{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-103.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 103.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Lender\" means a person who lends money for or invests money in mortgage loans.\n(2) \"Mortgage loan\" means a loan secured by a deed of trust, security deed, or other lien on real property.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 103. APPRAISALS IMPROPERLY INDUCED BY MORTGAGE LENDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.103.htm#103.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"b7dc6e55df0df2d78632552aafe8380e078bec8bf735d71f8747db3e8a2c987d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-102.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-103.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}