Texas Finance Code

§ 94.153 — PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED CHARGES BY BORROWER

FI § 94.153Title 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES · Part C. SAVINGS BANKS · Ch. 94. LOANS AND INVESTMENTS · Art. D. CHARGES RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY LOANS

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(a)To enable the savings bank to pay charges as they become due, a savings bank may require a borrower to pay monthly in advance, in addition to interest and principal, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the estimated annual taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, and other charges on the real property that secures a loan.

(b)A savings bank may increase or decrease the amount of the loan payment as necessary to meet the charges.

(c)A savings bank may:

(1)carry the payments in trust in an account; or

(2)credit the payments to the indebtedness and advance the money for charges as the charges become due.

Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.