Tex.
Fin. Code Section 92.058
Decision on Application to Incorporate; Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation
(a)
Not later than the 30th day after the date the hearing ends, the commissioner shall enter a final order approving or denying the application.(b)
The commissioner may approve an application to incorporate only if:(1)
the prerequisites to incorporation required by this chapter are satisfied;(2)
the character, responsibility, and general fitness of each person named in the articles of incorporation command confidence and warrant belief that:(A)
the business of the savings bank will be honestly and efficiently conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of this subtitle; and(B)
the savings bank will have qualified full-time management;(3)
there is a public need for the savings bank;(4)
the volume of business in the community in which the savings bank will conduct its business indicates a profitable operation is probable; and(5)
the operation of the savings bank will not unduly harm an existing savings bank or state or federal savings and loan association.(c)
On finding that each requirement of Subsection (b) is met, the commissioner shall:(1)
enter an order approving the application and stating the findings required by Subsection (b);(2)
issue under official seal a certificate of incorporation;(3)
deliver a copy of the approved articles of incorporation and bylaws to the incorporators; and(4)
permanently retain a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws.(d)
On delivery of the certificate to the incorporators, the savings bank:(1)
is a corporate body with perpetual existence unless terminated by law; and(2)
may exercise the powers of a savings bank beginning on the date the commissioner certifies receipt of satisfactory proof that the savings bank has received, free of encumbrance, the required amount of capital.(e)
If the commissioner cannot make all findings required by Subsection (b), the commissioner shall enter a written order denying the application and stating the grounds for denial. The commissioner by certified mail shall deliver a copy of the order to the designated representative of the incorporators.
Source:
Section 92.058 — Decision on Application to Incorporate; Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.92.htm#92.058 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
