Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 31A > Article 8C - Provision of Financially-Related Services by Banks and Bank Holding Companies

• affiliate: means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company. See West Virginia Code 31A-1-2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10