(a) New licenses.
- (1) Investigation fees. A $200 nonrefundable investigation fee is assessed each time an application for a new license is filed.
- (2) Assessment fees. An assessment fee of $600 per active license and $250 per inactive license is assessed each time an application for a new license is filed. This assessment fee will be refunded if the application is not approved.
- (b) License transfers. An applicant must pay a $200 nonrefundable investigation fee for each license transfer.
- (c) Fingerprint processing. A nonrefundable fee as prescribed by the commissioner will be charged to recover the costs of investigating each principal party's fingerprint record.
- (d) License amendments. A fee of $25 must be paid each time a licensee amends a license by inactivating a license, activating an inactive license, changing the assumed name of the licensee, changing the organizational form or proportionate ownership, providing notification of a new parent entity, or relocating an office.
- (e) License duplicates. The fee for a license duplicate is $10.
- (f) Costs of hearings. The commissioner may assess the costs of an administrative appeal pursuant to Texas Finance Code, §14.207 for a hearing afforded under §89.307(d) of this title (relating to Processing of Application), including the cost of the administrative law judge, the court reporter, and agency staff representing the OCCC at a hearing.
(g) Annual renewal and assessment fees.
(1) An annual assessment fee is required for each active license consisting of:
- (A) a fixed fee not to exceed $600; and
- (B) a volume fee based upon the lending activity conducted and the volume of business that consists of an amount not to exceed $0.03 per each $1,000 advanced for license holders whose regulated operations occur within Texas Finance Code, Chapter 351 in accordance with the most recent annual report filing required by Texas Finance Code, §351.164.
- (2) An annual assessment fee of $250 is required for each inactive license.
- (3) The maximum annual assessment fee for each licensed entity shall not average more than $1,200 per active licensed location.
Source Note:The provisions of this §89.310 adopted to be effective November 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 7919; amended to be effective March 14, 2010, 35 TexReg 1975; amended to be effective July 5, 2012, 37 TexReg 4874.