Sec. 393.607. APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF APPLICATION. (a) The commissioner shall approve the application and issue to the applicant a license to operate as a credit access business for purposes of engaging in the activity to which this subchapter applies if the commissioner finds that:
(1) the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are sufficient to:
(A) command the confidence of the public; and
(B) warrant the belief that the business will be operated lawfully and fairly, within the purposes of this subchapter; and
(2) the applicant has net assets of at least $25,000 available for the operation of the business as determined in accordance with Section 393.611.
(b) If the commissioner does not find the eligibility requirements of Subsection (a) have been met, the commissioner shall notify the applicant.
(c) If an applicant requests a hearing on the application not later than the 30th day after the date of notification under Subsection (b), the applicant is entitled to a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of the request.
(d) The commissioner shall approve or deny the application not later than the 30th day after the date of the filing of a completed application with payment of the required fees, or if a hearing is held, after the date of the completion of the hearing on the application. The commissioner and the applicant may agree to a later date in writing.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1302 (H.B. 2594), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services
Chapter 393 - Credit Services Organizations
Subchapter G. Licensing and Regulation of Certain Credit Services Organizations
Section 393.602. Applicability
Section 393.603. License Required
Section 393.604. Application for License
Section 393.606. Investigation of Application
Section 393.607. Approval or Denial of Application
Section 393.608. Disposition of Fees on Denial of Application
Section 393.6085. License Term
Section 393.609. Name and Place of License
Section 393.610. License Display
Section 393.611. Minimum Assets for License
Section 393.6115. Grounds for Refusal to Renew
Section 393.613. Expiration of License on Failure to Pay Fee
Section 393.614. License Suspension or Revocation
Section 393.615. License Suspension or Revocation Filed With Public Records
Section 393.616. Reinstatement of Suspended License; Issuance of New License After Revocation
Section 393.617. Surrender of License
Section 393.618. Effect of License Suspension, Revocation, or Surrender
Section 393.619. Moving an Office
Section 393.620. Transfer or Assignment of License
Section 393.621. Administration
Section 393.623. Providing or Advertising Services Without License Prohibited
Section 393.624. Restrictions on Off-Site Advertising
Section 393.625. Military Borrowers
Section 393.626. Debt Collection Practices