# Tex. Finance Code § 181.003: TRUST COMPANY RULES

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Finance Code § 181.003
- **Heading:** TRUST COMPANY RULES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 181 / Section 181.003

## Text

(a) The finance commission may adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle, including rules necessary or reasonable to:

(1) implement and clarify this subtitle;

(2) preserve or protect the safety and soundness of state trust companies;

(3) grant the same rights and privileges to state trust companies with respect to the exercise of fiduciary powers and the conducting of financial activities or activities incidental or complementary to financial activities that are or may be granted to a trust institution that maintains its principal office or a branch or trust office in this state;

(4) provide for recovery of the cost of maintenance and operation of the department and the cost of enforcing this subtitle through the imposition and collection of ratable and equitable fees for notices, applications, and examinations; and

(5) facilitate the fair hearing and adjudication of matters before the banking commissioner and the finance commission.

(b) The presence or absence in this subtitle of a specific reference to rules regarding a particular subject does not enlarge or diminish the rulemaking authority conferred by this section.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.001 § 181.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.001.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.002 § 181.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.002.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.003 § 181.003. TRUST COMPANY RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.003.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.004 § 181.004. IMPLYING THAT PERSON IS TRUST COMPANY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.004.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.005 § 181.005. LIABILITY OF TRUST COMPANY DIRECTORS AND PERSONNEL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.005.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.006 § 181.006. EXEMPTION OF TRUST INSTITUTION DIRECTORS AND PERSONNEL FROM SECURITIES LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.006.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.007 § 181.007. ATTACHMENT, INJUNCTION, OR EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.007.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.101 § 181.101. ISSUANCE OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.101.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.102 § 181.102. ISSUANCE OF OPINION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.102.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.103 § 181.103. EFFECT OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT OR OPINION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.103.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.104 § 181.104. EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.104.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.105 § 181.105. COST OF REGULATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.105.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.106 § 181.106. REGULATION AND EXAMINATION OF RELATED ENTITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.106.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 181.107 § 181.107. STATEMENTS OF CONDITION AND INCOME; PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C181_S181.107.md)

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