Tex.
Fin. Code Section 97.006
Examinations
(a)
The commissioner may require an examination of a holding company and each subsidiary of a holding company.(b)
The holding company shall pay the cost of an examination.(c)
The confidentiality provisions of Subchapter H (Disclosure by Department Prohibited), Chapter 96 (Supervision and Regulation), apply to this section.(d)
The commissioner may furnish examination and other reports to any appropriate governmental department, agency, or instrumentality of this state, another state, or the United States.(e)
For purposes of this section, the commissioner, if feasible, may use reports filed with or examinations made by appropriate federal agencies or regulatory authorities of other states.(f)
The commissioner may:(1)
examine a holding company that controls a state savings bank to the same extent as if the holding company were a state savings bank; and(2)
bring an enforcement action under Chapter 96 (Supervision and Regulation) against a holding company described by Subdivision (1) or other person that violates or participates in a violation of this subtitle, an agreement filed with the commissioner under this chapter, or a rule adopted by the finance commission or order issued by the commissioner under this subtitle, as if the holding company were a state savings bank.(g)
The grounds, procedures, and effects of an enforcement action brought under Subsection (f) apply to a holding company, an officer, director, or employee of a holding company, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a holding company in the same manner as the grounds, procedures, and effects apply to a state savings bank, an officer, director, or employee of a state savings bank, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a state savings bank.(h)
A state savings bank that is controlled by a holding company that is not a Texas holding company shall be subject to all laws of this state that are applicable to state savings banks that are controlled by Texas holding companies.
Source:
Section 97.006 — Examinations, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.97.htm#97.006 (accessed May 11, 2024).
