North Dakota Century Code Title 6. Banks and Banking § 6-02-03. Capital stock, surplus, and federal deposit insurance requirements

The capital stock of any banking association organized after June 30, 1987, must be not less than one hundred thousand dollars. In addition to such capital requirements, there must be subscribed and paid in at the time of organization a surplus of not less than fifty thousand dollars. The state banking board may require such additional capital, surplus, and undivided profits as it may determine necessary to properly serve the area and to protect the public interest. All of the capital stock and surplus of every association must be paid in before it is authorized to commence business and evidence of such payment either in actual money or a deposit in a previously approved correspondent bank must be furnished to the commissioner before the certificate of authority may be delivered to it. A banking association shall secure federal deposit insurance corporation insurance of deposits before it is authorized to commence business. Evidence of securing such insurance must be furnished to the commissioner before the certificate of authority may be delivered to the banking association.