2013 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 666 - Major Organizational Changes; Bank Holding Companies; Interstate Banking
NRS 666.410 - Establishment or acquisition of Nevada branch by out-of-state depository institution or out-of-state holding company.
1. An out-of-state depository institution without a branch in Nevada or an out-of-state holding company without a depository institution in Nevada may not establish a de novo branch in this State or acquire, through merger or otherwise, a branch of a depository institution in Nevada without acquiring the institution itself or its charter, except that, with the written approval of the Commissioner:
(a) An out-of-state depository institution without a branch in Nevada may establish a branch office or acquire an existing branch in a county whose population is less than 100,000 without acquiring or merging with a Nevada depository institution or a Nevada holding company. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an out-of-state depository institution that establishes or acquires a branch office pursuant to this paragraph continues to be considered an out-of-state depository institution without a branch in Nevada for the purposes of all other provisions of this chapter.
(b) An out-of-state depository institution without a branch in Nevada which is owned or controlled by a holding company that is entitled to the exemption set forth in section 4(c)(i) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(i), may acquire an existing branch in Nevada without acquiring or merging with a Nevada depository institution or a Nevada holding company.
2. An out-of-state depository institution that on or before April 1, 2007, has, pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, established or acquired, or been approved by the Commissioner to establish or acquire, a branch in a county whose population is less than 100,000, may establish or acquire a branch in a county whose population is 100,000 or more so long as the out-of-state depository institution continues to operate a branch in a county whose population is less than 100,000.
3. An out-of-state depository institution that establishes or acquires a branch office pursuant to this section may issue a credit card pursuant to the provisions of chapter 97A of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1555; A 2005, 651; 2007, 654)
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