2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 6 - Banks and Banking
RS 6:1302 - Examination

§1302. Examination

A. The commissioner either in person or through an employee appointed by him shall visit and examine each savings bank on a recurring schedule consonant with the use to the fullest extent possible of the resources of the office in accordance with good examination practice. On every examination, inquiry shall be made as to the quality of the assets and the condition and resources of the savings bank, and may be made into the mode of conducting business and managing its affairs, the action of its directors, the investment and disposition of its funds, the safety and prudence of its management, the compliance with the requirements of its articles of incorporation and this Title in the administration of its affairs, and other matters as the commissioner may determine. In the course of such examination, the commissioner shall also examine in the same manner all entities, companies, and individuals which the commissioner determines may have a relationship with the savings bank or any subsidiary or entity affiliated with it, if the relationship may adversely affect the affairs, activities, and safety and soundness of the savings bank, including:

(1) Companies, controlled by the savings bank;

(2) Entities, including companies controlled by the company or individual or individuals which or who control the savings bank; and

(3) The company or other entity which controls or owns the savings bank.

B. The commissioner may promulgate regulations to implement and administer this Part.

C. The commissioner or the commissioner's examiners or other formally designated agents are authorized to administer oaths and to examine and to take and preserve testimony under oath as to anything in the affairs or ownership of any such bank or institution or affiliate thereof.

Acts 1990, No. 816, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.