An equity loan may not be closed before the 12th calendar day after the later of the date that the owner submits an application for the loan to the lender or the date that the lender provides the owner a copy of the required consumer disclosure. One copy of the required consumer disclosure may be provided to married owners. For purposes of determining the earliest permitted closing date, the next succeeding calendar day after the later of the date that the owner submits an application for the loan to the lender or the date that the lender provides the owner a copy of the required consumer disclosure is the first day of the 12-day waiting period. The equity loan may be closed at any time on or after the 12th calendar day after the later of the date that the owner submits an application for the loan to the lender or the date that the lender provides the owner a copy of the required consumer disclosure.
  (1) Submission of a loan application to an agent acting on behalf of the lender is submission to the lender.
  (2) A loan application may be submitted orally.
  (3) A loan application may be submitted electronically in accordance with state and federal law governing electronic signatures and delivery of electronic documents. The UETA and the E-Sign Act include requirements for electronic signatures and delivery.

Source Note: The provisions of this §153.12 adopted to be effective January 8, 2004, 29 TexReg 84; amended to be effective November 13, 2008, 33 TexReg 9074; amended to be effective January 6, 2022, 46 TexReg 9240