Section 362.920 - Procedure to obtain order allowing acquisition - duty of director1. A bank holding company which seeks to acquire control of a bank or a bank holding company shall file with the division of finance a copy of any application which the bank holding company is required to file with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, together with such supplemental data as will enable the director of finance to determine if the acquisition is lawful under the provisions of section 362.915. The director of finance shall, within thirty days after receiving the application, issue his order declaring the acquisition to be lawful or unlawful under the provisions of section 362.915. The order of the director shall be the final administrative decision which may be appealed in the circuit court of the county of proper venue within thirty days after the mailing or delivery of notice of the director's order, by any party aggrieved by the order.2. The director shall also determine if the proposed acquisition of a bank by a bank holding company is consistent with the interests of promoting and maintaining a sound banking system and sound trust companies, the security of deposits and depositors and other customers, the preservation of the liquid position of banks and in the interest of preventing injurious credit expansions and contractions. If the director determines that the proposed acquisition is not consistent with those objectives, he shall, within thirty days of receipt of the application, communicate his objections to the proposed acquisition to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.3. The provisions of section 362.915 and subsections 1 and 2 of this section shall not apply in the case of the acquisition of a bank or bank holding company acquired at the request of the director of finance, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in order to prevent the imminent failure of a bank.L. 1974 H.B. 1798 § 1 subsecs. 3, 4, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634
Effective 1/2/1979