(1) A subsidiary of a foreign bank may obtain a charter
as a foreign capital depository if, in addition to the other requirements of
this subchapter, such applicant:
(a) obtains
approval from the board of governors of the federal reserve to operate in the
United States in accordance with the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act
of 1991 (12 USC section 3101, et seq.) ; and
(b) submits
the following information with its application for a charter:
(i) a
description of the history, background and business of the foreign bank,
including an organizational chart showing parent and affiliated corporations
and their country of organization;
(ii) background and financial information on each controlling person of the
applicant;
(iii) a
description of the management structure, including the board of directors and
principal officers of the foreign bank and any of its affiliates that will
constitute a controlling person of the applicant;
(iv) a
consolidated statement of the foreign bank's financial condition as of a date
within 90 days prior to the date of application for a charter and audited
consolidated financial statements, including statements of income and expense,
for the foreign bank's latest three fiscal years, both certified by the foreign
bank's chief executive or chief financial officer;
(v) a description
of the bank regulatory system in the home country of the foreign bank, and if
different, any foreign bank that owns the foreign bank whose subsidiary is
applying for a charter as a foreign capital depository, describing:
(A) the
extent to which each foreign bank is subject to comprehensive regulation or
supervision on a consolidated basis in the home country;
(B) the
powers and functions of the home country banking authorities, including
frequency and scope of examinations;
(C) the
function of any central bank and its relationship to private banking
institutions in the home country; and
(D) the
deposit insurance system, if any, in the home country.
(vi) a written
statement from the banking authorities in the home country stating that they
acknowledge the establishment of the proposed subsidiary foreign capital
depository, and that the foreign bank is duly organized and is in good
standing;
(vii) a
duly executed instrument demonstrating that the foreign bank has established a
registered office and registered agent
in the state of Montana in accordance with 35-1-1032, MCA; and
(viii) such
additional documents or information as the commissioner or board may require.