Tex. Finance Code § 342.259
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 342.259, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 342.259. LOANS WITH LARGER ADVANCES.
Official statutory text
(a) Instead of the charges authorized by Sections 342.201 and 342.252, a loan made under this subchapter with a maximum cash advance computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using a reference base amount that is more than $100 but not more than $200, may provide for:
(1) an acquisition charge that is not more than $10; and
(2) an installment account handling charge that is not more than the ratio of $4 a month for each $100 of cash advance.
(b) An acquisition charge under this section is considered to be earned at the time a loan is made and is not subject to refund. On the prepayment of a loan that is subject to this section, the installment account handling charge is subject to refund in accordance with Subchapter H.
(c) Except as provided by this section, provisions of this chapter applicable to a loan that is subject to Section 342.252 also apply to a loan that is subject to this section.
(1) an acquisition charge that is not more than $10; and
(2) an installment account handling charge that is not more than the ratio of $4 a month for each $100 of cash advance.
(b) An acquisition charge under this section is considered to be earned at the time a loan is made and is not subject to refund. On the prepayment of a loan that is subject to this section, the installment account handling charge is subject to refund in accordance with Subchapter H.
(c) Except as provided by this section, provisions of this chapter applicable to a loan that is subject to Section 342.252 also apply to a loan that is subject to this section.
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