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officer or director in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of
a financial institution or financial institution holding company
if:

 
A.__In the opinion of the superintendent, that officer or
director has evidenced personal dishonesty and unfitness to
continue as an officer or director of the financial
institution or financial institution holding company by
conduct with respect to another business entity that
resulted, or is likely to result, in substantial financial
loss or other damage; or

 
B.__The officer or director has been removed or prohibited
from participation in any manner in the conduct of the
affairs of the financial institution by the appropriate
federal banking agency.

 
Sec. 6. 9-B MRSA §241, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 628, §18, is
amended to read:

 
8. Deposit production offices prohibited. A No financial
institution authorized to do business in this State or credit
union authorized to do business in this State is prohibited from
operating may operate deposit production offices in this State.
Each financial institution or credit union authorized to do
business in this State shall submit an annual report to the
superintendent providing deposit and loan information considered
necessary by the superintendent to monitor compliance with this
section. If the superintendent determines that a deposit
production office is being operated, the superintendent may issue
a cease and desist order pursuant to chapter 23. The
superintendent shall annually review the level of lending in this
State relative to the level of deposits in this State of each
financial institution authorized to do business in this State and
each credit union authorized to do business in this State to
determine whether deposit production offices are being operated.__
If the superintendent determines that a financial institution
authorized to do business in this State or credit union
authorized to do business in this State is operating deposit
production offices, the superintendent may issue a cease and
desist order pursuant to chapter 23. The superintendent shall
may adopt rules that set forth the factors that the bureau shall
consider in determining whether a branch is being operated as a
deposit production office to implement this subsection. Rules
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A. This
subsection does not apply to limited purpose banks.

 
Sec. 3. 9-B MRSA §363-A is enacted to read:

 
§363-A.__Conservation of assets


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