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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A bank may purchase, own and hold, and sell or otherwise dispose of:
(a) shares of the Federal Reserve Bank of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District;
(b) the stock of a corporation organized under the laws of the United States for purposes similar to those of the federal reserve banks or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
(c) shares of the Federal National Mortgage Association;
(d) the stock of a safe deposit company;
(e) the stock of a corporation owning the banking house in which any place of business of the bank is located;
(f) the stock of a bank service corporation performing services for the bank;
(g) the stock of a corporation acquired by the bank in satisfaction of or on account of debts previously contracted in the course of the bank's business;
(h) the stock of a foreign banking corporation;
(i) the stock of a corporation authorized under Title IX of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968;
(j) the stock of the Government National Mortgage Association authorized under 12 U.S.C. Sec. 1716 et seq.;
(k) the stock of a charitable foundation;
(l) the stock of a community development corporation;
(m) the stock of bankers' banks; and
(n) the stock of an agricultural credit corporation.
(2) A bank may invest in a small business investment company to the same extent allowed federally chartered banks.
(3) Unless expressly authorized by this chapter, a bank may not purchase or own the stock of any other corporation except in a fiduciary capacity.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 7. Financial Institutions Act § 7-3-21. Stock ownership by banks - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-7-financial-institutions-act/ut-code-sect-7-3-21/
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