(a) A state bank shall apply to the commissioner to amend its charter or to change its location or the location of any of its branches. The change of location shall be consistent with § 45-2-614.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-218

  • 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.
  • Bank: means any person, as hereinafter defined, doing a banking business subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction and, for the purposes of supervision, examination and liquidation, includes industrial investment companies and industrial banks authorized by chapter 5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) An application for an amendment of the charter shall be authorized by the vote of at least a majority of the outstanding voting stock at a meeting of stockholders except as provided by § 48-20-102(1)-(7).
(c) Notice of the application shall be sent to the persons and organizations that the commissioner may require.
(d) In making a determination, the commissioner shall consider whether the public convenience and advantage would be served by granting the application and shall be guided by the standards prescribed for the approval of an application for a charter, insofar as they are reasonably applicable.
(e) Any amendment to the charter of an incorporated bank increasing or decreasing its capital stock or otherwise must be recorded in accordance with § 45-2-205(c).
(f) Any other provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bank that was exercising fiduciary powers on April 2, 1969, may continue to exercise the powers without changing any provisions of its charter.
(g) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the name, address, and zip code of each incorporator does not need to be set forth in a restated charter.
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