| (a) A person may not acquire a retail installment sales contract or an outstanding balance under a retail installment sales contract unless the person holds a license under Texas Finance Code, Chapter 348 or is exempt from licensing under Texas Finance Code, Chapter 348. (b) Securitization of transactions. In the case of securitized transactions, such as a transaction in which motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts are held in trust or similar structure with participatory interests in the structure transferred to investors, the licensing requirements may be fulfilled either by the trust or other securitization entity or by the servicer that is responsible for servicing the contracts included in the securitized entity. |
