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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 5-1014

  • 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) An out-of-state bank that proposes to establish a branch in this State:

(1) Shall qualify under § 7-203 of the Corporations and Associations Article to do business in the State as a foreign corporation; and

(2) Within 15 days of filing a branch application with the appropriate bank supervisory agency, shall provide the Commissioner with a copy of the branch application.

(b) An out-of-state bank that does not have a branch in this State on September 29, 1995, may not establish a branch in this State before June 1, 1997, unless the laws of that bank’s home state would permit a banking institution to establish a branch in that state under substantially similar conditions as those imposed by this subtitle.

(c) An out-of-state bank that has a branch in this State may establish additional branches in this State to the same extent as a banking institution or to the extent otherwise permitted by federal law.