{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-5-1a-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 5-1A-4","heading":"Restrictions on Engaging in Banking Business.","body":"No person, firm, corporation or other entity except a bank or if otherwise lawfully authorized a credit union or a savings and loan association may lend money and either receive deposits or pay checks at its principal office or branch in this state.","path":["Title 5 Banks and Financial Institutions.","Chapter 1A General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=5-1A-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"879444db359e8f033b402ccc6a4ffea53c27754cd8afb60af274db94ec08d2c3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-5-1a-3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-5-1a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}