5 Del. C. § 793
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§ Â 793. Conversion of credit card institution on or after September 29, 1997.
Official statutory text
(a) Any credit card institution formed under Chapter 15 of this title, upon filing with the Commissioner an application in such form as the Commissioner shall from time to time prescribe, submitted and sworn to by the directors of the credit card institution, may become a bank which shall be deemed as having been formed under and which shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 7 of this title.
(b) Upon a determination that the applicant(s) have satisfied the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate certifying such compliance and ordering and approving the conversion of the credit card institution, which certificate shall be duly filed with the Secretary of State. A certified copy of such filing shall constitute the certificate authorizing commencement of business pursuant to § 733 of this title. From and after such filing, the credit card institution shall become a bank governed by the provisions of Chapters 7 and 8 of this title and any other law of this State regulating banks generally and shall not be subject to any provision of Chapter 15 of this title or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
(c) The resulting bank shall pay to the Commissioner an investigation fee of $1,150 which shall not be refundable and which shall be submitted with the application.
(b) Upon a determination that the applicant(s) have satisfied the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate certifying such compliance and ordering and approving the conversion of the credit card institution, which certificate shall be duly filed with the Secretary of State. A certified copy of such filing shall constitute the certificate authorizing commencement of business pursuant to § 733 of this title. From and after such filing, the credit card institution shall become a bank governed by the provisions of Chapters 7 and 8 of this title and any other law of this State regulating banks generally and shall not be subject to any provision of Chapter 15 of this title or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
(c) The resulting bank shall pay to the Commissioner an investigation fee of $1,150 which shall not be refundable and which shall be submitted with the application.
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