No financial institution shall acquire more than five percent of the voting shares or otherwise gain control of any entity other than a financial institution without prior notice to the Commission.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 6.2-703

  • Acquire: means :

    1. See Virginia Code 6.2-700

  • Commission: means the State Corporation Commission. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
  • Entity: means any corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or other legal or commercial entity. See Virginia Code 6.2-100
  • Financial institution: means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer finance company, or credit union. See Virginia Code 6.2-100

1978, c. 683, § 6.1-383; 1983, cc. 193, 194; 2010, c. 794.