Sec. 158.053. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; FEE. (a) To register under this chapter, a residential mortgage loan servicer shall file with the commissioner an application for registration that must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) be under oath;
(3) be in the form prescribed by the commissioner; and
(4) contain:
(A) the name and the address of the principal place of business of the applicant; and
(B) the name, title, and address of the person authorized by the applicant to respond to complaints.
(b) At the time of making application, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner a registration fee in an amount not to exceed $500 as determined by the finance commission.
(c) An applicant is not required to pay a registration fee under Subsection (b) if the applicant:
(1) collects delinquent consumer debts owed on residential mortgage loans;
(2) does not own the residential mortgage loans for which the applicant acts as a residential mortgage loan servicer; and
(3) is a third-party debt collector that has filed a bond in compliance with Chapter 392.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 588 (S.B. 17), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Financial Institutions and Businesses
Subtitle E - Other Financial Businesses
Chapter 158 - Residential Mortgage Loan Servicers
Subchapter B. Registration of Residential Mortgage Loan Servicers
Section 158.051. Registration Required
Section 158.052. Exemptions; Applicability
Section 158.053. Application for Registration; Fee
Section 158.054. Update of Registration
Section 158.056. Approval of Registration
Section 158.057. Notice of Change of Registrant's Condition
Section 158.058. Renewal of Registration