5-13B-88
Section 5-13B-88 Authority to act as agent. (a) An Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency
of a foreign bank licensed under this article may receive deposits, renew time deposits, close
loans, service loans, and receive payments on loans and other obligations as an agent for
any depository institution affiliate of such foreign bank, including branch, agency, and other
offices of the same foreign bank located in other states, generally in accordance with the
same terms, conditions, procedures, and requirements that are applicable under the laws and
regulations of this state to such agency activities that may be conducted by Alabama state
banks. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the laws or regulations of this state, an
Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency of a foreign bank acting in this state as an
agent in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be considered to be a branch
of such other depository institution affiliate; provided, however, that...
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5-13B-81
Section 5-13B-81 Branches and agencies of foreign banks - Necessity of licensure. (a) No foreign
bank shall transact business in this state except at an Alabama state branch or Alabama state
agency which it is licensed to establish and maintain pursuant to, and at which it conducts
such activities as are permitted by, this article. (b) Subsection (a) shall not be deemed
to prohibit: (1) Any foreign bank which maintains a federal agency or federal branch in this
state from transacting at such federal agency or federal branch such business as it may be
authorized to transact under applicable federal laws and regulations; or (2) Any foreign bank
which does not maintain an Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency from making in this
state loans secured by liens on real property located in this state; or (3) Any foreign bank
which maintains an Alabama branch or agency from transacting business as agent for an affiliated
depository or other institution in accordance with provisions of...
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5-13B-113
Section 5-13B-113 Suspension or revocation of license; factors. If, after notice and a hearing,
the superintendent finds any of the following with respect to a foreign bank which is licensed
to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency, he or she may issue
an order suspending or revoking the license of such foreign bank: (1) That the foreign bank
has violated any provision of this article or of any regulation or order issued under this
article or any provision of any other applicable law, regulation, or order; (2) That the foreign
bank is transacting activities in this state in an unsafe or unsound manner or, in any case,
is transacting activities elsewhere in an unsafe or unsound manner; (3) That the foreign bank
or any one or more of its Alabama state branches or Alabama state agencies is in an unsafe
or unsound condition; (4) That the foreign bank has ceased to operate any of its offices in
this state without the prior approval of the superintendent in...
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5-2A-12
Section 5-2A-12 Superintendent - Order to correct unsafe and unsound matters; penalties; procedure.
(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 may order a bank, a
bank holding company, the board of directors, any director or directors, and any officer or
officers of any bank or bank holding company, individually or collectively (hereafter affected
person, whether one or more) to correct any matters in the conduct of the affairs of the bank
which in the opinion of the superintendent are unsafe and unsound. The Banking Board, after
at least 20 days' written notice by the superintendent to the bank and any affected person,
and a hearing before the Banking Board, may direct the superintendent to issue an order that
imposes civil money penalties on the bank or bank holding company...
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5-13B-22
Section 5-13B-22 Establishment of interstate branches by acquisition or merger; branching.
With the prior approval of the superintendent, an Alabama state bank may establish, maintain,
and operate one or more branches in a state other than Alabama or a foreign country on a de
novo basis, by acquisition of a branch, or pursuant to an interstate merger transaction in
which the Alabama state bank is the resulting bank. For an interstate merger transaction and
not later than the date on which the required application for the interstate merger transaction
is filed with the responsible federal bank supervisory agency, the applicant Alabama state
bank shall file an application on a form prescribed by the superintendent and pay the fee
prescribed by the superintendent. The applicant shall also comply with the applicable provisions
of Alabama law governing mergers of Alabama state banks. If the superintendent finds that
(1) the proposed interstate merger transaction will not be detrimental to...
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5-20-3
Section 5-20-3 Definitions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of
this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings prescribed by this section: (1)
ALABAMA BANK. A bank which is organized under the laws of this state or of the United States
and which has its principal place of business in this state. (2) BANK. Any "insured bank"
as such term is defined in Section 3(h) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §1813(h).
(3) BANK HOLDING COMPANY. Any company which is a bank holding company under the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended, 12 U.S.C. §1841(a). (4) CREDIT CARD. Any type of arrangement
or agreement pursuant to which any domestic lender or credit card bank, whether directly or
indirectly through any domestic lender acting as its agent, gives a debtor the privilege of
using a credit card or other credit confirmation, device or instrument of any type in transactions
out of which debt arises: a. By the domestic lender or credit...
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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-62
Section 5-13B-62 Citizenship and residency requirements for directors of state banks. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the laws and regulations of this state, the citizenship and residency
requirements otherwise applicable to members of the board of directors of any Alabama bank
may, in the case of an Alabama bank which is a subsidiary or affiliate of a foreign bank,
be waived by the superintendent in his or her discretion upon application by the controlling
shareholder of the Alabama bank; provided that at least a majority of the directors shall
be citizens of the United States and at least 25 percent of the directors shall be residents
of this state. (Acts 1995, No. 95-115, p. 134, §27.)...
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5-13B-80
Section 5-13B-80 Purpose. Consistent with the federal International Banking Act, the Bank Holding
Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency
Act, this division is intended: (1) To authorize banking activities and operations, under
state licenses issued by the superintendent, of direct branch and agency offices in this state
of foreign banks, generally under terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and
conditions under which such activities and operations may be conducted by federal branch or
agency offices of foreign banks in the United States, and to set forth a statutory framework
for the licensing, regulation, and supervision of such state-licensed offices of foreign banks
by the superintendent to assure the safe and sound operation of such offices that are licensed
under the laws of this state; and (2) To authorize representative offices in this state of
foreign banks, and to set forth statutory provisions...
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5-1A-3
Section 5-1A-3 Use of words "bank," "banker," "banking," etc.,
restricted. The use of the words "bank," "banker," "banking,"
or words of similar meaning in any foreign language as a designation or name, or as part of
a designation or name, under which business is or may be conducted in the State of Alabama,
or in its advertising is restricted to banking corporations organized under the laws of Alabama,
other states, the United States, or foreign countries. All other persons, firms, partnerships,
limited liability companies, corporations, and other entities are prohibited from using the
words "bank," "banker," or "banking" or words of similar meaning
in any foreign language in advertising or as a designation or name or as part of a designation
or name under which business may be conducted in this state unless the superintendent determines
that the use of the word by the entity is unlikely to mislead or confuse the public or give
the impression that such entity is lawfully organized and...
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