New Jersey § 17:12b-278
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§ 17:12b-278.
As used in this act: a. “Insured institution,” “savings and loan holding company,” and “control” shall
have the respective meanings set forth in section 408(a) of the “National Housing
Act,” as amended ( 12 U.S.C. § 1730a ). “ Insured institution ” shall also include federal savings banks, whose accounts are insured by the Federal
Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, as defined in 12 CFR 561.1 . b. “ Savings and loan subsidiary ” means an insured institution or savings and loan holding company, more than 50%
of the voting shares or members' rights of which are owned or controlled, directly
or indirectly, by a savings and loan holding company. c. “ Central-Atlantic Region ” means the states of New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
and the District of Columbia. d. “ Insured institution deposits ” means the total domestic deposits in insured institutions in each state according
to the most recent available statistics of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
Corporation or the Federal Home Loan Bank System or, if those statistics are not available,
from sources designated by the commissioner. e. “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Banking. f. “ Eligible state ” means any state which meets either or both of the following conditions: (1) Any state in the Central-Atlantic Region, when at least two of those states, in
addition to this State, each of which has at least $20,000,000,000.00 in insured institution
deposits, have reciprocal legislation in effect; and (2) Any state or territory of the United States, when at least 13 states in addition
to this State (for this purpose the District of Columbia is included as a state, but
all other territories are excluded), at least four, other than this State, of which
are among the 10 states, other than this State, with the largest amount of insured
institution deposits, have reciprocal legislation in effect. g. “ Eligible insured institution ” means an insured institution: (1) Located in an eligible state which has reciprocal legislation in effect, other
than this State; (2) Which is not directly or indirectly controlled by an insured institution or a
savings and loan holding company which is not located in an eligible state; and (3) Which has at least 75% of the total aggregate deposits of the insured institution
and the savings and loan subsidiaries of any savings and loan holding company directly
or indirectly controlling the insured institution, if any, in an eligible state or
states. h. “ Eligible savings and loan holding company ” means a savings and loan holding company: (1) Located in an eligible state which has reciprocal legislation in effect, other
than this State; (2) Which is not directly or indirectly controlled by a savings and loan holding company
which is not located in an eligible state; and (3) Which has at least 75% of the total aggregate deposits of its saving sand loan
subsidiaries in savings and loan subsidiaries located in an eligible state or states. i. “ Location ” or “located,” when referring to an insured institution, means the state in which
the amount of aggregate deposits of all of its offices in that state is greater than
the amount of aggregate deposits of all its offices in any one other state or foreign
jurisdiction; when referring to a savings and loan holding company, “location” or
“located” means the state in which the amount of aggregate deposits of all of its
savings and loan subsidiaries in that state is greater than the amount of aggregate
deposits of all of its savings and loan subsidiaries in any one other state or foreign
jurisdiction. j. “ Reciprocal legislation ” means statutory law of a state of the United States, including the District of Columbia,
which authorizes or permits an insured institution or a savings and loan holding company,
or both, located in this State to acquire insured institutions or savings and loan
holding companies, or both, located in that state on terms and conditions substantially
the same as the terms and conditions pursuant to which an insured institution or a
savings and loan holding company located in that state may acquire insured institutions
or holding companies, or both, located in this State. The fact that the law of that other state imposes limitations or restrictions on
the acquisition of insured institutions or savings and loan holding companies, or
both, located in that state by an insured institution or savings and loan holding
company, or both, located in this State shall not necessarily mean that the law of
that state is not reciprocal legislation; provided, however, that if the law of the
other state limits acquisitions by an insured institution or a savings and loan holding
company, or both, located in this State to insured institutions or savings and loan
holding companies, or both, which are not in competition with insured institutions
or savings and loan holding companies, or both, located in or chartered by that state
or to insured institutions or savings and loan holding companies which do not have
customary deposit and commercial loan powers, the law of that other state shall not
be reciprocal legislation. If the reciprocal legislation of that other state imposes limitations or restrictions
on the acquisition or ownership of an insured institution or savings and loan holding
company located in that state by an insured institution or savings and loan holding
company, or both, located in this State, substantially the same limitations and restrictions
shall be applicable to the eligible insured institution or eligible savings and loan
holding company, or both, located in that other state with respect to its acquisition
of insured institutions or savings and loan holding companies, or both, located in
this State.
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