TCA § 9-4-402 — Reports by commissioner of financial institutions
AI-assisted research summary: The commissioner of financial institutions must timely report on the condition and safety of certain banks to state officials, and state officials must resolve doubts against a depository and may require extra security steps.
It is the duty of the commissioner of financial institutions to advise, on a timely basis, the state treasurer and the commissioner of finance and administration of the condition of each state bank and state chartered savings and loan association, including recommendations regarding its condition and safety as a state depository. It is the duty of the commissioner of financial institutions to make inquiry, on a timely basis, of the United States comptroller of the currency, respecting the condition and safety of each national bank as a state depository, and to advise the state treasurer and the commissioner of finance and administration of the results. It is the duty of the commissioner of financial institutions to make inquiry, on a timely basis, of the federal deposit insurance corporation, respecting the condition and safety of each federally chartered federal savings bank as a state depository, and to advise the state treasurer and the commissioner of finance and administration of the results. Any doubts as to the safety of any state depository shall be resolved by the state treasurer and the commissioner of finance and administration against the depository; in the event the two (2) disagree, the commissioner of financial institutions shall vote. If determined to be necessary under subsection (d), steps toward further security or realization shall be taken in accordance with the direction of the state treasurer and the commissioner of finance and administration. Such steps may include a requirement that additional collateral be pledged or all or a portion of the state deposit may be withdrawn without penalty or forfeiture of interest.