Section 342.053 - Area of Business; Loans By Mail or Online(a) A lender is not limited to making loans to residents of the community in which the office for which the license or other authority is granted.(b) A lender may make, negotiate, arrange, and collect loans by mail or online from a licensed office.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 767,Sec. 17, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 767,Sec. 16, eff. 9/1/2019.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.19(a), eff. 9/1/1999.