527.4  Establishment of satellite terminals--restrictions.

1.  A satellite terminal shall not be established within this state except by a financial institution whose principal place of business is located in this state, one which has a business location licensed in this state under chapter 536A, or one which has an office located in this state and which meets the requirements of subsection 4.

2.  A financial institution whose licensed or principal place of business is located in this state shall not establish a satellite terminal at any location outside of this state unless the other state provides for the establishment of satellite terminals by Iowa financial institutions on a reciprocal basis.

3.  A financial institution whose licensed or principal place of business is located within this state may establish any number of satellite terminals in any of the following locations:

a.  Within the boundaries of a municipal corporation if the principal place of business or an office of the financial institution is also located within the boundaries of the municipal corporation.

b.  Within the boundaries of an urban complex composed of two or more Iowa municipal corporations each of which is contiguous to or corners upon at least one of the other municipal corporations within the urban complex if the principal place of business or an office of the financial institution is also located in the urban complex.

c.  Within the Iowa county in which the financial institution has its principal place of business or an office.

d.  At any location in this state off the premises of the financial institution if all of the following apply:

(1)  The satellite terminal is not operated to accept deposits or to dispense scrip or other negotiable instruments.

(2)  The satellite terminal is not operated to dispense cash except when operated by a person other than the customer initiating the transaction.

(3)  The satellite terminal is utilized for the purpose of making payment to the provider of goods or services purchased or provided at the location of the satellite terminal.

A financial institution shall not establish a satellite terminal at any other location except pursuant to an agreement with a financial institution which is authorized by this subsection to establish a satellite terminal at that location and which will utilize the satellite terminal at that location. This subsection does not amend, modify, or supersede any provision of chapter 524 regulating the number or locations of bank offices of a state or national bank, or authorize the establishment by a financial institution of any offices or other facilities except satellite terminals at locations permitted by this subsection.

4.  A financial institution whose licensed or principal place of business is not located in this state may establish, control, maintain, or operate any number of satellite terminals at the locations identified in subsection 3, paragraphs "a", "b", "c", and "d" if both of the following apply:

a.  The other state provides for the establishment, control, maintenance, or operation of satellite terminals by a financial institution, whose licensed or principal place of business is located in this state, on a reciprocal basis.

b.  All satellite terminals, wherever located, that are owned, controlled, maintained, or operated by the financial institution are available for use on a nondiscriminatory basis by any other financial institution which engages in electronic transactions in this state and by all customers who have minimum contact with this state and who have been designated by a financial institution using the satellite terminal and who have been provided with an access device, approved by the administrator, by which to engage in electronic transactions by means of the satellite terminal.

Section History: Early form

  [C77, 79, 81, § 527.4]

Section History: Recent form

  87 Acts, ch 158, §4; 89 Acts, ch 86, §8-11; 91 Acts, ch 216, §6

Internal References

  Referred to in § 527.2, 527.5


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