Sec. 98.101.  POWERS OF FOREIGN SAVINGS BANK;  ELIGIBILITY OF ACCOUNTS FOR INVESTMENT.  (a)  A foreign savings bank operating under a certificate of authority issued under Subchapter I, Chapter 92, has the rights and privileges of a savings bank created under this subtitle.  The savings bank's deposit accounts are eligible for investment to the same extent as those of a domestic savings bank.
(b)  A foreign savings bank may not be considered a savings bank organized under the laws of this state.
(c)  A foreign savings bank operating in this state under this chapter may not exercise a power, perform a function, or offer a service that a domestic savings bank may not exercise, perform, or offer.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.