Sec. 341.404. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO A LOAN. A person may not perform an act, including advertising, or offer a service that would cause another to believe that the person is offering to make, arrange, or negotiate a loan that is subject to this subtitle, Subtitle C, or Chapter 394 unless the person is authorized to perform the act or offer the service as: (1) a credit service organization under Chapter 393; (2) a pawnbroker under Chapter 371; or (3) an authorized lender. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.