Tex. Finance Code § 156.555
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 156.555, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 156.555. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR FRAUDULENT UNLICENSED ACTIVITY.
Official statutory text
(a) A residential mortgage loan applicant may make a claim on and receive payment from the mortgage grant fund for the recovery of the applicant's actual, out-of-pocket damages incurred because of fraud committed by an individual who acted as a residential mortgage loan originator but who did not hold the required license issued under Chapter 157 at the time the individual committed the fraudulent act.
(b) The eligibility and procedural requirements for a claim made under Section 156.504 and the statute of limitations under Section 156.503 apply to a residential mortgage loan applicant who makes a claim under this section.
(c) Payments made from the mortgage grant fund to a residential mortgage loan applicant under this section are subject to the limits provided by Section 156.505.
(b) The eligibility and procedural requirements for a claim made under Section 156.504 and the statute of limitations under Section 156.503 apply to a residential mortgage loan applicant who makes a claim under this section.
(c) Payments made from the mortgage grant fund to a residential mortgage loan applicant under this section are subject to the limits provided by Section 156.505.
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