Esheria Regulatory Atlas

Banking and finance in United States — Alabama

Financial services, banking, payments, credit, securities, and regulated finance. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

1,342 matching statutes

• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-13B-60 Purpose.

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  This provision says Alabama banking laws should not discriminate against Alabama banks or interstate branches owned or controlled by foreign banks or other foreign persons in a way that conflicts with federal law or U.S. policy.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 45-14-40 Branch Banks Authorized.

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  Banks established in Clay County may open and operate branches there, but only after getting written consent from the State Superintendent of Banks or the Comptroller of the currency, as applicable.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-7A-23 Declaration of Incorporation.

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  Before the superintendent issues the certificate, a majority of the bank’s directors must file a declaration of incorporation in the office where a certificate of incorporation would be filed.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-6A-1 Directors of Banks to Own Stock in Bank; Citizenship and Residence of Directors.

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  Bank directors must meet citizenship, stock ownership, and residency requirements, and people convicted of a felony or moral turpitude offense may not serve as directors.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 7-4-402 Bank’s Liability to Customer for Wrongful Dishonor; Time of Determining Insufficiency of Account.

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  A payor bank may dishonor a properly payable item only in the situations described here, and it may also dishonor an item that would create an overdraft unless it has agreed to pay the overdraft.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-11A-1.1 Branching of Trust Companies; Branching of Out-of-State Trust Companies; Reciprocity; Cooperative Agreements.

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  Certain corporations may establish offices, and the superintendent may allow out-of-state trust companies and banks to do the same if reciprocity exists.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-7A-1 Banks May Merge or Consolidate; Transfer of Place of Business.

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  Any bank may merge or consolidate with another bank, transfer assets and liabilities to another bank, and move its office or place of business to another city or town within the state.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 7-4-204 Methods of Sending and Presenting; Sending Directly to Payor Bank.

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  A collecting bank must use a reasonably prompt method to send items, and it may send items in several specified ways, including directly to the payor bank in some cases.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-13B-100 Change of Control of Foreign Bank.

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  A licensed foreign bank must file a notice with the superintendent within 14 calendar days after it learns of a control acquisition or merges with another foreign bank.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-6A-3 Meeting of Board of Directors; Bonds of Officers and Employees of Banks.

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  Bank boards must meet at least every two months, and banks must bond officers and employees who handle money or valuables; the superintendent can call meetings and approve bond form.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-7A-43 Continuation of Identity, Obligations, Etc., of State Bank.

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  When the conversion, merger, or consolidation takes effect, the national bank is treated as continuing the state bank’s identity and takes over its rights, obligations, trusts, and related duties.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 5-13B-88 Authority to Act as Agent.

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  Certain Alabama state branches or agencies of a licensed foreign bank may act as agent for affiliated depository institutions, but they cannot do prohibited activities and must follow safe banking practices.

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