Section 45-5-603 - Capital structure(a) To be registered as an industrial bank and to be authorized to issue thrift certificates, an industrial bank must have the capital structure required of state banks.(b) To be registered as an industrial investment company and to be authorized to issue investment certificates, an industrial investment company must have a capital structure in keeping with the scope of its existing and proposed operations, as determined by the commissioner. In making the determinations, the commissioner shall consider the justification offered by the applicant in support of its existing or proposed capital structure; the amount of outstanding and proposed investment certificates of the applicant; the number and characteristics of any existing holders of the certificates and of the market contemplated for any proposed offering; the terms of any proposed offering; the assets and liabilities of the company; the history of profitability of the company; and any other factors deemed pertinent to the protection of investors in the certificates. In no event shall the commissioner require a capital structure for an industrial investment company less than that required for a comparable industrial loan and thrift company or more than that required for a comparable industrial bank.Acts 1983, ch. 274, § 20.