Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 6-407
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Amendment - Trust powers
Official statutory text
Any bank heretofore organized not authorized by its certificate
of incorporation to exercise trust powers may file an application
with the State Banking Commissioner requesting such authority.
1. The application must be approved by majority vote of the
outstanding voting stock and the resolution so adopted must be duly
verified by the president or cashier of the bank.
2. In passing upon the application, the Commissioner will give
consideration to the following matters and to any other facts and
circumstances the Commissioner deems proper:
a. whether the bank has sufficient capital to exercise
the fiduciary powers applied for, which capital shall
be no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00),
b. the proposed market for fiduciary services and the
probable volume of such fiduciary business available
to the bank,
c. the general condition of the bank, including the
adequacy of its capital in relation to the character
and condition of its assets and to its deposit
liabilities and other corporate responsibilities,
including the exercise of fiduciary powers,
d. the general character and ability of the management of
the bank,
e. the nature of the supervision to be given to the
fiduciary activities, including the qualifications,
experience and character of the proposed officer or
officers of the trust department, and
f. whether the bank has available legal counsel to advise
and pass upon fiduciary matters whenever necessary.
3. The qualifying bank may, by appropriate amendment to its
certificate of incorporation, change its name by adding thereto, "&
Trust Company" or "and Trust Company".
4. An application for authority to exercise trust powers shall
be accompanied by a fee as set by rule of the Banking Board.
of incorporation to exercise trust powers may file an application
with the State Banking Commissioner requesting such authority.
1. The application must be approved by majority vote of the
outstanding voting stock and the resolution so adopted must be duly
verified by the president or cashier of the bank.
2. In passing upon the application, the Commissioner will give
consideration to the following matters and to any other facts and
circumstances the Commissioner deems proper:
a. whether the bank has sufficient capital to exercise
the fiduciary powers applied for, which capital shall
be no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00),
b. the proposed market for fiduciary services and the
probable volume of such fiduciary business available
to the bank,
c. the general condition of the bank, including the
adequacy of its capital in relation to the character
and condition of its assets and to its deposit
liabilities and other corporate responsibilities,
including the exercise of fiduciary powers,
d. the general character and ability of the management of
the bank,
e. the nature of the supervision to be given to the
fiduciary activities, including the qualifications,
experience and character of the proposed officer or
officers of the trust department, and
f. whether the bank has available legal counsel to advise
and pass upon fiduciary matters whenever necessary.
3. The qualifying bank may, by appropriate amendment to its
certificate of incorporation, change its name by adding thereto, "&
Trust Company" or "and Trust Company".
4. An application for authority to exercise trust powers shall
be accompanied by a fee as set by rule of the Banking Board.
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