# Tex. Finance Code § 32.004: NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Finance Code § 32.004
- **Heading:** NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.004

## Text

(a) The organizers shall solicit comments and protests by publishing notice of the application, its date of filing, and the identity of the organizers, in the form and frequency specified by the banking commissioner, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the bank is to be located, or in another publication or location as directed by the banking commissioner.

(b) At the expense of the organizers, the banking commissioner shall thoroughly investigate the application. The banking commissioner shall prepare a written report of the investigation.

(c) Rules adopted under this subtitle may specify the confidential or nonconfidential character of information obtained or prepared by the department under this chapter. Except as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 31, or in rules regarding confidential information, the business plan of the applicant and the financial statement of a proposed officer or director are confidential and not subject to public disclosure.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.001 § 32.001. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POWERS OF STATE BANK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.001.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.002 § 32.002. CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF STATE BANK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.002.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.003 § 32.003. APPLICATION FOR STATE BANK CHARTER; STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.003.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.004 § 32.004. NOTICE AND INVESTIGATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.004.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.005 § 32.005. PROTEST; HEARING; DECISION ON CHARTER APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.005.md)
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- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.008 § 32.008. APPLICATION OF GENERAL CORPORATE LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.008.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.009 § 32.009. PARITY BETWEEN STATE AND NATIONAL BANKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.009.md)
- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.010 § 32.010. ADDITIONAL POWERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.010.md)
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- [Tex. Finance Code § 32.101 § 32.101. AMENDMENT OR RESTATEMENT OF STATE BANK CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cfi_C32_S32.101.md)
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