A. Board hearing. The Board shall consider all applications for authority to organize a state bank or trust company. If the Commissioner has granted an earlier hearing on the application, the Board shall review the transcript of the proceedings, if any, including the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the presiding officer. The Board may hear oral argument in support of and in opposition to the written objections, if any, and shall adopt, reject or remand the findings, conclusions and recommendation of the presiding officer. The Board shall adopt the presiding officer's findings, conclusions and recommendation unless it finds the presiding officer's findings, conclusions and recommendation are not supported by the record. Remand may be for the sole purpose of the presiding officer taking additional evidence from the participants. Any such remand shall specifically identify the scope and nature of additional evidence sought by the Board. Proceedings on remand shall be conducted within the time limits set by the Board in the manner as prescribed by the presiding officer.
The Board may adopt, reject or modify any finding of fact not supported by the record. The Board may adopt or reject any conclusion of law. The Board may enter such additional findings of fact that it deems necessary or appropriate and which is supported by the record.
In the absence of a hearing granted before the Commissioner, the Board may adopt its own findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the approval or disapproval of the application. If the applicant or any interested party desires to obtain a transcript of the proceedings before the Board, such person shall notify the Commissioner in writing within ten (10) days of the Board's hearing and must arrange for a court reporter to be present at the hearing. All expenses of the reporter, including the furnishing of two copies of the transcript to the Commissioner, shall be borne by the person or persons arranging for the reporter. In the event the Board requests a reporter to be present, expenses shall be borne by the applicant.
B. Condition. Approval of an application for authority to organize a state bank shall be contingent upon the proposed bank making a bona fide application for Federal Deposit Insurance or for membership in the Federal Reserve System.
C. Approval of an application. When approving or disapproving an application for authority to organize a state bank or trust company, the Board may accept or reject any findings of fact or conclusions of law reached in an earlier hearing before the Commissioner, or may approve or disapprove the application based on its own findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Board must provide written findings of fact and conclusions of law only when required by the provisions of the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act.
D. Notice. Within ten (10) days after approval or disapproval of the application by the Board, the Commissioner shall provide notice to all interested persons.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 204, § 11. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 73, § 4, emerg. eff. April 29, 1983; Laws 1997, c. 111, § 29, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 67, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2005, c. 48, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies
§6-201. Establishment - Officers and employees.
§6-201.1. Compensation of Commissioner.
§6-202. Board membership and meetings.
§6-204. Powers of Commissioner – Review of orders.
§6-205. Access of Commissioner and Board to records of Department.
§6-206. Power to subpoena witnesses - Declaratory order - Good faith as a defense.
§6-207. Judicial review of orders of the Board or Commissioner.
§6-208. Records of Department - Public inspection – Confidentiality – Electronic storage.
§6-208.1. Availability of personnel data – Confidentiality - Definitions.
§6-209. Bank and trust companies - Examinations and reports.
§6-210. Removal of officer, director or employee of bank or trust company by Commissioner.
§6-211.1. Revolving fund - Creation.
§6-212. Commissioner's annual report.
§6-213. Interests of department officers or employees in banks or trust companies.
§6-214. Bank and trust company records - Preservation - Reproduction.
§6-215. Limitation of liability.
§6-216. Standards in regulations, orders and rules.
§6-218. Transfer of stock or controlling interest - Notice to and approval by Commissioner.
§6-219. Changes in chief executive officer and directors.
§6-220. Impairment of capital - Assessments - Limitations.
§6-301. Certificate of authority.
§6-303.1. Capital structure - Preferred stock.
§6-304. Expenses of organization.
§6-306.1. Commissioner – Certificate of authority – Recommendation of action.
§6-306.2. Acceptance of application for filing - Notice.
§6-307.1. Objectives of Commissioner and Banking Board - Comments or objections.
§6-308. Hearing before Commissioner.
§6-310. Board hearing on application - Condition - Approval - Notice.
§6-311. Appeal of Board's decision.
§6-401. Organization of new bank or trust company.
§6-402. Powers of banks and trust companies.
§6-402.1. Chartering of banker's bank.
§6-403.1. Membership in Federal Reserve System.
§6-404. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act - Acts permitted for compliance therewith.
§6-405.1. Authorized but unissued stock.
§6-405.2. Employee stock option and stock purchase plans.
§6-407. Amendment - Trust powers.
§6-408. Amendment of existing articles of incorporation with certificate of incorporation.
§6-410. Capital debentures - Rediscounting notes to Federal Reserve.
§6-411. Pledge of assets - Banks.
§6-415. Drive-in or walk-up facilities.
§6-416. Bank service corporations.
§6-421. Military banking facilities.
§6-422. Consumer banking electronic facilities.
§6-425. Fiduciary relationships.
§6-426. Agency relationships between subsidiary banks.
§6-502. Bank holding companies.
§6-503. Trust companies - Branch offices.
