Vermont § 14108 - Prohibited mergers and acquisitions

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§ 14108. Prohibited mergers and acquisitions

  • (a) No depository institution may by merger, consolidation, or other form of acquisition
    come to hold in excess of 30 percent of the total time and demand deposits held in
    Vermont by depository institutions. For the purposes of this section, the total deposits
    of a depository institution shall consist of all time and demand deposits held in
    Vermont by such depository institution and all of its affiliates. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner may waive the deposit
    concentration limit set forth in subsection (a) of this section if the Commissioner
    determines that any financial institution to be merged, consolidated, or acquired
    is not adequately capitalized, or is subject to a conservation, receivership, or dissolution
    order under this title or applicable federal law, and the waiver is otherwise in the
    best interests of depositors. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 293, eff. July 1, 2022.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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