(a) A corporation may make a secured or unsecured loan to a user for the purpose of providing temporary or permanent financing or refinancing of all or part of the cost of a project, including the refunding of an outstanding obligation, mortgage, or advance issued, made, or given by a person for the cost of a project.
(b) For a loan made under this section, a corporation may charge and collect interest on the terms the corporation’s board of directors considers advisable and not in conflict with this subtitle.

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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 501.155

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005