Section 2-108 - Collection of nonrefundable fees(a) The Commissioner shall charge and collect, in advance, the following nonrefundable fees: (1) An examination fee for a new commercial bank charter under § 3-203 of this article......................................................................................................$15,000(2) A filing fee for an agreement of consolidation, merger, or transfer of assets under § 3-703 of this article:(i) Between two commercial banks...................................$3,000(ii) Among three or more commercial banks...................................$5,000(3) An application fee for a banking institution to have an affiliate under § 5-403 of this article...................................$750(4) A fee for a conversion of a national banking association, a federal stock savings and loan association, or a federal stock savings bank into a commercial bank under § 3-801 of this article or a federal mutual savings bank into a savings bank under § 4-701.1 of this article:(i) Filing fee...................................$7,000(ii) Examination fee...................................$3,000(5) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a branch fee for: (i) An application of a banking institution or other-state bank to open a branch under §§ 5-1003 and 5-1005(a) of this article...................................$600;or(ii) An expedited notice of a banking institution or other-state bank to open a branch under §§ 5-1003 and 5-1005(b) of this article...................................$400(6) An application fee for a foreign banking permit under § 12-208 of this article......................................................................................................................$500(7) A renewal fee for a foreign banking permit under § 12-210 of this article..............................................................................................................................$500(8) A fee for a certificate of valid charter: (i) If requested by or on behalf of a banking institution...................................$25(ii) If requested by or on behalf of a person other than a banking institution.........................................................................................................................$50(9) A fee for a certified copy of a document...................................$50(10) An application fee for conversion of a savings bank to a capital stock commercial bank under § 4-703 of this article....................................$5,000(b) The branch fee under subsection (a)(5) of this section does not apply to:(1) A branch that is acquired by a banking institution through a merger or consolidation with, or transfer to the banking institution of all or substantially all of the assets of, a bank or an insured depository institution; or(2) An other-state bank chartered by a state that does not charge a fee to a banking institution for establishing a branch in that state.