{"data":{"id":"us-de/5-del.-c.-851","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"5 Del. C. § 851","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subchapter:\n(1) “Bank holding company” means a company, as defined by the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. § 1841 et seq.), which is or becomes a bank holding company within the provisions of the federal act including, without limitation, its provisions for determining what constitutes control.\n(2) “Institution” means a national bank whose principal place of business is located in Delaware or a Delaware-chartered bank or bank and trust company.\n(3) “Delaware bank holding company” means a bank holding company with bank subsidiaries whose operations are principally conducted in Delaware. For the purposes of this subchapter, the operations of a bank holding company’s subsidiaries are principally located in this State if the total deposits of all such subsidiaries in this State are greater than in any other state.","path":["Title 5. Banking","Banks and Trust Companies","CHAPTER 8. Acquisition of Interests in Banking Institutions; Bank Holding Companies","Subchapter V. Regulation of Delaware Bank Holding Companies"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title5/c008/sc05/index.html#851","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:04Z","sha256":"1b6b554289a4f6001bee14546442e844363ab23d90bff05ef9062513d916e009","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/5-del.-c.-847","next":"us-de/5-del.-c.-852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}