Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 6-201

  • 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.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Banking institution” means an institution that is incorporated under the laws of the State as a State bank, trust company, or savings bank.

(c) “Collateral” means collateral that is listed under § 6-202 of this subtitle.

(d) “Deposit insurance” means insurance by:

(1) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or

(2) the Resolution Trust Corporation created under § 21A of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. § 1441a.).

(e) “Financial institution” means:

(1) any banking institution;

(2) any national banking association;

(3) an institution that is incorporated under the laws of any other state as a bank; and

(4) an institution that is incorporated under the laws of this State or of the United States as a savings and loan association.

(f) “National banking association” means an institution that is incorporated under federal law as a bank.

(g) “State money” for purposes of §§ 6-209 and 6-210 of this subtitle includes money in a bank account maintained under the control of an employee or official of the clerk of the court or register of wills.