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Active Alerts
- January 8, 2025: CONSUMER ALERT – Prime Trust Bank
- October 2, 2024: CONSUMER ALERT – Beal Bank Ltd.
- August 14, 2024: CONSUMER ALERT – All Finance Bank of Texas
Proclamations
- February 17, 2021: Proclamation Authorizing Closures Due to Severe Winter Weather
- March 16, 2020: Proclamation Texas State-Chartered Banks for the Coronavirus
- August 28, 2017: Updated Proclamation Texas State-Chartered Banks for Hurricane Harvey
Press Releases
- April 10, 2025: Texas Banking Commissioner Issues Consent Order Relating to LL Pay U.S., LLC
- March 27, 2025: Banking Commissioner Issues Consent Order Prohibiting Further Participation Relating to Andrea Rene Dodd
- March 5, 2025: Texas Banking Commissioner Issues Consent Order Relating to Plutus Financial, Inc., Abra Trading, LLC, Plutus Financial Holdings, Inc., Plutus Lending, LLC, and William John Barhydt
Industry Notices
- February 3, 2025: Free Financial Education Webinar: Financial Fitness
- January 24, 2025: Cyber Alert: Cybersecurity Threats: Actions to Take Today
- November 4, 2024: Free Financial Education Webinar: Financial Foundations for Young Adults
Testimony
- March 3, 2025: Commissioner provides testimony before the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
- September 19, 2024: Department provides testimony before the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services
- March 1, 2023: Commissioner provides testimony before the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services