Esheria Regulatory Atlas
Financial services, banking, payments, credit, securities, and regulated finance. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.
801 matching statutes
United States — Tennessee
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A bank director must not join votes or acts intended to make improper dividends, misuse capital stock, manipulate debt instruments to cover capital payments or withdrawals, or use bank funds to buy its own shares, unless a stated exception applies.
United States — Tennessee
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Banks may exercise certain rights and powers, and state banks may also do what a Tennessee national bank could do, but both are subject to the commissioner and express chapter restrictions.
United States — Tennessee
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A corporation or bank may do a share exchange involving bank shares only if the required board and, when needed, shareholder approvals are obtained, and the exchange follows the Tennessee Business Corporation Act and any applicable regulatory approvals.
United States — Tennessee
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Chapter 2, part 15 on liquidation, dissolution, and reorganization of state banks also applies to industrial banks and industrial investment companies.
United States — Tennessee
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Certain lenders and holding companies may organize, own, and control a credit card state bank if the commissioner approves, and the bank must follow limits on deposits, lending, staffing, capital, and fees.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
Municipal contracting authorities must choose the best bank proposal for depositing municipal funds, review proposals first, require collateral from the selected bank, and reevaluate the contracts at least every four years.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
Some state banks may operate branch activities across state lines, subject to the stated conditions.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
The commissioner of financial institutions may bring proceedings to vacate and annul a bank charter if the bank has acted in a way that allows vacation of its charter; others may not sue to do so.
United States — Tennessee
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Banks may use subsidiaries to exercise powers and hold certain interests, but they may not use subsidiaries to bypass § 45-2-614. The commissioner may inspect a state bank’s subsidiary corporation when necessary.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
Bank officers, directors, and employees may serve in state or local government, except in certain government roles, if they make the required disclosures.
United States — Tennessee
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The board must choose a bank depository through a resolution at a regular meeting, and the treasurer (or appointee) must review bank proposals and give the board an analysis.
United States — Tennessee
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Certain out-of-state banks and trust institutions must give notice to the commissioner before specified mergers, control changes, asset transfers, or office closures.
United States — Tennessee
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This section defines key banking and trust terms used in the chapter.
United States — Tennessee
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A bank may not use a trust office to do general banking business where a branch bank would not be allowed, but it may do lawful fiduciary activities at a trust office.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
This section defines key banking terms used in this part, including control, credit card state bank, domestic and foreign lender, holding company, and qualifying organization.
United States — Tennessee
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The commissioner may not approve a merger or conversion unless satisfied that adequate arrangements exist for successors to fiduciary positions, when the resulting state bank will not exercise trust powers.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
A sick leave bank may be established in a local school system, but it must be requested by the required number of teachers and approved by the local board and commissioner.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
A person may not serve as a bank officer or director if they have certain disqualifying convictions, federal disqualification, or long-unpaid debt to the bank. The commissioner may still approve an application in some cases.
United States — Tennessee
1 provisions
Banks must require an affidavit for checks payable to a decedent, and may require an affidavit or an indemnity and guarantee in other deceased-account situations.
United States — Tennessee
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State banks, regulated trust companies, and compliance-division licensees must pay specified fees and examination costs, and the commissioner can set, assess, and recover those amounts.