Tex. Fin. Code § 156.505 · Subchapter F. RECOVERY FUND
RECOVERY LIMITS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person entitled to receive payment out of the recovery fund is entitled to receive reimbursement of actual, out-of-pocket damages as provided by this section.
(b) A payment from the recovery fund may be made as provided by Section 156.504 and this section. A payment for claims:
(1) arising out of the same transaction, including interest, is limited in the aggregate to $25,000, regardless of the number of claimants; and
(2) against a single person licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 arising out of separate transactions, including interest, is limited in the aggregate to $50,000 until the fund has been reimbursed for all amounts paid.
(c) In the event there are concurrent claims under Subsections (b)(1) and (2) that exceed the amounts available under the recovery fund, the commissioner shall prorate recovery based on the amount of damage suffered by each claimant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1254, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317 (H.B. 2774), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (S.B. 1124), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.156.htm
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