Tex. Finance Code § 342.404
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 342.404, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 342.404. INSURANCE NOTICE.
Official statutory text
(a) If insurance is required on a loan made under this chapter, the lender shall give to the borrower written notice that clearly and conspicuously states that:
(1) insurance is required in connection with the loan; and
(2) the borrower as an option may furnish the required insurance coverage through an insurance policy that is in existence and that is owned or controlled by the borrower or an insurance policy obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.
(b) If insurance requested or required on a loan made under this chapter is sold or obtained by a lender at a premium or rate of charge that is not fixed or approved by the commissioner of insurance, the lender shall notify the borrower of that fact. If notice is required under Subsection (a), the lender shall include that fact in the notice required by Subsection (a).
(c) A notice required under this section may be:
(1) a separate writing delivered with the loan contract; or
(2) a part of the loan contract.
(1) insurance is required in connection with the loan; and
(2) the borrower as an option may furnish the required insurance coverage through an insurance policy that is in existence and that is owned or controlled by the borrower or an insurance policy obtained from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.
(b) If insurance requested or required on a loan made under this chapter is sold or obtained by a lender at a premium or rate of charge that is not fixed or approved by the commissioner of insurance, the lender shall notify the borrower of that fact. If notice is required under Subsection (a), the lender shall include that fact in the notice required by Subsection (a).
(c) A notice required under this section may be:
(1) a separate writing delivered with the loan contract; or
(2) a part of the loan contract.
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