2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 34 - Banking, Financial Institutions and Money
CHAPTER 25 - SOUTH CAROLINA BANKING AND BRANCHING EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1996
SECTION 34-25-260. Findings of board.
An interstate merger transaction prior to June 1, 1997, involving a South Carolina bank shall not be consummated, and any out-of-state bank resulting from such a merger shall not operate any branch in South Carolina, unless the board first (i) finds that the laws of the home state of each out-of-state bank involved in the interstate merger transaction permits South Carolina state banks, under substantially the same terms and conditions as are set forth in this article, to acquire banks and establish and maintain branches in that state by means of interstate merger transactions, (ii) concludes that the resulting out-of-state bank has complied with all applicable requirements of South Carolina law and has agreed in writing to comply with the laws of this State applicable to its operation of branches in South Carolina, and (iii) certifies to the federal bank supervisory agency having authority to approve the interstate merger transaction that the conditions and requirements of this article have been met.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 310, Section 2, eff July 1, 1996.
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