Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 342.156

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may suspend or revoke a license if the commissioner finds that:
(1) the license holder failed to pay the license fee, an examination fee, an investigation fee, or another charge imposed by the commissioner under this chapter;
(2) the license holder, knowingly or without the exercise of due care, violated this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter;
(3) a fact or condition exists that, if it had existed or had been known to exist at the time of the original application for the license, clearly would have justified the commissioner’s denial of the application; or
(4) the license holder has failed to ensure that an individual acting as a residential mortgage loan originator, as defined by § 180.002, in the making, transacting, or negotiating of a loan subject to this chapter is licensed under this chapter in accordance with § 342.0515.