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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Upon the Commissioner's determination that an out-of-state savings institution, out-of-state savings and loan holding company or out-of-state bank holding company is in violation of the requirements of this subchapter, or any order, regulation, ruling, cooperative agreement or decree issued or entered into by the Commissioner, or any order of any court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise operating a Delaware savings bank in an unsafe and unsound manner, then the Commissioner shall have the authority to order such out-of-state savings institution, out-of-state savings and loan holding company or out-of-state bank holding company, or any subsidiary of the foregoing, to remedy such violation by a date certain, or to cease and desist from operating in an unsafe and unsound manner, in default of which the Commissioner shall have the authority to order such out-of-state savings institution, out-of-state savings and loan holding company or out-of-state bank holding company, or any subsidiary of the foregoing, to divest itself of any shares or assets of any Delaware savings bank which it has acquired under this subchapter. The procedure governing such divestiture, and the authority of the Commissioner to enforce an order directing the same against an out-of-state savings institution, out-of-state savings and loan holding company or out-of-state bank holding company shall be the same as provided in relation to an out-of-state bank holding company in § 807(b) through (d) of this title.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 5. Banking § 835. Divestiture - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-5-banking/de-code-sect-5-835/
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