{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-157.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 157.013","heading":"APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FEES.","body":"(a) An application for a residential mortgage loan originator license must be:\n(1) in writing;\n(2) under oath; and\n(3) on the form prescribed by the commissioner.\n(b) An application for a residential mortgage loan originator license must be accompanied by:\n(1) an application fee in an amount determined by the commissioner, not to exceed $500; and\n(2) for an original license, a recovery fund fee in the amount of $20.\n(c) An application fee under this section is not refundable and may not be credited or applied to any other fee or indebtedness owed by the person paying the fee.\n(d) In addition to the disciplinary action by the commissioner authorized under Section 157.024(a)(6), the commissioner may collect a fee in an amount not to exceed $50 for any returned check or credit card charge back.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (H.B. 2779), Sec. 8, eff. April 1, 2010.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (S.B. 1124), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 929 (H.B. 3617), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","SUBTITLE E. OTHER FINANCIAL BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 157. MORTGAGE BANKERS AND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATORS","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSING OF RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATORS; DISCLOSURES AND REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.157.htm#157.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"6a8c310b718d7d765fb3eead558162235199974f6677e97153d7b1795f80782c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-157.0121","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-157.0131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}