(A) A proposed bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or savings bank may not engage in business except as allowed under § 34-1-160 until the board approves the charter. In addition to the requirements set forth in § 34-1-180, the board may not issue the charter until the board is satisfied that the proposed bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or savings bank has done each of the following:

(1) received payment in United States currency for the purchase of shares and will have required satisfactory capital upon commencing business, in each case in at least the amount required by the board’s order approving the application;

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 34-1-200

  • 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.
  • bank: as used in this title must be construed to include all institutions doing any kind of banking business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, excluding a savings bank, and "building and loan association" as used in this title must be construed to include a mutual or stock savings association, savings and loan association, or savings bank and all other institutions doing any kind of building and loan business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. See South Carolina Code 34-1-10

(2) elected the proposed officers and directors named in the application or other officers and directors approved by the board;

(3) secured deposit insurance from the FDIC;

(4) complied with all requirements of the board’s order approving the application for a charter; and

(5) made preparations that would indicate readiness to commence the business of banking in the reasonable discretion of the board upon a preopening examination.

(B) The charter approved by the board must set forth any trust powers of the bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or savings bank that may be full or partial trust powers.

(C) If a bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or savings bank does not open and engage in the business of banking within six months after the date its charter is issued or within such longer period as may be permitted by the board, the board shall revoke the charter.

(D) If the board determines that a charter should not be issued following board approval, the board shall issue an order revoking the charter, and the applicant may appeal that decision to the board. If the board upholds the revocation, the applicant may appeal the revocation to the Administrative Law Court pursuant to the rules of that court.

(E) Following the exhaustion of all appeals, the board may dissolve and liquidate the proposed bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or savings bank, or order the organizers to dissolve and liquidate the proposed bank, building and loan association, savings and loan association, or savings bank, if any one of the following occurs:

(1) the board does not issue a charter;

(2) the board denies approval of a charter; or

(3) the charter is revoked by the board pursuant to subsection (C) or other applicable law.