LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          April 28, 1995



 TO:     Honorable Kenny Marchant, Chair        IN RE: Committee Substitute
         Committee on Financial Institutions    for
         House of Representatives                              House Bill
         Austin, Texas                          No. 2406










FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
2406 (relating to debt cancellation contracts offered by banks
with certain installment loan transactions) this office has
determined the following:

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.

The bill would provide for debt cancellation in the event of
death on certain retail installment agreements.  The Finance
Commission, through the Department of Banking, shall adopt debt
cancellation rules and rates.

The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first  five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
     



          Fiscal  Probable Cost Out      Change in   
           Year      of  Banking      Number of State
                  Department Expense  Employees from 
                       Fund 508           FY 1995    
                   GR Consolidated                   
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     

        1996                  $166,861               2.0

        1997                   155,061               2.0
        1998                   156,310               2.0

        1999                   157,607               2.0

        2000                   166,956               2.0



       Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
 
No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.


Source:   Savings and Loan Department, Department of Banking
          LBB Staff: JK, VS, RR