Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-2109

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Company: includes a bank, trust company, corporation, partnership, association, business or other trust, or similar business entity. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, trust, estate, partnership, joint venture, or association. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State trust company: means a corporation or limited liability company organized or reorganized under the Tennessee Banking Act, compiled in this chapter and chapter 2 of this title, whose purposes and powers are limited to fiduciary purposes and power, including a trust company previously organized under the laws of this state. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103

Section 45-2-103(a), including the requirement to file an application and receive the prior approval of the commissioner, shall apply to a change of control in a state trust company or a controlling person of a state trust company. In the case of a change of control in a controlling person, the commissioner may waive the filing of an application if, in the commissioner’s discretion, the change in control does not pose any risk to the public. Along with the change of control application the commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, require fingerprints and consent to a criminal history records check, or an international criminal background investigation, as provided in § 45-2-2103(b).