Tex. Finance Code § 303.402
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 303.402, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 303.402. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO SUBTITLE B.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who contracts for, charges, or receives under a contract subject to Chapter 342, 345, 346, 347, 348, or 353, including a contract for an open-end account, a rate or amount of interest or time price differential that exceeds the maximum applicable rate or amount authorized by the applicable chapter or this chapter is subject to a penalty for that violation determined under Chapter 349.
(b) For a contract described by Subsection (a) that contains a rate or amount authorized under this chapter, the failure to perform a duty or comply with a prohibition provided by this chapter is subject to Chapter 349 as if this chapter were in Subtitle B.
(b) For a contract described by Subsection (a) that contains a rate or amount authorized under this chapter, the failure to perform a duty or comply with a prohibition provided by this chapter is subject to Chapter 349 as if this chapter were in Subtitle B.
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