(a) Each foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain a West Virginia state agency in this state shall keep the assets of its business in this state separate and apart from the assets of its business outside this state as though the West Virginia office was conducted as a separate and distinct entity.
(b) The creditors of a foreign bank arising out of transactions with, and recorded on the books of, its West Virginia state agency shall be entitled to absolute preference and priority over the creditors of the foreign bank's offices located outside this state with respect to the assets of the foreign bank in this state.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking
Article 8F. The West Virginia International Banking Act
§31A-8F-1. Legislative Purpose
§31A-8F-3. General Regulation Authority; Language; u.s. General Accounting Principles
§31A-8F-5. Branches by Domestic Subsidiary Banks Owned by a Foreign Bank
§31A-8F-6. Authority of Affiliated Bank or Branch to Act as Agent for a Foreign Bank
§31A-8F-7. Direct Agency Offices of Foreign Banks; Necessity of Licensure
§31A-8F-8. Application to Establish and Maintain an Agency Office; Contents
§31A-8F-10. No Concurrent Maintenance of Federal Branches or Agencies
§31A-8F-11. Powers of a Foreign Bank Agency Office
§31A-8F-12. Representative Office of Foreign Banks; Necessity of Licensure
§31A-8F-13. Representative Office; Application
§31A-8F-14. Representative Office; Factors for Approval of Application
§31A-8F-15. Representative Office; Permissible Activities
§31A-8F-16. Posting of License
§31A-8F-17. Licenses Not Transferable
§31A-8F-19. Change of Control of Foreign Bank
§31A-8F-20. Relocation of Office; Written Notice Necessary
§31A-8F-21. Examination; Payment of Fees
§31A-8F-22. Supervision and Enforcement
§31A-8F-24. Confidentiality of Examination Reports
§31A-8F-25. Books, Accounts and Records
§31A-8F-27. Disclosure of Lack of Federal Deposit Insurance
§31A-8F-28. Capital Equivalency Deposit
§31A-8F-29. Voluntary Closure of Agency or Representative Office; Application