5-13B-4
Section 5-13B-4 Permitted acquisitions. (a) No company may acquire an Alabama bank holding
company or an Alabama state bank without the prior approval of the superintendent. (b) The
approval of the superintendent under subsection (a) shall not be required where the acquisition
is made: (1) In a transaction arranged by the superintendent or another bank supervisory agency
to prevent the insolvency or closing of the acquired bank; or (2) In a transaction in which
a bank forms its own bank holding company, if the ownership rights of the former bank shareholders
are substantially similar to those of the shareholders of the new bank holding company. (c)
No Alabama bank holding company may acquire an out-of-state bank or bank holding company without
the prior approval of the superintendent. (d) In a transaction for which the superintendent's
approval is not required under this section, the parties shall give written notice
to the superintendent at least 15 days before the effective date of...
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5-20-4
Section 5-20-4 Establishment or acquisition of a credit card bank. Subject to the provisions
of this chapter and to the prior approval of the superintendent, any bank holding company,
bank holding company subsidiary, domestic lender or foreign lender may, either singly or jointly
with other bank holding companies, bank holding company subsidiaries, domestic lenders or
foreign lenders, establish or acquire, and own and control all the voting shares of a single
credit card bank located in Alabama when and for so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) If the credit card bank is to be organized under the laws of this state, such bank shall
be organized as provided in this chapter and in the manner provided in Chapter 5A of this
title; (2) In connection with the application to organize, or to acquire control of a credit
card bank, the applicant or applicants shall pay one filing fee to the Alabama Department
of Banking in an amount not less than $15,000 to be set by the...
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5-5A-44
Section 5-5A-44 Acquisition of majority of voting shares of a bank; procedure. (a) No
person, acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, may
acquire control of a state bank or of any corporation or other entity having control of a
state bank, unless an application is filed with the superintendent for review of the proposed
transaction and for his or her action, if any, as provided in this section. (b) The
application shall be on a form prescribed by the superintendent and shall be made under oath.
The application must contain all information that the superintendent by regulation requires
to be furnished in an application, as well as any information that the superintendent orders
to be included in the particular application being filed and shall be accompanied by the filing
fee prescribed by the Banking Board. For the purposes of this section, the Banking
Board may reduce or waive any prescribed fees for applications where a change of control...

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5-13B-2
Section 5-13B-2 Definitions. For purposes of this article: (a) "Acquire" means:
(1) For a company to merge or consolidate with a bank holding company; (2) For a company to
assume direct or indirect ownership or control of: (I) More than 25 percent of any class of
voting shares of a bank holding company or a bank, if the acquiring company was not a bank
holding company prior to such acquisition; (II) More than five percent of any class of voting
shares of a bank holding company or a bank, if the acquiring company was a bank holding company
prior to such acquisition; or (III) All or substantially all of the assets of a bank holding
company or a bank; or (3) For a company to take any other action that results in the direct
or indirect acquisition of control by such company of a bank holding company or a bank; however,
formation of a de novo bank pursuant to Chapter 5A of this title is not an acquisition for
purposes of this article. (b) "Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Section...

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5-13B-6
Section 5-13B-6 Standards for approval. (a) In deciding whether to approve an application
for a proposed acquisition under this article, the superintendent shall consider whether the
acquisition may: (1) Be detrimental to the safety and soundness of the Alabama state bank
or the Alabama bank holding company ; (2) Result in a substantial reduction of competition
in this state; or (3) Have a significantly adverse effect on the convenience and needs of
the community or communities in this state that are served by the Alabama state bank or the
Alabama bank holding company to be acquired. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this section, the superintendent shall not approve an acquisition under this article
if upon consummation of the transaction the applicant, including any depository institution
affiliated with the applicant, would control 30 percent or more of the total amount of deposits
held by depository institutions in this state. (c) The superintendent may by regulation,...

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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state,
shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi,
and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows:
Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states
solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce,
industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi
and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire
certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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5-20-6
Section 5-20-6 Application for approval; filing fee. Any bank holding company, bank
holding company subsidiary, domestic lender or foreign lender proposing to establish or acquire
a credit card bank pursuant to this chapter shall file an application with the superintendent
for prior approval of such establishment or acquisition. Such application shall contain such
information as the superintendent may require, and shall specifically acknowledge each applicant's
agreement to be bound by the conditions set forth in Section 5-20-4. In addition, such
application shall designate a resident of this state as each applicant's registered agent
in connection with matters arising out of this chapter and shall be accompanied by the filing
fee specified in section 5-20-4. (Acts 1988, No. 88-85, p. 104, §1.)...
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5-3A-6
Section 5-3A-6 Examination of witnesses and production of documents; penalties for false
entry or statement; proceedings against former employees. (a) For purposes of this section,
a bank holding company is a holding company organized under the laws of Alabama or another
state in the United States that directly owns a majority of the voting securities of an Alabama
state bank. (b) The superintendent and every examiner acting under the superintendent may
administer oaths and may examine under oath any person whose testimony may be required on
the examination of any bank or any bank holding company, on the examination of any affiliate
of a bank, or on the examination of any agency of any foreign bank and shall have authority
and power to compel the appearance and attendance of any such person or the production of
any records and documents of any bank, any bank holding company, any affiliate of a bank,
or any agency of a foreign bank for the purpose of any examination and attendance or...
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5-3A-1
Section 5-3A-1 Required times; items to be examined; applicability to bank holding companies
and affiliates. (a) For purposes of this section, a bank holding company is a holding
company organized under the laws of Alabama or another state in the United States that directly
owns a majority of the voting securities of an Alabama state bank. (b) Every bank other than
national banks shall be subject to the supervision and inspection of the superintendent and
the regulations and supervision thereof. The superintendent shall, by competent examiner appointed
by him or her, visit and examine every bank organized under the laws of Alabama at least once
in each eighteen-month period. The examination of banks shall be at irregular intervals. On
every examination, inquiry shall be made as to the conditions and resources of the bank, the
mode of conducting and managing the affairs of the bank, the action of its directors, the
investment of the funds of the bank, the safety and prudence of the...
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5-13B-5
Section 5-13B-5 Required application. (a) A company that proposes to make an acquisition
under this article shall: (1) File with the superintendent a copy of the application that
such company has filed with the responsible federal bank supervisory agency together with
such additional information as the superintendent may prescribe; and (2) Pay to the superintendent
the application fee, if any, prescribed by the superintendent. (b) To the extent consistent
with the effective discharge of the superintendent's responsibilities, the forms established
under this article for application and reporting shall conform to those established by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Bank Holding Company Act. (c) In
connection with an application received under this article, the superintendent shall require
that prior notice of the application be published one time in a daily newspaper of general
circulation and provide an opportunity for public comment. (d) If the applicant...
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