Illinois § 78
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 78, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 78.
Board of banks and trust companies; creation, members, appointment. There is created a Board which shall be known as the State Banking Board of Illinois which shall consist of the Director of Banking, who shall be its chairman, and 12 additional members. The Board shall be comprised of individuals interested in the banking industry. Two members shall be from State banks having total assets of not more than $75,000,000 at the time of their appointment; 2 members shall be from State banks having total assets of more than $75,000,000, but not more than $150,000,000 at the time of their appointment; 2 members shall be from State banks having total assets of more than $150,000,000, but not more than $500,000,000 at the time of their appointment; 2 members shall be from State banks having total assets of more than $500,000,000, but not more than $2,000,000,000 at the time of their appointment; one member shall be from a State bank having total assets of more than $2,000,000,000 at the time of his or her appointment; and one member shall be from a savings bank organized under the Savings Bank Act. There shall be one alternate member from a savings bank organized under the Savings Bank Act whose role shall be to attend a meeting of the State Banking Board if and only if the sitting member from a savings bank is unable to attend the meeting. There shall be 2 public members, neither of whom shall be an officer or director of or owner, whether directly or indirectly, of more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of any bank or savings bank. Members of the State Banking Board of Illinois cease to be eligible to serve on the Board once they no longer meet the requirements of their original appointment; however, a member from a State bank shall not be disqualified solely due to a change in the bank's asset size. (Source: P.A. 99-39, eff. 1-1-16; 100-783, eff. 8-10-18.)
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What does Illinois Compiled Statutes § 78 cover?
Section 78 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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