Ohio Code 1119.18 – Approving or taking action
When the laws of this state require an action by or regarding a foreign bank or a representative office, agency, or branch of a foreign bank licensed under this chapter to be approved or taken by the board of directors, the action may be approved or taken by either of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1119.18
- Foreign bank: includes , without limitation, a foreign commercial bank, foreign merchant bank, or other foreign institution that engages in banking activities usually conducted in connection with the business of banking in the country that granted its charter or countries where the foreign institution is operating. See Ohio Code 1119.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) The governing body of the foreign bank having authority, under the laws of the country where the foreign bank is chartered, that is comparable to the authority of the board of directors of a bank doing business under authority granted by the superintendent of financial institutions;
(B) Any person or group of persons, such as a committee, to whom the authority to approve or take the action has been properly delegated in accordance with the laws of the country where the foreign bank is chartered.