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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 12-207

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a foreign banking corporation may not have an office in this State for any purpose unless:

(1) The foreign banking corporation obtains from the Commissioner a permit for the office; or

(2) The office is authorized under:

(i) The Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 or other federal law; or

(ii) Title 5, Subtitle 9 or Subtitle 10 of this article.

(b) A foreign banking corporation that maintains another license issued by the Commissioner is exempt from obtaining a permit under this section.