Tex. Finance Code § 349.004
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 349.004, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 349.004. LIABILITY RELATED TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
In addition to other applicable penalties, a person who commits an offense under Section 349.502 is liable to the obligor for an amount equal to:
(1) the principal of and all charges contracted for or collected on each loan made without the authority required by Chapter 342 or 346; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the obligor.
(1) the principal of and all charges contracted for or collected on each loan made without the authority required by Chapter 342 or 346; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the obligor.
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