{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-342.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 342.053","heading":"AREA OF BUSINESS; LOANS BY MAIL OR ONLINE.","body":"(a) A lender is not limited to making loans to residents of the community in which the office for which the license or other authority is granted.\n(b) A lender may make, negotiate, arrange, and collect loans by mail or online from a licensed office.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2019.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE B. LOANS AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","CHAPTER 342. CONSUMER LOANS","SUBCHAPTER B. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES; LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.342.htm#342.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"c14875dea9358fd37ef5f26879af1af84a8d1e984256f6423e331d3a497f7502","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-342.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-342.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}