Arizona Laws 6-475. Branch office
A. A branch office is a legally established place of business of the association, other than the home office, authorized by the board of directors and approved by the deputy director, at which payments on, and withdrawal from, accounts and loan payments may be accepted and applications for loans may be received, and at which account books and membership certificates may be issued and loans may be closed.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 6-475
- Account: means withdrawable capital deposited with or invested in an association in accordance with any plan authorized by this chapter unless such term is otherwise designated or qualified. See Arizona Laws 6-401
- Association: means every association to which this chapter applies as defined in the section concerning scope of chapter. See Arizona Laws 6-401
- Automated teller machine: means an automated device that is established by a bank, savings and loan association or credit union and that facilitates customer-bank communications activities, including taking deposits and disbursing cash drawn against a customer's deposit account or a customer's preapproved loan account, at a location separate from the home office or a branch. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Branch: means any banking office other than the principal banking office. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Deputy director: means the deputy director of the financial institutions division of the department. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Each association shall be operated from the home office, which shall be the association’s principal place of business. All branch offices shall be subject to direction from the home office.
C. An association may establish or acquire a branch office in any location, whether within or outside this state, with the approval of the deputy director. An association shall make an application for establishment or acquisition of a branch office in writing in the form the deputy director prescribes and supported by the information, data and records the deputy director requires to make the findings necessary for approval. Each application for approval of the establishment and maintenance of a branch office shall state the proposed location of the branch office, the need for the branch office, the functions to be performed in the branch office, the estimated annual expense of the branch office, and the mode of payment for the branch office. Each such application shall be accompanied by a budget of the association for the current dividend period and for the next succeeding semiannual period, which reflects the estimated additional expense of the maintenance of such a branch office. The deputy director shall approve the application if the deputy director finds that the prospects for a successful operation of the branch office are favorable.
D. An association shall not establish or maintain an automated teller machine without the prior written approval of the deputy director. An association shall accompany each application for approval of the establishment and maintenance of an automated teller machine with the fee prescribed by section 6-126. The application shall state the proposed location of the automated teller machine, the need for the automated teller machine, the functions to be performed by the automated teller machine, the estimated annual expense of the automated teller machine and the mode of payment by the automated teller machine. The deputy director shall approve the application if the deputy director finds that the prospects for a successful operation of the automated teller machine are favorable.