• Current through October 23, 2012

(a) A regional bank holding company may acquire a District of Columbia bank holding company or a District of Columbia bank (other than a District of Columbia bank holding company or a District of Columbia bank which is acquired either pursuant to section 13 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1823(f)), or in the regular course of securing or collecting a debt previously contracted in good faith, as provided in section 3(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. § 1842(a)), if each of the following requirements is met:

(1) The laws of the state in which the regional bank holding company making the acquisition has its principal place of business permit the regional bank holding company to be acquired by the District of Columbia bank holding company or the District of Columbia bank sought to be acquired.

(2) Either the District of Columbia bank sought to be acquired has been in existence and continuously operating for more than 2 years or all of the bank subsidiaries of the District of Columbia bank holding company sought to be acquired have been in existence and continuously operating for more than 2 years. A regional bank holding company may acquire all or substantially all of the shares of a bank organized solely for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition of a bank that has been in existence and continuously operating as a bank for more than 2 years.

(3) The acquisition complies with any conditions, restrictions, requirements, or other limitations that would apply to the acquisition by the District of Columbia bank holding company or the District of Columbia bank sought to be acquired of a bank or bank holding company located in the state where the regional bank holding company making the acquisition has its principal place of business, but that would not apply to the acquisition of a bank or bank holding company in the state by a bank holding company, all the bank subsidiaries of which are located in that state.

(b) For the purpose of subsection (a)(1) and (3) of this section, a District of Columbia bank shall be treated as if it were a District of Columbia bank holding company.

(Nov. 23, 1985, D.C. Law 6-63, § 3, 32 DCR 5954; Mar. 27, 1993, D.C. Law 9-261, § 2, 40 DCR 1030; Sept. 30, 1993, D.C. Law 10-16, § 2, 40 DCR 5448; May 16, D.C. Law 10-255, § 20, 41 DCR 5193.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 26-802.

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 6-63, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 26-701.

Law 9-261, the "Regional Interstate Banking Act of 1985 Temporary Amendment Act of 1992," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 9-732. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 15, 1992, and January 5, 1993, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on January 25, 1993, it was assigned Act No. 9-409 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 9- 261 became effective on March 27, 1993.

Law 10-16, the "Regional Interstate Banking Act of 1985 Amendment Act of 1993," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-64, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 1, 1993, and June 29, 1993, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 16, 1993, it was assigned Act No. 10-47 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-16 became effective on September 30, 1993.

Law 10-27, the "D.C. Regional Interstate Banking Act of 1985 Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 1993," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-304. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 15, 1993, and July 29, 1993, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 20, 1993, it was assigned Act No. 10-59 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-27 became effective on October 5, 1993.

Law 10-255, the "Technical Amendments Act of 1994," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-673, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 21, 1994, and July 5, 1994, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on July 25, 1994, it was assigned Act No. 10-302 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-255 became effective May 16, 1995.