Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795J – Examinations; periodic reports; cooperative agreements; regulations; …
(a) The Commissioner may make such examinations of any branch office in this State of an out-of-state state bank as the Commissioner may deem necessary to determine whether such branch office is operating in compliance with the laws of this State and to ensure that the branch office is being operated in a safe and sound manner. The provisions of this title shall apply to such examinations.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795J
- Bank: means a Delaware state bank, out-of-state state bank, Delaware national bank or out-of-state national bank. See Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795
- Bank holding company: has the meaning specified in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, 12 U. See Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795
- Branch office: has the meaning specified in § 770 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795
- Delaware state bank: means a bank (as defined in § 101 of this title) chartered under the laws of this State. See Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795
- Out-of-state state bank: means a state bank, as defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended, at 12 U. See Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795
- Savings and loan holding company: has the meaning specified in the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended, at 12 U. See Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 795
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Commissioner may require periodic reports regarding any out-of-state state bank that maintains a branch office in this State and from any bank holding company or savings and loan holding company that controls such out-of-state state bank, for the purpose of ensuring continuing compliance with the provisions of this title. Such reports shall be provided by such out-of-state state bank or by the regulatory authority having primary responsibility for such out-of-state state bank.
(c) The Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with the appropriate regulatory authorities for the periodic examination of any branch office in this State of an out-of-state state bank or of any branch office in another state of a Delaware state bank, and may accept reports of examination and other records from such authorities in lieu of conducting the Commissioner’s own examination. The Commissioner may enter into joint actions with other regulatory authorities with respect to such branch offices or may take such actions independently to carry out the Commissioner’s responsibilities to assure the safety and soundness of any bank or branch office in this State and to assure compliance with applicable Delaware banking laws.
(d) Each out-of-state state bank that maintains one or more branch offices in this State may be assessed and, if assessed, shall pay supervisory and examination fees in accordance with the laws of this State and regulations of the Commissioner.
70 Del. Laws, c. 112, § ?15; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 25, § ?20;