Texas Finance Code Title 3, Chapter 201 - General Provisions

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 201.001 - Scope Of Subtitle
  (a) This subtitle: (1) sets forth the conditions under which a company may acquire a Texas bank or a Texas bank holding company, pursuant to...
• Texas Section 201.002 - Definitions
  (a) Unless the context requires otherwise, in this subtitle: (1) "Acquire" means an act that results in direct or indirect control by a company of...
• Texas Section 201.003 - Rules
  (a) The finance commission may adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle, including rules necessary or reasonable to: (1) implement and clarify this...
• Texas Section 201.004 - Law Applicable To Interstate Branches
  (a) The laws of this state, including laws regarding community reinvestment, consumer protection, fair lending, and establishment of intrastate branches, apply to an interstate branch...
• Texas Section 201.005 - Cooperative Agreements; Fees
  (a) To carry out the purposes of this subtitle, to the extent permitted by federal law, the commissioner may: (1) enter into cooperative, coordinating, or...
• Texas Section 201.006 - Issuance Of Interpretive Statements And Opinions
  (a) To encourage the effective coordination and implementation of home state laws and host state laws with respect to interstate branching, the commissioner, directly or...
• Texas Section 201.007 - Confidentiality
  Except as expressly provided otherwise in this subtitle, confidentiality of information obtained by the commissioner under this subtitle is governed by Subchapter D, Chapter 31,...
• Texas Section 201.008 - Notice Of Subsequent Event
  Each out-of-state state bank that has established and maintains an interstate branch in this state pursuant to this subtitle shall give written notice to the...
• Texas Section 201.009 - Enforcement; Appeals
  (a) If the commissioner determines that a bank holding company or a foreign bank has violated this subtitle or other applicable law of this state,...
• Texas Section 201.010 - Taxation
  A bank subject to this subtitle is subject to the franchise tax to the extent provided by Chapter 171, Tax Code. Added by Acts 1999,...

SUBCHAPTER B REGISTRATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

• Texas Section 201.011 - Severability
  The provisions of this subtitle or the applications of those provisions are severable as provided by Section 311.032(c), Government Code. Added by Acts 1999, 76th...
• Texas Section 201.101 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Financial institution" means: (A) a bank as defined for any purpose by Section 201.002(a)(4), whether chartered under the laws of this...
• Texas Section 201.102 - Registration To Do Business
  An out-of-state financial institution must file an application for registration with the secretary of state, before operating a branch or other office in this state,...
• Texas Section 201.103 - Appointment Of Agent To Receive Service Of Process
  (a) A Texas financial institution may file in the office of the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of...

Last modified: September 28, 2016