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§ 7-1-241. Restrictions on Engaging in Banking Business

No person or corporation may lawfully engage in this state in the business of banking or receiving money for deposit or transmission or lawfully establish in this state a place of business for such purpose, except a bank, a national bank, a credit union to the extent provided in Article 3 of this chapter, a […]

§ 7-1-242. Restriction on Corporate Fiduciaries

No corporation, partnership, or other entity may lawfully act as a fiduciary in this state except: A financial institution authorized to act in such capacity pursuant to the provisions of Georgia law; A trust company; A national bank or a state bank lawfully doing a banking business in this state and authorized to act as […]

§ 7-1-243. Restrictions on Banking and Trust Nomenclature

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, no person or corporation except a bank, a national bank, a bank as defined in Code Section 7-1-628.1, a corporation lawfully owning the majority of the voting stock of a bank, a national bank, or a bank as defined in Code Section 7-1-628.1, or a […]

§ 7-1-244. Deposit Insurance Requirements; Public Notices When Deposits Not Properly Insured

Every bank shall obtain and maintain deposit insurance satisfactory to the department; provided, however, that banks which have had their deposit insurance withdrawn or canceled may, in the discretion of the department, continue to accept deposits; provided, further, that such banks shall within six months after such withdrawal or cancellation of insurance obtain deposit insurance, […]