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(a) Without the prior approval of the commissioner, a licensee shall not consummate a transaction involving a merger, acquisition of control, or a sale of all or substantially all of its business assets, where the licensee is a principal party to the transaction.
(b) The commissioner shall not approve the merger of a licensee with another corporation unless:
(1) The licensee is the surviving corporation; or
(2) If the licensee is the disappearing corporation, the surviving corporation is also a licensee.
(c) The commissioner shall approve an application by a licensee for approval of a proposed transaction involving a merger, acquisition of control or a sale of all or substantially all of the licensee's business assets, only upon a finding by the commissioner that:
(1) The merger, acquisition, or sale will be on a sound financial basis with respect to the acquiring licensee;
(2) Upon consummation of the merger, acquisition, or sale, it is reasonable to believe that the acquiring licensee will comply with this part; and
(3) The merger, acquisition, or sale will not have a major detrimental impact upon competition in the providing of financing assistance or management assistance to business firms, or if there will be a major detrimental impact, the merger, acquisition, or sale is necessary in the interests of the financial soundness of any of the parties to the merger, acquisition, or sale, or is otherwise, on balance, in the public interest.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 45. Banks and Financial Institutions § 45-8-214 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-45-banks-and-financial-institutions/tn-code-sect-45-8-214/
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