Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 666 - Major Organizational Changes; Bank Holding Companies; Interstate Banking
NRS 666.075 - Rebuttable presumption against control of bank; certain legal relationships and companies deemed not to be bank holding companies.


1. There is a rebuttable presumption that a company which directly or indirectly owns, controls or has the power to vote less than 10 percent of the voting stock of, or members’ interests in, a bank does not control the bank.
2. An estate, trust, guardianship or conservatorship is not by virtue of its ownership or control of stock of, or members’ interests in, a bank, a bank holding company unless it is:
(a) A business trust; or
(b) A voting trust which by its terms or by law does not expire within 10 years after the date of its establishment.
3. A company is not a bank holding company by virtue of its ownership or control of stock or a member’s interest which:
(a) Was acquired in the ordinary course of securing or collecting a debt which the company previously contracted in good faith; and
(b) Is held only as long as is necessary to sell the stock on a reasonable basis.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 929; A 1983, 1838; 1984, 3; 1995, 494; 1997, 999)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 666 - Major Organizational Changes; Bank Holding Companies; Interstate Banking

NRS 666.001 - Definitions.

NRS 666.002 - "Acquire" defined.

NRS 666.003 - "Control" defined.

NRS 666.004 - "De novo branch" defined.

NRS 666.005 - "Holding company" defined.

NRS 666.006 - "Home state" defined.

NRS 666.007 - "Host state" defined.

NRS 666.008 - "Out-of-state" defined.

NRS 666.015 - Nevada depository institution: Merger or consolidation with or transfer of assets and liabilities to similar institution, out-of-state depository institution or out-of-state holding company; regulations.

NRS 666.020 - Powers of Nevada depository institution or its holding company after acquisition of or merger with out-of-state depository institution; applicable laws; powers of Commissioner.

NRS 666.025 - Effect of consolidation of banks.

NRS 666.035 - Consolidation, conversion or merger of state bank with national bank: Minimum vote required; approval by Commissioner; applicable law; determination of value of shares or interests for dissenting stockholders.

NRS 666.045 - Merger or consolidation of national bank with state bank; incorporation of national bank as state bank.

NRS 666.055 - Fiduciary powers and liabilities of banks merging or transferring assets and liabilities.

NRS 666.065 - Definitions.

NRS 666.070 - Applicability.

NRS 666.075 - Rebuttable presumption against control of bank; certain legal relationships and companies deemed not to be bank holding companies.

NRS 666.085 - Regulations; reports to determine compliance.

NRS 666.095 - Annual registration reports required of bank holding companies.

NRS 666.105 - Examinations of bank holding companies by Commissioner.

NRS 666.115 - Formation of bank holding company: Approval by Commissioner; limitation; application for approval; acceptance of federal registration.

NRS 666.125 - Approval required before acquisition of bank; application; considerations.

NRS 666.135 - Approval of transfer of control required; grounds for disapproval.

NRS 666.145 - Order requiring removal of director, officer or employee; petition by person affected; injunction prohibiting participation in affairs of company.

NRS 666.155 - Failure to remove person pursuant to order conclusive evidence of negligence.

NRS 666.165 - Charges against company: Grounds; notice; hearing.

NRS 666.175 - Issuance of order to cease and desist; corrective action; effectiveness of order.

NRS 666.185 - Temporary orders: Grounds; issuance; effectiveness.

NRS 666.195 - Temporary orders: Application for injunction limiting or setting aside order; application for injunction prohibiting violation.

NRS 666.205 - Injunctions; civil penalty; divestiture by holding company in another state.

NRS 666.215 - Penalties.

NRS 666.305 - Approval of Commissioner required before taking certain actions affecting depository institution or holding company whose home state is Nevada; penalty; injunctive relief.

NRS 666.315 - Application for approval required by NRS 666.305; contents; fee and expenses; review of application; issuance of written decision; grounds for disapproval; regulations.

NRS 666.325 - Examination, supervision and regulation of interstate operations.

NRS 666.355 - Authority of Commissioner to authorize or require acquisition of failing depository institution or failing holding company which controls depository institution.

NRS 666.365 - Rights, powers and privileges of acquired, acquiring or resulting depository institution or holding company.

NRS 666.375 - Conditions for authorizing or requiring certain transactions involving out-of-state depository institution or out-of-state holding company.

NRS 666.390 - Authority and conditions for depository institution to act as agent for affiliated depository institution.

NRS 666.400 - Powers of out-of-state depository institution or its holding company after acquisition of or merger with Nevada depository institution or its holding company; applicable laws; powers of Commissioner.

NRS 666.405 - Acquisition of Nevada depository institution for conversion to branch of out-of-state depository institution or out-of-state holding company; restrictions; exceptions.

NRS 666.410 - Establishment or acquisition of Nevada branch by out-of-state depository institution or out-of-state holding company.

NRS 666.415 - Waiver of federal limits on concentration of deposits.

NRS 666.420 - Reports by out-of-state depository institution or holding company.