§ 9-1005. Prohibited acquisitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandFinancial InstitutionsEffective: April 10, 2012
Effective: April 10, 2012
MD Code, Financial Institutions, § 9-1005
§ 9-1005. Prohibited acquisitions
(a) Except as expressly permitted by federal law or Title 5, Subtitle 11 of this article, a savings and loan association or savings and loan holding company that is not a Maryland association, an interstate association, an out-of-state association, a Maryland savings and loan holding company, or an out-of-state savings and loan holding company may not acquire a Maryland association, a Maryland savings and loan holding company, an interstate association, or an out-of-state savings and loan holding company having a Maryland association subsidiary.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if a Maryland association, interstate association, Maryland savings and loan holding company, or out-of-state savings and loan holding company ceases to be a Maryland association, interstate association, Maryland savings and loan holding company, or out-of-state savings and loan holding company, as defined in this subtitle, the association or savings and loan holding company shall, within 2 years, divest itself of all deposit-taking offices in Maryland, Maryland associations, and Maryland savings and loan holding companies.
(ii) A savings and loan association or savings and loan holding company having deposit-taking offices in a jurisdiction other than within the region is acquired in the regular course of securing or collecting a debt previously contracted in good faith, and the savings and loan association or savings and loan holding company divests the securities or assets acquired within 2 years of the date of acquisition; or
(c) Any acquisition which would result in an association chartered under this title, or under the laws of any other state, having a deposit-taking office in Maryland is prohibited.
(d)(1) The Division Director may enforce the provisions of this section through the imposition of penalties up to $500 per day each day the violation continues to exist, the issuance of cease and desist orders under § 8-401 of this article, and any other remedies as are provided by law.
Credits
Added by Acts 1987, c. 544, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1990, c. 149, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012.
MD Code, Financial Institutions, § 9-1005, MD FIN INST § 9-1005
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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