§6-506. Out-of-state bank holding companies - Acquisitions.
§6-511. Industrial loan company - Industrial bank - Definition.
§6-601. Business days and hours.
§6-702. Liability of fiduciaries owning stock.
§6-703. Liability of preferred shareholders.
§6-705. Transfer of shares - Law governing.
§6-708. Common stock dividend on retirement of preferred stock.
§6-709. Rights of preferred shareholders - Dividends - Voting and conversion rights.
§6-711. Directors and officers - Banks and trust companies.
§6-711.1. Transferred employees - Purchase of former residence by bank.
§6-712. Liability of directors, officers, and other persons - Overdrafts.
§6-712.1. Indemnification for defending suits - Directors' personal liability eliminated or limited.
§6-713. Fidelity bonds and other insurance.
§6-714. Directors - Meetings and duties.
§6-715. Applicability of Oklahoma General Corporation Act.
§6-802. Limitations on maximum indebtedness to bank - Exceptions.
§6-806. Investments - Underwriting - Limitations.
§6-807. Sale and purchase of loans.
§6-808. Banks prohibited from making political contributions - Penalties.
§6-809. Prohibited acts - Penalties - Injunctions.
§6-902. Trustee deposit accounts.
§6-903.1. Deposit accounts for minors.
§6-905. Adverse claims to deposits - Restraining order or injunction - Indemnity bond.
§6-907. Husband and wife deposit for business purpose - Sole proprietorship account.
§6-908. Banks and credit unions authorized to offer savings promotion raffles.
§6-909. Powers of authorized signer.
§6-1001. Powers of trust companies.
§6-1001.1. Temporary borrowing powers of trust companies.
§6-1002. Restrictions on acting in certain fiduciary capacities - Reciprocity.
§6-1003. Advertising performance of legal services prohibited.
§6-1004. Deposits of securities with Commissioner.
§6-1007. Lien and claim upon bank failure.
§6-1008. Investments - Acceptance as securities by public officials of this state.
§6-1009. Official's oath or affidavit.
§6-1011. Loans of trust funds to officers and employees prohibited.
§6-1013. Disclosure of communications and writings prohibited - Exceptions.
§6-1014. Closing of trust unduly delayed.
§6-1015. Banks authorized to engage in trust business - Powers - Restrictions.
§6-1016. Service charges not part of interest on loans.
§6-1017. Voluntary relinquishment of trust powers.
§6-1018. Voluntary or involuntary liquidation or receivership.
§6-1019. Merger, consolidation and sale of assets.
§6-1020. Existing trust powers of religious, charitable, etc. corporations not denied.
§6-1021. Liquidation, dissolution and reorganization of trust companies.
§6-1023. Deposit of securities in clearing corporation or Federal Reserve Bank.
§6-1024. Acquisition of control of trust company - Notice - Approval - Review - Penalties.
§6-1101. Merger or conversion.
§6-1102. Approval of merger by directors and merger agreement.
§6-1105. Effective date of merger, filing of approved agreement, certificate of merger as evidence.
§6-1106. Continuation of corporate entity.
§6-1107. Conversion from state bank to national and of national to state bank, and trust powers.
§6-1108. Nonconforming assets of business.
§6-1109.1. Sale of assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
§6-1110. Book value of assets.
§6-1201. Voluntary liquidation and dissolution.
§6-1202. Involuntary liquidation by Commissioner - Reorganization.
§6-1204. Liquidation by Commissioner - Procedure.
§6-1205. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as liquidator.
§6-1207. Transfer or conveyance of title to mineral interests or leases.
§6-1301.1. Appointment of deputy.
§6-1301.2. Authorization for access to safe deposit box upon death of lessee.
§6-1302. Authority to lease safe deposit boxes.
§6-1303. Access by fiduciaries.
§6-1304. Effect of lessee's death or incompetence.
§6-1306. Lease to corporation, general or limited partnership, or limited liability company.
§6-1308. Search procedure on death - Removal of certain contents.
§6-1309. Adverse claims to contents of safe deposit box.
§6-1310. Lien of lessor, special remedies and proceedings for nonpayment of rent.
§6-1311. Limitation of liability - Requirements or policies.
§6-1312. Garnishment - Proceedings in aid of execution.
§6-1313. Estate taxes or rights of state or tax commission not affected.
§6-1403. Unlawful use of words "safe deposit".
§6-1405. Unlawful gratuity or compensation - Transactions of persons connected with bank.
§6-1406. Receipt of deposit after notification of insolvency.
§6-1407. Unlawful service as officer or director.
§6-1409. Unlawful concealment of transactions.
§6-1410. Improper maintenance of accounts - False or deceptive entries and statements.
§6-1412. Embezzlement or misapplication of funds.
§6-1416. Prohibitions relating to control of banks - Remedies.
§6-1514. Information-sharing agreements - Records.
