** REVISION **
                              ** REVISION **
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Financial Institutions

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Tuesday, June 4, 2002

PLACE: E1.014

CHAIR: Rep. Burt R. Solomons

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HEARING WILL CONVENE AT 10:00 AM OR UPON ADJOURNMENT OF JOINT HEARING
WITH THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

To meet to consider the following interim charges:

Review the mortgage lending industry in Texas to determine whether the
expectations of the Mortgage Broker Licensing Act of 1999 and subsequent
related legislation are being met.

Research trends and practices in the sub-prime lending market in Texas and
identify any issues of public concern in those markets.

Review the practices of financial institutions to comply with consumer
privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and assess the ease and
convenience afforded customers in excercising their choices.

Study the methods currently used to report pawn shop transaction data
between pawn shops and law enforcement agencies.

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