Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 28 > Article 2 > Chapter 18 - Interstate Bank Branching

• acquisition of a branch: means the acquisition of a branch or branches located in a host state, without engaging in an interstate merger transaction (as defined in IC 28-2-17-15). See Indiana Code 28-2-18-3
• bank: has the meaning set forth in 12 U. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-4
• bank holding company: has the meaning set forth in 12 U. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-5
• bank supervisory agency: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 28-2-18-6

• branch: has the meaning set forth in IC 28-2-13-7. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-7
• control: shall be construed consistently with the provisions of 12 U. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-8
• 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.
• de novo branch: means a branch of a bank located in a host state that:

  Indiana Code 28-2-18-10

• department: refers to the department of financial institutions. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-9
• director: refers to the director of the department. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-11
• 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.
• 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}
• home state: means the following:

  Indiana Code 28-2-18-12

• home state regulator: means , with respect to an out-of-state state bank, the bank supervisory agency of the state in which such bank is organized or reorganized. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-13
• host state: means a state, other than the home state of a bank, in which the bank:

  Indiana Code 28-2-18-14

• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Indiana state bank: means a bank organized or reorganized under the laws of Indiana. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-15
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
• out-of-state bank: means a bank whose home state is a state other than Indiana. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-16
• out-of-state state bank: means a bank organized or reorganized under the laws of any state other than Indiana. See Indiana Code 28-2-18-17
• state: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 28-2-18-18

• 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