before the banking commissioner ... Except as expressly provided otherwise by this subtitle, an appellant may appeal a decision or order of the banking commissioner made under this subtitle or ... (a) In an appeal to the finance commission, the finance commission shall consider the questions raised by the application for review and may also consider ... A person affected by a final order of the banking commissioner who elects to appeal directly to district court, or a person affected by a ... (a) Except as expressly provided otherwise by this subtitle, Chapter 11 or 12, or a rule adopted under this subtitle, the following are confidential and ... Confidential information may not be disclosed to a member of the finance commission, and a member of the commission may not be given access to ... (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "Affiliated group" means two or more persons affiliated through common ownership or a contractual common undertaking involving the ... (a) Confidential information that is provided to a financial institution, affiliate, or service provider of a financial institution, whether in the form of a report ... Civil discovery of confidential information from a person subject to section 31.304 under subpoena or other legal process must comply with rules adopted under this ... Notwithstanding any other law, the banking commissioner may refuse to release information or records in the custody of the department if, in the opinion of ... (a) A person may provide employment information concerning the known or suspected involvement of a present or former employee, officer, or director of a financial ... (a) Notwithstanding Article 2.44, Texas Business Corporation Act, a shareholder or participant of a state bank may not examine: (1) a report of examination or ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |