Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 6-1605
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Application for license - Approval or disapproval
Official statutory text
Application for license; approval or disapproval.
A. Every international banking corporation, before being
licensed by the Commissioner to act in a liaison capacity or to
transact a banking business in this state, or before maintaining in
this state any office to carry on such business or any part thereof,
shall subscribe and acknowledge, and submit to the Board a separate
application which shall state:
1. The name of such international banking corporation;
2. The location by street and post office address and county
where its business is to be transacted in this state and the name of
the person who shall be in charge of the business and affairs of
such agency or representative office;
3. The location where its initial registered office will be
located in this state;
4. The amount of its capital actually paid in and the amount
subscribed for and unpaid; and
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5. The total amount of the capital accounts of such
international banking corporation, which must be at least Twenty-
five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) for the establishment of an
international bank agency and Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00)
for the establishment of a representative office; and a complete and
detailed statement of its financial condition as of a date within
one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of such application,
except that the Board in its discretion may, when necessary or
expedient, accept such statement of financial condition as of a date
the Board determines to be acceptable. The Board in its discretion
may, when necessary or expedient, require an opinion audit or the
equivalent.
B. The Board may disallow any illegally obtained currency,
monetary instruments, funds, or other financial resources from the
capitalization requirements of this section.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5 of subsection
A of this section, the Board may approve such application if:
1. The international corporation has been in the business of
banking for at least ten (10) years and has been empowered under the
laws of the country in which it is organized and licensed to receive
deposits without restriction from the general public and to engage
in such other activities as are usual in connection with the
business of banking in the country where such foreign institution is
organized and licensed;
2. The international banking corporation is ranked by the
banking or supervisory authority of the country in which it is
organized and licensed as one of the five largest banks in that
country in terms of domestic deposits, as of the date of the
statement of its financial condition as required by paragraph 5 of
subsection A of this section; and
3. The Board received a certificate issued by the banking or
supervisory authority of the country in which the international
banking corporation is organized and licensed stating that the
international banking corporation is duly organized and licensed and
lawfully existing in good standing, and is empowered to conduct a
general banking business.
Provided, the Board may specify such other conditions as it may
deem appropriate, considering the public interest, the need to
maintain a sound and competitive banking system, and the
preservation of an environment conducive to the conduct of an
international banking business in the state.
D. At the time such application is submitted to the Board, such
corporation shall also submit a duly authenticated copy of its
articles and an authenticated copy of its bylaws, or an equivalent
thereof satisfactory to the Board. Such corporation shall also
submit a certificate issued by the banking or supervisory authority
of the country in which the international banking corporation is
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organized and licensed stating that the international banking
f its
articles and an authenticated copy of its bylaws, or an equivalent
thereof satisfactory to the Board. Such corporation shall also
submit a certificate issued by the banking or supervisory authority
of the country in which the international banking corporation is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 203
organized and licensed stating that the international banking
corporation is duly organized and licensed and lawfully existing in
good standing and has not been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or
nolo contendere to, a violation of any currency transaction
reporting or money laundering law which may exist in the country.
E. Application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Board
and shall contain such information as the Board may require.
F. The Board may, in its discretion, approve or disapprove the
application, but shall not approve such application unless, in its
opinion, the applicant meets each and every requirement of the
International Bank Act and of all other applicable provisions of the
Oklahoma Banking Code. In the processing of applications, the time
limitations under the Administrative Procedures Act shall not apply
as to approval or disapproval of the application.
A. Every international banking corporation, before being
licensed by the Commissioner to act in a liaison capacity or to
transact a banking business in this state, or before maintaining in
this state any office to carry on such business or any part thereof,
shall subscribe and acknowledge, and submit to the Board a separate
application which shall state:
1. The name of such international banking corporation;
2. The location by street and post office address and county
where its business is to be transacted in this state and the name of
the person who shall be in charge of the business and affairs of
such agency or representative office;
3. The location where its initial registered office will be
located in this state;
4. The amount of its capital actually paid in and the amount
subscribed for and unpaid; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 202
5. The total amount of the capital accounts of such
international banking corporation, which must be at least Twenty-
five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) for the establishment of an
international bank agency and Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00)
for the establishment of a representative office; and a complete and
detailed statement of its financial condition as of a date within
one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of such application,
except that the Board in its discretion may, when necessary or
expedient, accept such statement of financial condition as of a date
the Board determines to be acceptable. The Board in its discretion
may, when necessary or expedient, require an opinion audit or the
equivalent.
B. The Board may disallow any illegally obtained currency,
monetary instruments, funds, or other financial resources from the
capitalization requirements of this section.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5 of subsection
A of this section, the Board may approve such application if:
1. The international corporation has been in the business of
banking for at least ten (10) years and has been empowered under the
laws of the country in which it is organized and licensed to receive
deposits without restriction from the general public and to engage
in such other activities as are usual in connection with the
business of banking in the country where such foreign institution is
organized and licensed;
2. The international banking corporation is ranked by the
banking or supervisory authority of the country in which it is
organized and licensed as one of the five largest banks in that
country in terms of domestic deposits, as of the date of the
statement of its financial condition as required by paragraph 5 of
subsection A of this section; and
3. The Board received a certificate issued by the banking or
supervisory authority of the country in which the international
banking corporation is organized and licensed stating that the
international banking corporation is duly organized and licensed and
lawfully existing in good standing, and is empowered to conduct a
general banking business.
Provided, the Board may specify such other conditions as it may
deem appropriate, considering the public interest, the need to
maintain a sound and competitive banking system, and the
preservation of an environment conducive to the conduct of an
international banking business in the state.
D. At the time such application is submitted to the Board, such
corporation shall also submit a duly authenticated copy of its
articles and an authenticated copy of its bylaws, or an equivalent
thereof satisfactory to the Board. Such corporation shall also
submit a certificate issued by the banking or supervisory authority
of the country in which the international banking corporation is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 203
organized and licensed stating that the international banking
f its
articles and an authenticated copy of its bylaws, or an equivalent
thereof satisfactory to the Board. Such corporation shall also
submit a certificate issued by the banking or supervisory authority
of the country in which the international banking corporation is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 203
organized and licensed stating that the international banking
corporation is duly organized and licensed and lawfully existing in
good standing and has not been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or
nolo contendere to, a violation of any currency transaction
reporting or money laundering law which may exist in the country.
E. Application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Board
and shall contain such information as the Board may require.
F. The Board may, in its discretion, approve or disapprove the
application, but shall not approve such application unless, in its
opinion, the applicant meets each and every requirement of the
International Bank Act and of all other applicable provisions of the
Oklahoma Banking Code. In the processing of applications, the time
limitations under the Administrative Procedures Act shall not apply
as to approval or disapproval of the application.
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