(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a trust company may not:
(1) Invest its own funds in a common trust fund that it administers; or
(2) Have any interest, other than its fiduciary interest, in the assets in a common trust fund that it administers.
(b) If, because of a creditor relationship or otherwise, a trust company acquires an interest in a participation in a common trust fund that it administers, the participation shall be withdrawn on the next valuation date allowed by the fund plan.
(c) A trust company does not have a prohibited interest in the assets of a common trust fund that it administers merely because the trust company owns in its own right any stocks, bonds, or other obligations issued by a person from whom the fund also holds stocks, bonds, or other obligations.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 3 - Banking Institutions -- Commercial Banks
Subtitle 5 - Common Trust Funds
Section 3-502 - Establishment of Fund
Section 3-503 - Powers of Trust Company
Section 3-504 - Fund Plans in General
Section 3-505 - Required Provisions for Fund Plans
Section 3-506 - Optional Provisions for Fund Plans
Section 3-507 - Optional Method of Administration
Section 3-508 - Filing of Fund Plan; Inspection; Copying
Section 3-509 - Amendment of Fund Plan
Section 3-510 - Investment in Fund
Section 3-512 - Limitations on Investments and Interests
Section 3-513 - Fund Entry and Withdrawal; Valuation; Distribution
Section 3-514 - Evidence of Participation in Fund
Section 3-515 - Fund Management; Management Fees
Section 3-516 - Valuation Dates; Audits; Special Accounting
Section 3-517 - Ownership of Assets; Records
Section 3-518 - Registration of Assets in Name of Nominee