{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-341.404","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 341.404","heading":"PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO A LOAN.","body":"A person may not perform an act, including advertising, or offer a service that would cause another to believe that the person is offering to make, arrange, or negotiate a loan that is subject to this subtitle, Subtitle C, or Chapter 394 unless the person is authorized to perform the act or offer the service as:\n(1) a credit service organization under Chapter 393;\n(2) a pawnbroker under Chapter 371; or\n(3) an authorized lender.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE B. LOANS AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","CHAPTER 341. GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER E. PROHIBITIONS AND VIOLATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.341.htm#341.404","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"c7093397156b70f6d3ab487053a32cb07dacd31815d076897c7424e8496faf3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-341.403","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-341.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}