(a) With the approval of the commissioner, a Connecticut bank may relocate its main office anywhere within the state.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-81

  • Bank: means a Connecticut bank or a federal bank. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
  • 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
  • Connecticut bank: means a bank and trust company, savings bank or savings and loan association chartered or organized under the laws of this state. 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) The commissioner, before granting an approval under subsection (a) of this section, shall consider: (1) The population of the area to be served by the proposed relocation of the main office of the Connecticut bank; (2) the adequacy of existing banking facilities; (3) the economic need for such proposed relocation; and (4) the convenience and necessity to the public of the proposed relocation.