Tex. Finance Code § 371.180
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 371.180, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 371.180. ADVERTISEMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who does not hold a pawnshop license may not:
(1) advertise or cause to be advertised the making, arranging, or negotiating of a loan subject to this chapter; or
(2) use in an advertisement a word, symbol, or statement that states or suggests that the person is a pawnbroker.
(b) In each advertisement that purports to offer credit subject to this chapter, the advertiser shall disclose the legal or registered name of the advertiser and the physical address of the advertiser's place of business. This subsection does not apply to an advertisement located on the premises of the advertiser's place of business.
(1) advertise or cause to be advertised the making, arranging, or negotiating of a loan subject to this chapter; or
(2) use in an advertisement a word, symbol, or statement that states or suggests that the person is a pawnbroker.
(b) In each advertisement that purports to offer credit subject to this chapter, the advertiser shall disclose the legal or registered name of the advertiser and the physical address of the advertiser's place of business. This subsection does not apply to an advertisement located on the premises of the advertiser's place of business.
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