Tex. Finance Code § 36.215
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 36.215, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 36.215. EXECUTORY CONTRACT; ORAL AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than six months after the date the receivership proceeding begins, the receiver may terminate any executory contract to which the bank is a party or any obligation of the bank as a lessee. A lessor who receives notice of the receiver's election to terminate the lease before the 60th day before the termination date is not entitled to rent or damages for termination, other than rent accrued to the date of termination.
(b) An agreement that tends to diminish or defeat the interest of the estate in a bank asset is not valid against the receiver unless the agreement:
(1) is in writing;
(2) was executed by the bank and any person claiming an adverse interest under the agreement, including the obligor, when the bank acquired the asset;
(3) was approved by the board of the bank or its loan committee, and the approval is reflected in the minutes of the board or committee; and
(4) has been continuously since its execution an official record of the bank.
(b) An agreement that tends to diminish or defeat the interest of the estate in a bank asset is not valid against the receiver unless the agreement:
(1) is in writing;
(2) was executed by the bank and any person claiming an adverse interest under the agreement, including the obligor, when the bank acquired the asset;
(3) was approved by the board of the bank or its loan committee, and the approval is reflected in the minutes of the board or committee; and
(4) has been continuously since its execution an official record of the bank.
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