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Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 2–108

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  1. Article - Financial Institutions

(a) The Commissioner shall charge and collect, in advance, the following nonrefundable fees:

(1) An examination fee for a new commercial bank charter under § 3–203 of this article......................................................................................................$15,000

(2) A filing fee for an agreement of consolidation, merger, or transfer of assets under § 3–703 of this article:

(i) Between two commercial banks ................................ $3,000

(ii) Among three or more commercial banks .................. $5,000

(3) An application fee for a banking institution to have an affiliate under § 5–403 of this article .................................................................................... $750

(4) A fee for a conversion of a national banking association, a federal stock savings and loan association, or a federal stock savings bank into a commercial bank under § 3–801 of this article or a federal mutual savings bank into a savings bank under § 4–701.1 of this article:

(i) Filing fee ..................................................................... $7,000

(ii) Examination fee ......................................................... $3,000

(5) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a branch fee for:

(i) An application of a banking institution or other–state bank to open a branch under §§ 5–1003 and 5–1005(a) of this article .......................... $600; or

(ii) An expedited notice of a banking institution or other–state bank to open a branch under §§ 5–1003 and 5–1005(b) of this article .................. $400

(6) An application fee for a foreign banking permit under § 12–208 of this article......................................................................................................................$500

(7) A renewal fee for a foreign banking permit under § 12–210 of this article..............................................................................................................................$500

(8) A fee for a certificate of valid charter:

(i) If requested by or on behalf of a banking institution .... $25

(ii) If requested by or on behalf of a person other than a banking institution.........................................................................................................................$50

(9) A fee for a certified copy of a document .................................... $50

(10) An application fee for conversion of a savings bank to a capital stock commercial bank under § 4–703 of this article………………………………….$5,000

(b) The branch fee under subsection (a)(5) of this section does not apply to:

(1) A branch that is acquired by a banking institution through a merger or consolidation with, or transfer to the banking institution of all or substantially all of the assets of, a bank or an insured depository institution; or

(2) An other–state bank chartered by a state that does not charge a fee to a banking institution for establishing a branch in that state.

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