# 7 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.1: 7 TAC § 55.1. Purpose and Applicability

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.1
- **Heading:** 7 TAC § 55.1. Purpose and Applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 7 BANKING AND SECURITIES / Part 4 DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING / Chapter 55 RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATORS / 7 TAC § 55.1

## Text

This chapter governs SML's administration and enforcement of
 Finance Code Chapter 157, the Mortgage Banker Registration and Residential
 Mortgage Loan Originator License Act (other than Subchapter C), and
 Chapter 180, the Texas Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing
 Act of 2009 (Texas SAFE Act), concerning the licensing and conduct
 of residential mortgage loan originators. This chapter applies to
 individuals licensed by SML as a residential mortgage loan originator
 or those required to be licensed, except for individuals engaged in
 authorized activity subject to the authority of the regulatory official
 under Finance Code §180.251(c).

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