Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 28 > Article 2 > Chapter 14 - Indiana Bank Holding Companies

• acquire: means directly or indirectly:

  Indiana Code 28-2-14-1

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• bank: means a financial institution:

  Indiana Code 28-2-14-2

• bank holding company: means any company that controls one (1) or more banks. See Indiana Code 28-2-14-3
• bank subsidiary: means a bank controlled by a bank holding company. See Indiana Code 28-2-14-4
• Community Reinvestment Act: The Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977. ^{Source: OCC}
• company: means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint-stock company, business trust, voting trust, joint venture, association, or similar organization, domestic or foreign. See Indiana Code 28-2-14-5
• control: means directly or indirectly:

  Indiana Code 28-2-14-6

• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• department: refers to the department of financial institutions created under IC 28-11-1-1. See Indiana Code 28-2-14-7
• deposits: means the sum of the total demand deposits and total time and savings deposits of a particular bank as shown in its most recently filed consolidated report of condition in the possession of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other supervising agency. See Indiana Code 28-2-14-8
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5