§6-1515. Rules - Interpretive statements and opinions.
§6-1600. International Bank Act - Short title.
§6-1602. Applicability of state banking laws.
§6-1603. Applicability of Oklahoma General Corporation Act.
§6-1604. Requirements for carrying on banking business.
§6-1605. Application for license - Approval or disapproval.
§6-1606. Licenses - Permissible activities.
§6-1607. International administrative offices.
§6-1608. Asset maintenance or capital equivalency.
§6-1609. Certification of capital accounts.
§6-1612. Conversion from a federal agency to a state chartered agency and the reverse.
§6-1614. Representative offices - Limitations - Licenses - Fees.
§6-1615. Rules - Exemption from economic impact statement requirements.
§6-1616. Foreign travel expenses.
§6-1621. Task Force for the Study of State Banking Services.
§6-1701. Short title - Intent.
§6-1705. Companies authorized to act as fiduciary.
§6-1706. Certain activities not requiring charter.
§6-1707. State trust institutions - Business locations.
§6-1708. Out-of-state trust institutions - Business locations.
§6-1709. Registration of name.
§6-1710. Authority to operate trust business.
§6-1713. Establishment of additional offices in this state.
§6-1714. Establishment of additional offices outside of this state.
§6-1715. Out-of-state trust institutions permitted to engage in trust business.
§6-1716. Establishment of new trust offices by out-of-state institutions permitted.
§6-1717. Acquisition of trust offices by out-of-state trust institutions permitted.
§6-1718. Notice of intent to establish or acquire trust office by out-of-state trust institution.
§6-1719. Approval of establishment or acquisition of office by out-of-state institution.
§6-1720. Establishment of additional offices by out-of-state institutions.
§6-1722. Establishment or acquisition of representative trust offices.
§6-1723. Examination of out-of-state trust institutions.
§6-1725. Notice of change of control, substantial transfer of trust assets or closure.
§6-1730. Short title - Purpose.
§6-1732. Designation of trust institution as fiduciary.
§6-1733. Written agreements or instruments - Designation of law governing.
§6-1734. Fiduciary investment standards - Designation of law governing.
§6-1735. Delegation of fiduciary functions.
§6-1736. Hiring and compensation of affiliates.
§6-1737. Compensation arrangements between clients and fiduciaries.
§6-1738. Disclosure of conflicts of interest.
§6-1739. Acquisition of state trust company or trust institution.
§6-1740. Application of act - Exemptions.
§6-1755. Conversion to public trust company.
§6-2001.1. Oklahoma State Credit Union Board - Creation.
§6-2001.3. Meetings of Board - Quorum.
§6-2001.4. Civil liability of State Credit Union Board members.
§6-2007. Membership - Central credit unions.
§6-2009. Fiscal year - Meetings - Voting.
§6-2010. Board of directors - Credit committee or credit manager - Supervisory committee - Officers.
§6-2012. Expulsions and withdrawals.
§6-2014. Shares and deposits in name of minors - Shares not subject to stock transfer tax.
§6-2015. Partial invalidity - Right of alteration, amendment or repeal.
§6-2017. Fiscal agency for state.
§6-2018. Voluntary dissolution.
§6-2020. Special Reserve for Dormant Accounts.
§6-2021. Conversion of credit unions.
§6-2022. Merger of credit unions.
§6-2023. Exercising power of federally chartered credit union - Exceptions.
§6-2024. Joint tenancy shares and deposits.
§6-2025. Share or deposit account payable on death – Application.
§6-2041. Power to make and purchase obligations representing insured loans and credit advances.
§6-2043. Inconsistent laws inapplicable to loans or investments authorized.
§6-2103. Licenses - Requirement - Exceptions - Penalty.
§6-2105. Application for license.
§6-2106. Investigation of applicants.
§6-2107. Annual license fees - Renewals - Display of license certificate - Exception.
§6-2108. Surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit.
§6-2109. Additional bond - Deposit of securities in lieu of bond.
§6-2112. Books, accounts and records - Current financial statements.
§6-2113. Examination of books and records - Audits.
§6-2114. Investigation upon noncompliance with act.
§6-2115. Conduct of business - Location - Agents - Conditions.
§6-2116. Revocation of license - Hearing - Grounds.
§6-2117. Power of subpoena - Designation of hearing officer.
§6-2120. Rules and regulations.
§6-2124. Acts required of licensees - Deadline - Exception.
§6-2203. Financial institutions prohibited from disclosing financial records unless.
§6-2204. Subpoena of financial records.
§6-2205. Disclosures or releases authorized.
§6-2206. Costs of assembling, reproducing or providing financial records.
§6-3001. Records - Electronic or microphotographic reproduction - Evidence.
§6-3002. Compliance review documents - Confidentiality - Discovery or admissibility.
§6-3003. Negotiation services - Interest income as valuable consideration.