Texas Finance Code 157.0132 – Criminal and Other Background Checks
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(a) On receipt of an application for a residential mortgage loan originator license, the commissioner shall, at a minimum, conduct a criminal background and credit history check of the applicant.
(b) The commissioner shall conduct criminal background and credit history checks in accordance with § 180.054, and, in connection with each application for a residential mortgage loan originator license or other individual license, the commissioner may conduct a criminal background check through the Department of Public Safety.
Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 157.0132
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) The commissioner shall keep confidential any background information obtained under this section and may not release or disclose the information unless:
(1) the information is a public record at the time the commissioner obtains the information; or
(2) the commissioner releases the information:
(A) under order from a court; or
(B) to a governmental agency.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation may be released or disclosed only to a governmental entity or as authorized by federal statute, federal rule, or federal executive order.