Sec. 341.404.  PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO A LOAN.  A person may not perform an act, including advertising, or offer a service that would cause another to believe that the person is offering to make, arrange, or negotiate a loan that is subject to this subtitle, Subtitle C, or Chapter 394 unless the person is authorized to perform the act or offer the service as:
(1)  a credit service organization under Chapter 393;
(2)  a pawnbroker under Chapter 371;  or
(3)  an authorized lender.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.