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Section 5-5A-19 – Reserves.

Section 5-5A-19 Reserves. (a) A bank which is not a member of the Federal Reserve System shall maintain at all times a reserve fund in an amount fixed by resolution of the Banking Board. The amount of the required reserve for each day shall be computed on the basis of average daily deposits covering such […]

Section 5-5A-37 – Rights of Minors.

Section 5-5A-37 Rights of minors. A minor may make, in her or his own name, a deposit in any bank, and such deposit may be general or special, and shall be paid only to such minor, or upon his or her order, and not to the parents or guardians of such minor, and such payment […]

Section 5-5A-20 – Branch Banks; Commercial Affiliates.

Section 5-5A-20 Branch banks; commercial affiliates. (a) Alabama banks may establish a branch or office for the transaction of the banking business within the State of Alabama upon prior approval of the superintendent. Alabama banks may establish a branch or office for the transaction of a banking business in any state other than Alabama, any […]

Section 5-5A-6 – Procedure for Incorporation – Certificate of Superintendent of Banks Authorizing Filing of Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 5-5A-6 Procedure for incorporation – Certificate of Superintendent of Banks authorizing filing of certificate of incorporation. If the superintendent shall be satisfied from his investigation that the character and general fitness of the persons named as stockholders and executive officers are such as to command the confidence of the community in which such bank […]

Section 5-5A-21 – Surplus; Restriction on Dividends.

Section 5-5A-21 Surplus; restriction on dividends. Every bank shall transfer to surplus each year at least 10 percent of its net earnings until the surplus of such bank shall be equal to at least 20 percent of its capital, and it shall be unlawful for such bank to declare or pay a dividend in excess […]

Section 5-5A-22 – Limits of Indebtedness.

Section 5-5A-22 Limits of indebtedness. (a) No bank shall make a loan to any one person which, when combined with all other loans to such person, would cause total loans to that person to exceed: (1) Ten percent of the capital accounts of the bank, if such loans are not secured, or (2) Twenty percent […]