KRS 286.3-187: Bank acting as agent of another financial institution -- Filing --

Commissioner's approval -- Scope of activities.

(1) Except as set forth in subsection (7) of this section, with prior approval of the

commissioner and upon compliance with the requir ements of this section, any state

bank may agree to receive deposits, renew time deposits, close loans, service loans,

receive payments on loans and other obligations, and perform other services as may

be authorized by administrative regulations, as an age nt for any national bank,

savings and loan, or savings bank having its principal office in Kentucky or any

state bank.

(2) A state bank that proposes to enter into an agency agreement under this section shall

file with the commissioner, at least thirty (30 ) days before the effective date of the

agreement:

(a) A notice of intention to enter into an agency agreement with a national bank,

savings and loan, or savings bank having its principal office in Kentucky or a

state bank;

(b) A description of the services to be performed under the agency agreement; and

(c) A copy of the agency agreement.

(3) The commissioner shall decide whether to approve the agency agreement within

thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice required by subsection (2) of this section;

except if the commissioner requests additional information after receiving such

notice, the time limit for the commissioner's decision shall be thirty (30) days after

receiving the additional information.

(4) The commissioner may order a state bank to cea se acting as an agent or principal

under any agency agreement with a state bank or a national bank, savings and loan,

or savings bank having its principal office in Kentucky that the commissioner finds

to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices.

(5) A state bank acting as an agent for a state bank or a national bank, savings and loan,

or savings bank having its principal office in Kentucky in accordance with this

section shall not be considered to be a branch of that institution.

(6) Except as set forth in subsection (7) of this section, a state bank may act as an agent

for a national bank, savings and loan, or savings bank having its principal office

outside Kentucky to the same extent it could act were it operating as a national bank

at the time.

(7) Nothing in this section authorizes a state bank to conduct any activity as an agent

under this section which the bank is not permitted to conduct as a principal under

any applicable federal or state law.