The following transactions are exempt from the application requirements of this division:
  (1) control of an insured institution acquired solely as a result of foreclosure on the stock of a savings bank which secures a loan contracted for in good faith, where such loan was made in the ordinary course of business of the lender, provided that the acquisition of control pursuant to such foreclosure is reported to the Commissioner within 30 days and provided further that the acquiror may not retain such control for more than one year from the date on which such control was acquired. The Commissioner may, upon application by the acquiror, extend such one-year period from year to year for an additional period of time, not to exceed three years, if the Commissioner finds such extension is warranted and would not be detrimental to the public interest. Nothing in this subsection prevents such acquiror from filing an application pursuant to this chapter for permanent approval of the acquisition of control;
  (2) control of an insured institution acquired through a percentage increase in stock ownership following a pro-rata stock dividend or stock split, if the proportional interest of the recipients remains substantially the same; and
  (3) acquisition of additional stock of a savings bank by any person who has held power to vote 25% or more of any class of voting stock in such savings bank continuously for the three-year period preceding such acquisition, or has maintained control of the savings bank continuously since acquiring control in compliance with the provisions of law or regulation then in effect provided that such acquisition is consistent with any conditions imposed in connection with such acquisition of control and with the representations made by the acquiror in its application.

Source Note: The provisions of this §75.165 adopted to be effective November 20, 2022, 47 TexReg 7535