Section 3-206 - General powers of commercial bank.
§ 3-206. General powers of commercial bank.
(a) General powers.- Except as otherwise provided in this article, a commercial bank has all of the general powers granted to Maryland corporations under the Maryland General Corporation Law.
(b) Specific powers.- In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this article, a commercial bank may:
(1) Receive deposits of money on which interest may be paid;
(2) Buy and sell coin and bullion;
(3) Buy and sell foreign and domestic exchange;
(4) Subject to § 3-604 of this title, accept drafts drawn on it;
(5) Issue letters of credit that authorize the holder to draw drafts on it or on its correspondents payable at sight or at a time not exceeding 1 year;
(6) Issue its debt instruments for money that is borrowed or received on deposit or for investment;
(7) Lend money on personal security or on real or personal property;
(8) Subject to § 3-605 of this title, become owner and lessor of personal property;
(9) Subject to § 5-503 of this article, buy, hold, lease, and convey real property;
(10) Pledge collateral to secure deposits of:
(i) The federal government or its agencies; or
(ii) Any state or its political subdivisions;
(11) Pledge securities to secure the money of an estate administered under the federal bankruptcy laws;
(12) Without being deemed a branch of a depository institution affiliate, act in accordance with § 101 (d) of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, as agent of any depository institution affiliate in:
(i) Receiving deposits;
(ii) Renewing time deposits;
(iii) Closing loans;
(iv) Servicing loans; or
(v) Receiving payments on loans and other obligations; and
(13) Exercise all of the powers usual in carrying on a banking business.
[CA §§ 6-116, 6-137; 1980, ch. 33, § 2; 1995, ch. 213, § 2.]