Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Registration of Mortgage Bankers
Section 157.009. Termination of Registration

Sec. 157.009. TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION. (a) A mortgage banker may withdraw the mortgage banker's registration at any time.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 655, Sec. 65(a)(12), eff. September 1, 2011.
(c) The commissioner may revoke the registration of a mortgage banker if the mortgage banker fails or refuses to comply with the commissioner's written request for a response to a complaint.
(d) The commissioner may revoke the registration of a mortgage banker after considering a complaint filed under this chapter if the commissioner concludes that the mortgage banker has engaged in an intentional course of conduct to violate federal or state law or has engaged in an intentional course of conduct that constitutes improper, fraudulent, or dishonest dealings or has engaged in a negligent course of conduct exhibited through pattern or practice. The commissioner shall recite the basis of the decision in an order revoking the registration.
(d-1) The commissioner, after review of the circumstances, may revoke the registration of a mortgage banker if the mortgage banker has had a license, registration, or other certification revoked by a state or federal regulatory authority.
(e) If the commissioner proposes to revoke a registration under Subsection (c), (d), or (d-1), the mortgage banker is entitled to a hearing before the commissioner or a hearings officer, who shall propose a decision to the commissioner. The commissioner or hearings officer shall prescribe the time and place of the hearing. The hearing is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(f) A mortgage banker aggrieved by a ruling, order, or decision of the commissioner is entitled to appeal to a district court in the county in which the hearing was held. An appeal under this subsection is governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1301, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 2779), Sec. 6, eff. April 1, 2010.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (S.B. 1124), Sec. 65(a)(12), eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2013.

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