Section 5-13B-80 Purpose.

Consistent with the federal International Banking Act, the Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and the Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act, this division is intended: (1) To authorize banking activities and operations, under state licenses issued by the superintendent, of direct branch and agency offices in this state of foreign banks, generally under terms and conditions not less favorable than the terms and conditions under which such activities and operations may be conducted by federal branch or agency offices of foreign banks in the United States, and to set forth a statutory framework for the licensing, regulation, and supervision of such state-licensed offices of foreign banks by the superintendent to assure the safe and sound operation of such offices that are licensed under the laws of this state; and (2) To authorize representative offices in this state of foreign banks, and to set forth statutory provisions governing the licensing and supervision of such offices by the superintendent.