§ 6-1612. Conversion from a federal agency to a state chartered agency and the reverse.  


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  • Conversion from a federal agency to a state chartered agency and the reverse.

    A.  An international banking corporation desiring to convert its existing federal agency or representative office into a state chartered agency or representative office shall submit to the Board an application, on a form the Board shall provide, accompanied by nonrefundable application fees as may be set by the Board.  An examination and investigation may be conducted to the extent determined necessary by the Board.  The cost of any such examination shall be paid by the applicant.

    B.  Nothing in the laws of this state shall restrict the right of a state chartered agency or representative office which has paid its fee to convert to a federal agency or representative office upon compliance with the laws of the United States.  Upon completion of any such conversion, the state charter shall automatically terminate and shall be surrendered to the Board.

    C.  An international banking corporation desiring to convert its existing state chartered representative office to a state chartered agency or its existing state chartered agency to a state chartered representative office shall submit to the Board an application on a form the Board shall provide.  An application to convert to an agency shall be accompanied by all of the information and documents that the state requires applicants for an agency to submit and by a nonrefundable application fee in an amount to be set by rule of the Board.  A nonrefundable application fee in an amount to be set by rule of the Board shall accompany an application to convert to a representative office.

    D.  An international banking corporation desiring to convert from a federal agency or representative office into a state chartered agency or representative office, or from its existing state chartered representative office to an agency, shall be required to meet the minimum criteria of the particular type of state chartered institution into which it is converting as well as any other criteria or conditions required by rule or order of the Board.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 295, § 22, eff. July 1, 1992.