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Tex. Fin. Code § 201.102 (2026)

Registration To Do Business

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Sec. 201.102. REGISTRATION TO DO BUSINESS. An out-of-state financial institution must file an application for registration with the secretary of state, before operating a branch or other office in this state, by complying with the law of this state relating to foreign corporations doing business in this state, notwithstanding a provision in that law that purports to limit or prohibit its applicability to financial institutions.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 344, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Bank of New York v. Chesapeake 34771 Land Trust, 456 S.W.3d 628 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015).
Bank of New York v. Chesapeake 34771 Land Trust, 456 S.W.3d 628 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015). “See Tex.Fin. Code Ann. § 201.102 (West 2006).”
U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Dennis Moss, 644 S.W.3d 130 (Tex. 2022). “” TEX. FIN. CODE § 201.102. Having considered all the relevant statutes, we conclude that although the Secretary of State is a valid agent for service of process in some contexts, it does not occupy the role of a foreign corporation’s “registered agent” as defined in the…”
Bank of New York v. Chesapeake 34771 Land Trust, No. 08-13-00252-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Jan. 19, 2015). “See TEX.FIN.CODE ANN. § 201.102 (West 2006). 12 necessary to final disposition of the appeal.”
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Kingman Holdings, L.L.C., No. 04-15-00126-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Mar. 6, 2015). “TEX. FIN. CODE § 201.102; see also Ex. A-1 (noting headquarters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota); Wells Fargo Bank, N.”
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