S.C. Code Ann. § 34-30-1420: Establishment of service corporations; investments in securities of existing service corporations; limitations; audit and examination; report of proposed activities, objections; office locations.

(A) A state savings bank or group of savings institutions may establish service corporations. A state savings bank also may invest in the capital stock, obligations, or other securities of existing service corporations.

(B) A state savings bank may not make an investment in a service corporation in excess of ten percent of its net worth.

(C) A service corporation is subject to audit and examination by the board, and the service corporation must pay a supervisory fee established by the board.

(D) The proposed activities of a service corporation must be reported to the board, which has sixty days to object to the activities.

(E) The location of the principal and branch offices of a service corporation must be approved by the board.