1. The superintendent shall have power to make or cause to be made an examination of every state bank and trust company whenever in the superintendent's judgment such examination is necessary or advisable, but in no event less frequently than once during each two-year period. During the course of each examination of a state bank or trust company, inquiry shall be made as to its financial condition, the security afforded to those to whom it is obligated, the policies of its management, whether the requirements of law have been complied with in the administration of its affairs, and such other matters as the superintendent may prescribe. The superintendent shall also have power to make or cause to be made such limited examinations at such times and with such frequency as the superintendent may deem necessary and advisable to determine the condition of any state bank or trust company and whether any person has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.
2. The superintendent shall have power to make or cause to be made an examination of any corporation in which the state bank or trust company owns shares except corporations described in paragraphs "a" and "b" of subsection 3 of section 524.901. The superintendent shall also have power, upon application to and order of the district court of Polk county, to make or cause to be made an examination of any person having business transactions or a relationship with any state bank or trust company when such an examination is deemed necessary and advisable in order to determine whether the capital of the state bank or trust company is impaired or whether the safety of its deposits has been imperiled. The fee for any such examination shall be paid by the state bank or trust company.
3. To the extent necessary for the purpose of any examination provided for by this section and section 524.1105, the superintendent shall have the power to examine all relevant books, records, accounts and documents and to compel the production of the same in the manner prescribed by section 524.214.
4. The superintendent may furnish to the federal deposit insurance corporation, the federal reserve system, the office of the comptroller of the currency, the office of thrift supervision, national credit union administration, and financial institution regulatory authorities of other states, or to any official or supervising examiner thereof, a copy of the report of any or all examinations made of any state bank and of any affiliate of a state bank.
5. A copy of the report of each examination of a state bank or trust company shall be transmitted by the superintendent to the board of directors of the state bank or trust company except to the extent that the report of any such examination may be confidential to the superintendent, and each member of the board of directors shall furnish to the superintendent, on forms to be supplied by the superintendent, a statement that the member has read the report of examination.
6. All reports of examinations, including any copies thereof, in the possession of any person other than the superintendent or employee of the banking division, including any state bank or any agency to which any report of such examination may be furnished under subsection 4 of this section, shall be confidential communications, shall not be subject to subpoena from such persons and shall not be published or made public by such persons.
7. The report of examination of any affiliate or of any person examined as provided for in subsection 2 shall not be transmitted by the superintendent to any such affiliate or person or to any state bank or trust company or to the board of directors of any state bank or trust company unless authorized or requested by such affiliate or person.
[R60, § 1637; C73, § 1571; C97, § 1873; S13, § 1873; C24, 27, 31, 35, § 9231, 9283-g4; C39, § 9231, 9283.47; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, § 528.25, 530.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 524.217]
89 Acts, ch 257, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1228, § 2; 92 Acts, ch 1161, § 1
Referred to in § 524.219, 537.2305
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