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Committee: | House Financial Institutions | |
Title: | Interim Report | |
Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Financial Institutions, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature. | |
Subjects: | Agriculture | Banks and banking | Business loans | Consumer credit and debt | Credit service organizations | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 | Mortgages | Pawnshops | Privacy | Sale-leaseback agreements | | |
Library Call Number: | L1836.77 f49h | |
Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
Online version: | View report [61 pages File size: 284 kb] | |
Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
1. | Review the mortgage lending industry in Texas to determine whether the expectations of the Mortgage Broker Licensing Act of 1999 and subsequent related legislation are being met. | |
2. | Research trends and practices in the sub-prime lending market in Texas and identify any issues of public concern in those markets. | |
3. | Review the practices of financial institutions to comply with consumer privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and assess the ease and convenience afforded customers in exercising their choices. | |
4. | Evaluate the ability of the Texas agricultural community to gain access to capital markets throughout the state. Identify barriers to financing of viable agricultural and value-added enterprises. Review and evaluate the finance programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. (Joint with House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock) | |
5. | Study the methods currently used to report pawnshop transaction data between pawn shops and law enforcement agencies. | |
6. | Actively monitor agencies and programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction. |
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