(a) The Banking Commissioner may issue a license to any international trade and investment corporation that submits an application pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and meets the requirements of this section and sections 36a-636b to 36a-636e, inclusive.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-636a

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Commissioner: means the Banking Commissioner and, with respect to any function of the commissioner, includes any person authorized or designated by the commissioner to carry out that function. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means a member of the governing board of a financial institution. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
  • Executive officer: means every officer of a Connecticut bank who participates or has authority to participate, otherwise than in the capacity of a director, in major policy-making functions of such bank, regardless of whether such officer has an official title or whether that title contains a designation of assistant and regardless of whether such officer is serving without salary or other compensation. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Licensee: means any person who is licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this title. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
  • State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2

(b) An application for a license shall be in writing upon forms acceptable to the commissioner and shall contain: (1) The full name and address of the applicant; (2) if the applicant is a corporation, each of the officers and directors thereof; (3) a statement of the assets and liabilities of the applicant in such form as the commissioner requires; (4) a copy of the applicant’s business plan; (5) proof that the applicant is in compliance with applicable state and federal laws; and (6) such other information and exhibits as the commissioner shall require.

(c) The commissioner, at any time and in accordance with § 29-17a, may arrange for a state and national criminal history records check of each principal, executive officer and director of the applicant or licensee.

(d) Upon the filing of the required application and license fee, the commissioner shall investigate the facts and may issue a license if the commissioner finds that:

(1) The applicant has a net worth that is adequate for the applicant to transact business as an international trade and investment corporation, but in no case less than two million five hundred thousand dollars;

(2) If the applicant is a corporation, the directors and officers of the applicant are each of good character, each competent to perform their functions with respect to the applicant and collectively adequate to manage the business of the applicant as an international trade and investment corporation;

(3) It is reasonable to believe that the applicant, if licensed, will comply with all applicable provisions of sections 36a-636 to 36a-636e, inclusive, and of any regulation adopted pursuant to § 36a-636f; and

(4) The licensing of the applicant will promote the public convenience and advantage.

(e) Nothing in this section, § 36a-636 and sections 36a-636b to 36a-636f, inclusive, shall be deemed to require an international trade and investment corporation to be licensed by the commissioner.