(a) An officer, director, or employee of a state bank who approves or participates in the approval of a loan with actual knowledge that the loan violates § 34.201 is jointly and severally liable to the bank for the lesser of the amount by which the loan exceeded applicable lending limits or the bank’s actual loss. The person remains liable for that amount until the loan and all prior indebtedness of the borrower to the bank have been fully repaid.
(b) The bank may initiate a proceeding to collect an amount due under this section at any time before the fourth anniversary of the date the borrower defaults on the subject loan or any prior indebtedness.

(c) A person who is liable for and pays amounts to the bank under this section is entitled to an assignment of the bank’s claim against the borrower to the extent of the payments.
(d) For purposes of this section, an officer, director, or employee of a state bank is presumed to know the amount of the bank’s lending limit under § 34.201(a) and the amount of the borrower’s aggregate outstanding indebtedness to the bank immediately before a new loan or extension of credit to that borrower.