If a promise or agreement to lend money is not otherwise unenforceable under Chapter 26, Business & Commerce Code, and if the promise or agreement is made by the savings bank before the savings bank is placed under conservatorship or supervisory control, the promise or agreement or a memorandum of the promise or agreement is enforceable against the savings bank only if the promise or agreement or memorandum:

1. (1) is in writing and states the material terms of the loan and the loan's repayment;
2. (2) is signed by an authorized officer or employee of the savings bank and the person to whom the promise or agreement was made; and
3. (3) is approved by the savings bank's board of directors.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.