Louisiana § RS 6:551.4 - Edge Act or agreement corporation; authorization
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§ RS 6:551.4. Edge Act or agreement corporation; authorization
A. Any United States bank or foreign bank may organize or acquire a subsidiary to engage in international banking activities specifically authorized in the Edge Act. This subsidiary may be an Edge Act corporation chartered pursuant to federal law or an agreement corporation chartered under state law.
B. An agreement corporation is a corporation chartered under the provisions of this Chapter subject to the approval by the commissioner of financial institutions in which the corporation agreed with the board of governors of the federal reserve system to limit its activities to those permitted to an Edge Act corporation.
Acts 2004, No. 420, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 6:551.4 ("Edge Act or agreement corporation; authorization") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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