Tex. Finance Code § 156.505
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 156.505, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 156.505. RECOVERY LIMITS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person entitled to receive payment out of the recovery fund is entitled to receive reimbursement of actual, out-of-pocket damages as provided by this section.
(b) A payment from the recovery fund may be made as provided by Section 156.504 and this section. A payment for claims:
(1) arising out of the same transaction, including interest, is limited in the aggregate to $25,000, regardless of the number of claimants; and
(2) against a single person licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 arising out of separate transactions, including interest, is limited in the aggregate to $50,000 until the fund has been reimbursed for all amounts paid.
(c) In the event there are concurrent claims under Subsections (b)(1) and (2) that exceed the amounts available under the recovery fund, the commissioner shall prorate recovery based on the amount of damage suffered by each claimant.
(b) A payment from the recovery fund may be made as provided by Section 156.504 and this section. A payment for claims:
(1) arising out of the same transaction, including interest, is limited in the aggregate to $25,000, regardless of the number of claimants; and
(2) against a single person licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 arising out of separate transactions, including interest, is limited in the aggregate to $50,000 until the fund has been reimbursed for all amounts paid.
(c) In the event there are concurrent claims under Subsections (b)(1) and (2) that exceed the amounts available under the recovery fund, the commissioner shall prorate recovery based on the amount of damage suffered by each claimant.
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