Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an industrial loan company or industrial bank is prohibited from establishing or maintaining any deposit production office, loan production office, or one or more bank branches for the purpose of conducting any banking business within this state, whether by de novo charter, branching, or merger with another institution. As used in this section, the terms “industrial loan company” and “industrial bank” include any company chartered under the laws of any state that:

(1) Is insured or regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 362.078

  • Bank: means any corporation soliciting, receiving or accepting money, or its equivalent, on deposit as a business, whether the deposit is made subject to check, or is evidenced by a certificate of deposit, a passbook, a note, a receipt, or other writing, and specifically a commercial bank chartered under this chapter or a national bank located in this state. See Missouri Laws 362.010
  • 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: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Engages in one or more banking activities; and

(3) Is owned, directly or indirectly, by a commercial entity that is not a bank holding company or a financial holding company subject to regulation under the Federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.