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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 9-633

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
The Commissioner:

(1) Shall review an application for conversion to a commercial bank;

(2) Shall determine:

(i) Whether the plan is fair to the stockholders of the converting association and the general public;

(ii) That insurance of the savings accounts will remain in effect after the conversion;

(iii) That, after conversion, the commercial bank will be in sound financial condition and will be soundly managed;

(iv) That conversion will not impair the capital of the association nor adversely affect the association’s operations; and

(v) That no person, member, employee, or otherwise will receive any inequitable gain or advantage by reason of the conversion;

(3) May require any changes that are necessary to ensure full disclosure of all material facts;

(4) May not issue a certificate of authority to commence business to a commercial bank unless all the requirements of this article governing a commercial bank have been met;

(5) May modify the initial capitalization requirements of the commercial bank if the Commissioner determines that a modification is:

(i) Reasonably required to protect the welfare of the commercial bank; and

(ii) Not detrimental to the public interest or to the commercial bank; and

(6) May adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this part.