Tex. Finance Code § 342.455
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 342.455, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 342.455. AGREEMENT FOR MORE THAN ONE LOAN OR CASH ADVANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) A lender and a borrower may enter an agreement under which one or more loans or cash advances are from time to time made to or for the account of the borrower.
(b) An agreement under this section may provide for a maximum loan charge on the unpaid principal amounts from time to time outstanding at a rate that does not exceed the rate that produces the maximum interest charge computed under Section 342.201 for an equivalent loan amount.
(c) An agreement under this section must be written and signed by the lender and borrower.
(d) An agreement under this section must contain:
(1) the date of the agreement;
(2) the name and address of each borrower; and
(3) the name and address of the lender.
(e) If a charge for insurance coverage is to be included in a loan contract, an agreement under this section must clearly set forth a simple statement of the amount of the charge or the method by which the charge is to be computed.
(f) The lender shall deliver a copy of an agreement under this section to the borrower.
(g) The commissioner may prescribe monthly rates of charge that produce the maximum interest charge computed under Section 342.201 for use under Subsection (b).
(b) An agreement under this section may provide for a maximum loan charge on the unpaid principal amounts from time to time outstanding at a rate that does not exceed the rate that produces the maximum interest charge computed under Section 342.201 for an equivalent loan amount.
(c) An agreement under this section must be written and signed by the lender and borrower.
(d) An agreement under this section must contain:
(1) the date of the agreement;
(2) the name and address of each borrower; and
(3) the name and address of the lender.
(e) If a charge for insurance coverage is to be included in a loan contract, an agreement under this section must clearly set forth a simple statement of the amount of the charge or the method by which the charge is to be computed.
(f) The lender shall deliver a copy of an agreement under this section to the borrower.
(g) The commissioner may prescribe monthly rates of charge that produce the maximum interest charge computed under Section 342.201 for use under Subsection (b).
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