S.D. Admin. R. 20:07:16:10

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:07:16:10 - Requirement of special bank subsidiaries

A special bank subsidiary must meet the following requirements:

(1) The subsidiary is adequately capitalized, as determined by the director;

(2) The subsidiary is physically separate and distinct in its operations from the operations of the parent bank;

(3) Physical separation is achieved at a minimum by separate offices clearly designated as belonging to the subsidiary, access to which is through a separate entrance from that used for the parent bank, except that the parent bank and the subsidiary's offices may be reached through common outer entry;

(4) The subsidiary does not share a common name or logo with the parent bank;

(5) The subsidiary conducts business pursuant to independent policies and procedures designed to make known to the public that the subsidiary exists as an organization separate from the parent bank;

(6) The subsidiary maintains separate accounting procedures and corporate records that are open to examination by the division;

(7) The subsidiary observes separate corporate formalities;

(8) The subsidiary retains separate employees who are not employees of the parent bank and are compensated by the subsidiary;

(9) The subsidiary shares not more than one common officer with the parent bank;

(10) A majority of the subsidiary's board of directors is composed of persons who are neither directors nor officers of the parent bank; and

(11) Application for operation of the subsidiary is approved by the director.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:07:16:10

12 SDR 106, effective 1/1/1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective 7/1/1986.

General Authority: SDCL 51A-2-13 to 51A-2-15.

Law Implemented: SDCL 51A-4-1, 51A-4-4.