Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS |
TITLE 3. BANKING INSTITUTIONS -- COMMERCIAL BANKS |
SUBTITLE 3. CAPITAL STOCK; SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS; STOCKHOLDERS |
§ 3-305. Reduction of capital
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(a) Limitations on reduction. -- A reduction of the outstanding capital stock of a commercial bank:
(1) Is not valid unless approved by the Commissioner; and
(2) May not be made to an amount that is less than that required in § 3-209(b) of this title.
(b) Basis of Commissioner's approval. -- The Commissioner shall base approval on a finding that the assets of the commercial bank remaining after the proposed reduction of its capital stock will be sufficient to pay all of the claims of existing creditors.
HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 11, § 68; 1980, ch. 33, § 2; 1981, ch. 617; 1995, ch. 593; 1996, ch. 326, § 2.