{"id":"AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas; Texas Department of Banking (State banking regulator)","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-INSURANCE-BANKING","eco":"","issuer":"Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner","authority":"Tex. Fin. Code § 37.001 (Commissioner may proclaim that an emergency exists and authorize closings)","instrument":"Industry Notice 2020-03 (with the Commissioner\u0027s Proclamation of March 16, 2020 authorizing emergency closings)","title":"Texas Department of Banking Provides Support and Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)","dateIssued":"2020-03-16","effective":"2020-03-16","end":"Examinations resumed offsite in June 2020 (Industry Notice 2020-08, Ex. 087); the closing proclamation continued through the Governor\u0027s disaster declaration","startDate":"2020-03-16","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CLOSE","EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["all Texas state-chartered banks and trust companies"],"clause":"The purpose of this notice is to provide additional guidance to our institutions regarding customer support, pandemic preparedness including tips on emergency closures, and future examinations... Today, I issued a Proclamation allowing banks to close facilities as needed in response to this public health issue. I only ask that you keep us informed as you close all or part of your offices. Examination Activity: Our goal is to complete examinations that are in process. We plan to do these activities offsite.","enforcement":"Tex. Fin. Code ch. 37 (emergency closings), § 37.002(d) (notice), ch. 35 (enforcement)","functions":["BR branches and offices (closure of \u0027all or part of your offices\u0027 authorized by proclamation)","OP examinations moved offsite","WF staffing","CB customer support and accommodations"],"notes":"The Commissioner\u0027s emergency-closing proclamation under Finance Code ch. 37 is the Texas banking regulator\u0027s order authorizing facility closures statewide; the proclamation itself is recited in this notice.","sourceUrl":"https://www.dob.texas.gov/public/uploads/files/news/Industrynotices/in2020-03.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200514092337/https://www.dob.texas.gov/public/uploads/files/news/Industrynotices/in2020-03.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":112392,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING","url":"/library/AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083","citation":"Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-03 (with the Commissioner\u0027s Proclamation of March 16, 2020 authorizing emergency closings) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-084","AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-085","AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-086","AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-087"]}