The amount of capital of any such corporation may not be less than one million dollars, with no less than five hundred thousand dollars of that amount in liquid assets. The state banking board may require such additional capital, surplus, and undivided profits as it may determine necessary to properly serve the area and to protect the public interests. The state banking board shall take into consideration peer group ratios, or federal standards and guidelines, when determining whether any additional capital is required.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-05-03

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Banking: means the business of receiving deposits, making loans, discounting commercial paper, issuing drafts, traveler's checks, and similar instruments, handling and making collections, cashing checks and drafts, and buying and selling exchange. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • board: when used in this title includes the state banking board and the state credit union board. See North Dakota Code 6-01-03
  • capital: as used in this title embraces the amount of outstanding capital notes and debentures legally issued by any banking institution. See North Dakota Code 6-03-42
  • 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 the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49