(a) Except as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 156, the savings and mortgage lending commissioner shall establish, administer, and maintain one recovery fund for the purposes of Chapters 156 and 157. The recovery fund shall be administered and maintained under Subchapter F, Chapter 156.
(b) The savings and mortgage lending commissioner’s authority under this section includes the authority to enforce disciplinary action as provided by Chapters 156 and 157 for a person‘s failure to comply with the applicable provisions of those chapters relating to the recovery fund and with applicable rules adopted under those chapters.

Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 13.016

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005