Texas § 204.102 HEARING AND DECISION ON APPLICATION.

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§ 204.102 — HEARING AND DECISION ON APPLICATION.

Texas § 204.102

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Tex. Finance Code Code Ann. § 204.102 (2026).

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Sec. 204.102. HEARING AND DECISION ON APPLICATION.

(a)After the application is complete and accepted for filing and all required fees and deposits have been paid, the commissioner shall determine from the application and the initial investigation whether the conditions set forth by Section 204.103 have been established. The commissioner shall approve the application or set the application for hearing.

(b)If the commissioner sets the application for hearing:

(1)the commissioner shall notify the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that the application has been set for hearing as provided by federal regulations;

(2)the department shall participate as the opposing party; and

(3)the commissioner shall conduct the hearing and one or more prehearing conferences and opportunities

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Sec. 204.102. HEARING AND DECISION ON APPLICATION. (a) After the application is complete and accepted for filing and all required fees and deposits have been paid, the commissioner shall determine from the application and the initial investigation whether the conditions set forth by Section 204.103 have been established. The commissioner shall approve the application or set the application for hearing.
(b) If the commissioner sets the application for hearing:
(1) the commissioner shall notify the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that the application has been set for hearing as provided by federal regulations;
(2) the department shall participate as the opposing party; and
(3) the commissioner shall conduct the hearing and one or more prehearing conferences and opportunities for discovery as the commissioner considers advisable and consistent with applicable law.
(c) Information relating to the financial condition and business affairs of the foreign bank and financial information relating to its management and shareholders, except for previously published statements and information, is confidential and may not be considered in the public portion of the hearing or disclosed by the commissioner or an employee of the department except as provided by Subchapter D , Chapter 31 .
(d) The commissioner shall make a finding from the record of the hearing on each condition listed in Section 204.103 and enter an order granting or denying the license. If the license is denied, the commissioner shall inform the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the order and the reasons the federal application should be denied.
(e) The commissioner may make approval of an application conditional. The commissioner shall include any conditions in the order granting the license but may not issue the license until the Texas state branch or agency has received the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. If the approval is conditioned on a written commitment from the applicant offered to and accepted by the commissioner, the commitment is enforceable against the applicant.