2025 Texas Statutes
Finance Code
Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services
Chapter 392 - Debt Collection
Subchapter D. Prohibited Debt Collection Methods
Section 392.305. Deceptive Use of Credit Bureau Name
Sec. 392.305. DECEPTIVE USE OF CREDIT BUREAU NAME. A person may not use "credit bureau," "retail merchants," or "retail merchants association" in the person's business or trade name unless:
(1) the person is engaged in gathering, recording, and disseminating information, both favorable and unfavorable, relating to the creditworthiness, financial responsibility, and paying habits of, and similar information regarding, persons being considered for credit extension so that a prospective creditor can make a sound decision in the extension of credit; or
(2) the person is a nonprofit retail trade association that:
(A) consists of individual members;
(B) qualifies as a bona fide business league as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Service; and
(C) does not engage in the business of debt collection or credit reporting.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
