{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-53-333","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-333","heading":"Application for State trust company charter and permission to incorporate State trust company.","body":"(a)\tAn application for a State trust company charter and permission to incorporate the State trust company shall be made to the Commissioner in the form required by the Commissioner and shall be supported by information, data, and records that the Commissioner requires. The application shall be accompanied by the fee set by the Commissioner by rule.\n(b)\tUpon receipt of the application, the Commissioner shall at once conduct an examination of all relevant facts connected with the formation of the proposed State trust company. The Commissioner may consider the following factors:\n(1)\tThe proposed market or markets to be served;\n(2)\tWhether the proposed organizational and capital structure and the amount of initial capital appear adequate in relation to the proposed business and market or markets;\n(3)\tWhether the anticipated volume and nature of business indicate a reasonable probability of success and profitability based on the market or markets proposed to be served;\n(4)\tWhether the proposed officers and directors, as a group, have sufficient experience, ability, standing, competence, trustworthiness, and integrity to justify a belief that the proposed State trust company will be free from improper or unlawful influence and otherwise will operate in compliance with law, and that success of the proposed State trust company is reasonably probable; and\n(5)\tWhether the proposed name of the proposed State trust company is likely to mislead the public as to its character or purpose or is the same as a name already adopted by an existing bank, savings association, or trust institution in this State, or so similar thereto as to be likely to mislead the public.\n(c)\tThe failure of an applicant to furnish required information, data, other material, or the required fee within 30 days after a request may be considered an abandonment of the application. (2001-263, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 53. Regulation of Financial Services.","Article 24. Trust Companies and Interstate Trust Business.","Part 3. State Trust Company Charter Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_53/GS_53-333.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:05:12Z","sha256":"a99cfd3dbb21aa87d7524f8c90efd67ee7032179108fbbec806a0ab9041c071c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-53-332","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-53-334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}