La. Rev. Stat. § 6:544
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Organization of financial service center banks
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A. Financial service center banks shall be organized in the manner provided in Subchapter A of Chapter 3 of this Title, except that:
(1) The articles of incorporation of a financial service center bank shall expressly provide that such bank shall limit its activities to only those authorized in this Part.
(2) At least one of the organizers or directors of a financial service center bank must be a resident of Louisiana.
(3) A financial service center bank shall include the phrase "financial service center bank" in its corporate name.
(4) A financial service center bank organized under this Part shall have a minimum initial capital of five million dollars.
(5) A financial service center bank may not merge with or acquire another financial institution domiciled in this state, nor may a financial service center bank convert into another type of financial institution.
B. In addition to the criteria provided in R.S. 6:214, to the extent applicable, the commissioner shall consider the unemployment figures for the community in which the proposed financial service center bank is to be located when granting a charter for such an institution.
Acts 1987, No. 808, §1.
(1) The articles of incorporation of a financial service center bank shall expressly provide that such bank shall limit its activities to only those authorized in this Part.
(2) At least one of the organizers or directors of a financial service center bank must be a resident of Louisiana.
(3) A financial service center bank shall include the phrase "financial service center bank" in its corporate name.
(4) A financial service center bank organized under this Part shall have a minimum initial capital of five million dollars.
(5) A financial service center bank may not merge with or acquire another financial institution domiciled in this state, nor may a financial service center bank convert into another type of financial institution.
B. In addition to the criteria provided in R.S. 6:214, to the extent applicable, the commissioner shall consider the unemployment figures for the community in which the proposed financial service center bank is to be located when granting a charter for such an institution.
Acts 1987, No. 808, §1.
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