Texas Insurance Code > Title 5 > Subtitle A – Public Insurance Counsel
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| Chapter 501 | Office of Public Insurance Counsel | 501.001 – 501.254 |
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code > Title 5 > Subtitle A - Public Insurance Counsel
- Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. Source: FDIC
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.