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Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-13B-114

  • agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as is set forth in Section 1(b)(1) of the Federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • bank: as used in this article shall not in any event include a foreign bank or a branch or agency of a foreign bank. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 1(b)(3) of the Federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • foreign bank: means any company organized under the laws of a foreign country, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, that engages directly in the business of banking. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • superintendent: means the superintendent then in office and, where appropriate, all of his or her successors and predecessors in office. See Alabama Code 5-13B-41

If the superintendent finds that any of the factors set forth in Section 5-13B-113 are true with respect to any foreign bank which is licensed to maintain an Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency and that it is necessary for the protection of the interests of creditors of the foreign bank‘s business in this state or, in any case, for the protection of the public interest that the superintendent immediately suspend or revoke the license of the foreign bank, the superintendent may issue, without notice or hearing, an order suspending or revoking the license of the foreign bank for a period of up to 90 days, pending investigation or hearing.