Debt Management and Settlement Providers include 2 sets of activities:
- Consumer credit counseling services
- Debt negotiators
Applications
Apply online with ALECS
Effective September 1, 2015 all application must be submitted online.
Changes- Current Licensed Location
Make changes online with ALECS
If instructed by OCCC staff to do so, mail in Amendment or Change to License.
Reporting
2016 Annual Report Submission will be filed through ALECS.
Individual Forms
Disclosure of Owners and Principal Parties
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Statutes & Rules
These are the primary statutes and rules that apply to debt management and settlement providers. This is not a complete list of laws that debt management and settlement providers are required to comply with.
Primary State Statute
Chapter 394, Texas Finance Code: Debtor Assistance
OCCC's Rules
Title 7, Chapter 88, Texas Administrative Code
Other State Statutes
Texas Legislature Online
Federal Statutes & Rules
U.S. Government Publishing Office