Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS |
Subtitle C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES |
Chapter 557. INSURED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SECURITY INTEREST |
Subchapter A. INSURANCE PROCEEDS HELD BY LENDER PENDING REPAIR OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY |
Sec. 557.004. PAYMENT OF INTEREST; RATE
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A lender who fails to provide notice as required by Section 557.002 or 557.003 or to release insurance proceeds as required by Section 557.003 shall pay to the insured interest at the rate of 10 percent a year on the proceeds held by the lender.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.