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A.  In accordance with the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the office of financial institutions, any Louisiana state-chartered financial institution may receive deposits, renew time deposits, close loans, service loans, and receive payments on loans and other obligations as an agent for any other financial institution.

B.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Louisiana financial institution acting as an agent in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall not be considered to be a branch of the other financial institution for which it acts as agent.

C.  In acting as an agent pursuant to this Section, a state-chartered bank may:

(1)  Conduct any activity which such institution is not prohibited from conducting as a principal under any applicable federal or state law, or

(2)  As a principal, have an agent conduct under this Section any activity which the institution is not prohibited from conducting under any applicable federal or state law.

D.  No provision of this Section shall be construed as affecting either of the following:

(1)  The authority of any financial institution to act as an agent on behalf of any other financial institution under any other provision of law.

(2)  Whether a financial institution which conducts any activity as an agent on behalf of any other financial institution under any other provision of law shall be considered to be a branch of such other institution.

E.  Agency relationships by and between financial institutions as provided in this Section shall be on terms that are consistent with safe and sound banking practices and all applicable regulations of any appropriate state or federal banking supervisory agency.

Acts 1986, No. 577, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1995, No. 1249, §1.