{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-financial-institutions-2-108","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Financial Institutions § 2–108","heading":"","body":"(a) The Commissioner shall charge and collect, in advance, the following nonrefundable fees:\n(1) An examination fee for a new commercial bank charter under § 3–203 of this article......................................................................................................$15,000\n(2) A filing fee for an agreement of consolidation, merger, or transfer of assets under § 3–703 of this article:\n(i) Between two commercial banks ................................ $3,000\n(ii) Among three or more commercial banks .................. $5,000\n(3) An application fee for a banking institution to have an affiliate under § 5–403 of this article .................................................................................... $750\n(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:\n(i) Filing fee ..................................................................... $7,000\n(ii) Examination fee ......................................................... $3,000\n(5) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a branch fee for:\n(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\n(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\n(6) An application fee for a foreign banking permit under § 12–208 of this article......................................................................................................................$500\n(7) A renewal fee for a foreign banking permit under § 12–210 of this article..............................................................................................................................$500\n(8) A fee for a certificate of valid charter:\n(i) If requested by or on behalf of a banking institution .... $25\n(ii) If requested by or on behalf of a person other than a banking institution.........................................................................................................................$50\n(9) A fee for a certified copy of a document .................................... $50\n(10) An application fee for conversion of a savings bank to a capital stock commercial bank under § 4–703 of this article………………………………….$5,000\n(b) The branch fee under subsection (a)(5) of this section does not apply to:\n(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\n(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.","path":["Article - Financial Institutions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfi\u0026section=2-108","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:27Z","sha256":"7728aa2519e5e3d4dbf0e0383de7a3fae44c02fe20d9c42a0bed7f650b4975da","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-financial-institutions-2-107","next":"us-md/md.-code-financial-institutions-2-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}