45-2-1412 - Acquisition of branch by out-of-state bank.
45-2-1412. Acquisition of branch by out-of-state bank.
(a) An out-of-state bank that does not already maintain a branch in Tennessee and that meets the requirements of this title may establish and maintain a branch in Tennessee through the acquisition of a branch or establishment of a de novo branch.
(b) No branch of an out-of-state bank may be established through the acquisition of a branch or establishment of a de novo branch, unless the laws of the home state of the out-of-state bank permit Tennessee banks to establish and maintain branches in that state through the acquisition of a branch or establishment of a de novo branch under substantially the same terms and conditions as set forth in this title.
(c) No bank or out-of-state bank may establish or maintain a branch in this state on the premises or property of an affiliate if the affiliate engages in commercial activities.
[Acts 1998, ch. 742, § 2; 2001, ch. 140, § 2; 2007, ch. 5, § 3.]