Tex. Finance Code § 62.159
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 62.159, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 62.159. USE OF SURPLUS ACCOUNTS AND EXPENSE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) At an association's closing date, the association may use all or part of a surplus account, whether earned or paid-in, or expense fund contributions on its books to:
(1) meet expenses of operating the association for the period just closed;
(2) make required transfers to loss reserves; or
(3) pay or credit dividends declared on savings accounts.
(b) Paid-in surplus may be used instead of earnings to pay organizational and operating expenses and dividends on savings accounts and to meet any loss reserve requirements.
(1) meet expenses of operating the association for the period just closed;
(2) make required transfers to loss reserves; or
(3) pay or credit dividends declared on savings accounts.
(b) Paid-in surplus may be used instead of earnings to pay organizational and operating expenses and dividends on savings accounts and to meet any loss reserve requirements.
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