Maryland Code, Financial Institutions § 5-1001

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Affiliate” means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company.

(c) “Bank” has the meaning stated in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1813(a)(1).

(d) “Bank supervisory agency” means:

(f) “Commercial activities” means activities in which a bank holding company, a financial holding company, a national bank, or a national bank financial subsidiary may not engage under federal law.

(g) “De novo branch” means a branch of an out-of-state bank or banking institution that:

(h) “Home state” means:

(i) “Home state regulator” means the agency in a bank's home state with primary responsibility for chartering and regulating banks.

(j) “Host state” means a state, other than the home state of a bank, in which the bank maintains or seeks to establish a branch.

(k) “Insured depository institution” means any financial institution the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(l) “National banking association” means a bank chartered under the National Bank Act.

(m) “Other-state bank” means a bank chartered and primarily regulated by another state.

(n) “Out-of-state bank” means: