Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 384-F - The New Hampshire International Banking Act

• Agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 1(b)(1) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• bank: as used in this chapter shall not in any event include a foreign bank or a branch or agency of a foreign bank. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Bank holding company: "subsidiary" and "affiliate" have the same meaning as set forth in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Bank Holding Company Act: means the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Bank supervisory agency: means :
  (a) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and any successor to these agencies;
  (b) Any agency of another state with primary responsibility for chartering and supervising banks; and
  (c) Any agency of a country (including any colonies, dependencies, possessions, or political subdivisions thereof) other than the United States. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 1(b)(3) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Commissioner: means the New Hampshire bank commissioner. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• control: shall be construed consistently with the provisions of section 2(a)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• 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.
• depository institution: means any institution that is included for any purpose within the definitions of "insured depository institution" as set forth in sections 3(c)(2) and 3(c)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Federal agency: means an agency of a foreign bank that is licensed by the Comptroller of the Currency pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Federal branch: means a branch of a foreign bank that is licensed by the Comptroller of the Currency pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Federal Deposit Insurance Act: means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
• Foreign bank: means any company organized under the laws of a foreign country, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, that engages directly in the business of banking. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Home state: has the same meaning in reference to national banks, state banks, and bank holding companies as is set forth in section 44(f)(4) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act: means the federal Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, Public Law No. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Interstate branch: means a branch of a bank or a branch of a foreign bank, as the context may require, which is (or is to be) established after September 29, 1994, pursuant to the authority contained in the Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act, outside the home state of the bank or foreign bank. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Limited branch: means a branch of a foreign bank that accepts only such deposits as would be permissible for a corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act in accordance with the provisions of section 5(a)(7) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
• New Hampshire bank: means a New Hampshire state bank or a New Hampshire national bank. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• New Hampshire representative office: shall mean any such office that is located in this state. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• New Hampshire state agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall mean an agency of a foreign bank that is located in this state and licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• New Hampshire state bank: means a bank organized under the laws of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• New Hampshire state branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall mean a branch of a foreign bank that is located in this state and licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Out-of-state bank: means a bank, the home state of which is a state other than New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Out-of-state foreign bank: means a foreign bank the home state of which is a state other than New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• registered mail: when used in connection with the requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:32-a
• Representative office: shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 1(b)(15) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• State: has the same meaning as is set forth in section 3(a)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: when used in a geographical sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the American Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory of the United States; and, when used in a political sense, means the federal government of the United States. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 384-F:2