Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 6-506
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Out-of-state bank holding companies - Acquisitions
Official statutory text
A. An out-of-state bank holding company, upon approval by the
Federal Reserve Board, may acquire an unlimited number of banks,
bank holding companies and multibank holding companies. Any
acquisition made pursuant to the provisions of this section may
include assets and liabilities of the bank, bank holding company or
multibank holding company and all branches and facilities thereof.
B. No out-of-state bank holding company shall be permitted to
acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of any bank, bank
holding company, or multibank holding company, except in compliance
with this section.
C. No acquisition provided for in this section shall be
permitted unless the approval of the Federal Reserve Board required
pursuant to subsection A of this section:
1. Includes, for all acquisitions, a finding that:
a. notice of intent to acquire has been published in a
newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or
counties where the bank or banks to be acquired are
located and that a notice of intent to acquire has
been mailed by certified mail with return receipt
requested to each person owning stock in the bank,
bank holding company or multibank holding company to
be acquired,
b. the reports required by the Federal Reserve Board in
order to assess the out-of-state bank holding
company's record of meeting the credit needs of its
entire community as required under the provisions of
Section 2903 of Title 12 of the United States Code
have been placed on file as a matter of public record
with the Oklahoma State Banking Department, and
c. the bank and, if acquired indirectly, its bank holding
company or multibank holding company immediately after
the acquisition meets the capital adequacy guidelines
of the appropriate federal financial supervisory
agency; and
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2. Includes, for any acquisition of a majority of the voting
shares, a finding that the acquisition has been approved by the
board of directors and a majority of the voting shares of the bank
or of its parent bank holding company or multibank holding company.
D. All limitations and restrictions of the Oklahoma Banking
Code applicable to banks, bank holding companies and multibank
holding companies shall apply to a bank, bank holding company or
multibank holding company which becomes a subsidiary of an out-of-
state bank holding company and to such out-of-state bank holding
company. In addition, any bank which becomes a subsidiary of an
out-of-state bank holding company shall maintain current reports
showing the bank's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire
community as required by the bank's federal financial supervisory
agency under Section 2903 of Title 12 of the United States Code on
file as a matter of public record with the Department.
E. Any out-of-state bank holding company which controls a bank,
a bank holding company or multibank holding company shall be subject
to laws of this state and rules of its agencies relating to the
acquisition, ownership, and operation of banks, bank holding
companies and multibank holding companies.
F. The Board shall have the power to enforce the prohibitions
provided for in this section by requiring divestiture and through
the imposition of fines and penalties, the issuance of cease and
desist orders, and such other remedies as are provided by law.
G. Any final order of the Board shall be appealable pursuant to
the provisions of Section 207 of this title.
Federal Reserve Board, may acquire an unlimited number of banks,
bank holding companies and multibank holding companies. Any
acquisition made pursuant to the provisions of this section may
include assets and liabilities of the bank, bank holding company or
multibank holding company and all branches and facilities thereof.
B. No out-of-state bank holding company shall be permitted to
acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of any bank, bank
holding company, or multibank holding company, except in compliance
with this section.
C. No acquisition provided for in this section shall be
permitted unless the approval of the Federal Reserve Board required
pursuant to subsection A of this section:
1. Includes, for all acquisitions, a finding that:
a. notice of intent to acquire has been published in a
newspaper of general paid circulation in the county or
counties where the bank or banks to be acquired are
located and that a notice of intent to acquire has
been mailed by certified mail with return receipt
requested to each person owning stock in the bank,
bank holding company or multibank holding company to
be acquired,
b. the reports required by the Federal Reserve Board in
order to assess the out-of-state bank holding
company's record of meeting the credit needs of its
entire community as required under the provisions of
Section 2903 of Title 12 of the United States Code
have been placed on file as a matter of public record
with the Oklahoma State Banking Department, and
c. the bank and, if acquired indirectly, its bank holding
company or multibank holding company immediately after
the acquisition meets the capital adequacy guidelines
of the appropriate federal financial supervisory
agency; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 82
2. Includes, for any acquisition of a majority of the voting
shares, a finding that the acquisition has been approved by the
board of directors and a majority of the voting shares of the bank
or of its parent bank holding company or multibank holding company.
D. All limitations and restrictions of the Oklahoma Banking
Code applicable to banks, bank holding companies and multibank
holding companies shall apply to a bank, bank holding company or
multibank holding company which becomes a subsidiary of an out-of-
state bank holding company and to such out-of-state bank holding
company. In addition, any bank which becomes a subsidiary of an
out-of-state bank holding company shall maintain current reports
showing the bank's record of meeting the credit needs of its entire
community as required by the bank's federal financial supervisory
agency under Section 2903 of Title 12 of the United States Code on
file as a matter of public record with the Department.
E. Any out-of-state bank holding company which controls a bank,
a bank holding company or multibank holding company shall be subject
to laws of this state and rules of its agencies relating to the
acquisition, ownership, and operation of banks, bank holding
companies and multibank holding companies.
F. The Board shall have the power to enforce the prohibitions
provided for in this section by requiring divestiture and through
the imposition of fines and penalties, the issuance of cease and
desist orders, and such other remedies as are provided by law.
G. Any final order of the Board shall be appealable pursuant to
the provisions of Section 207 of this title.
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