House Study Bill 538 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BANKING DIVISION BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to matters under the purview of the banking 1 division of the department of commerce. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5182DP (5) 85 rn/sc
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 524.107, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2014, 1 are amended to read as follows: 2 1. A person, other than a state bank which is subject to 3 the provisions of this chapter and a national bank authorized 4 by the laws of the United States to engage in the business 5 of receiving money for deposit, and except as provided in 6 subsection 2, shall not engage in this state in the business 7 of receiving money for deposit, transact the business of 8 banking, or establish in this state a place of business for 9 such purpose. 10 2. A person doing business in this state shall not use 11 the words “bank” or “trust” or use any derivative, plural, 12 or compound of the words “bank”, “banking”, “bankers”, or 13 “trust” in any manner which would tend to create the impression 14 that the person is authorized to engage in the business of 15 banking or to act in a fiduciary capacity, except a state bank 16 authorized to do so by this chapter or a bank authorized to 17 do so by the laws of another state , a national bank to the 18 extent permitted by the laws of the United States, a bank 19 holding company as defined in section 524.1801 , a savings and 20 loan holding company as defined in 12 U.S.C. § 1467a, or a 21 federal association to the extent permitted by the laws of the 22 United States, or, insofar as the word “trust” is concerned, an 23 individual permissibly serving as a fiduciary in this state, 24 pursuant to section 633.63 , or, insofar as the words “trust” 25 and “bank” are concerned, a nonresident corporate fiduciary 26 permissibly serving as a fiduciary in this state pursuant to 27 section 633.64 . 28 Sec. 2. Section 544A.13, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 29 2014, is amended to read as follows: 30 h. Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this 31 Act chapter . 32 Sec. 3. REPEAL. Section 544A.21, Code 2014, is repealed. 33 EXPLANATION 34 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 35 -1- LSB 5182DP (5) 85 rn/sc 1/ 2
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 This bill concerns matters under the purview of the banking 2 division of the department of commerce. 3 The bill modifies provisions in Code section 524.107 4 relating to when a person doing business in Iowa may be 5 permitted to use the words “bank” or “trust”, or any 6 derivative, plural, or compound of “bank” or “trust”, in 7 a manner which creates the impression that the person is 8 authorized to engage in the business of banking or act in a 9 fiduciary capacity. Currently, the specified list of persons 10 so authorized includes, among others, a bank authorized 11 pursuant to Code chapter 524. The bill adds the provision 12 that a bank authorized by the laws of another state to utilize 13 “bank” or “trust” in a manner tending to create the impression 14 that the person is authorized to engage in the business of 15 banking or act in a fiduciary capacity shall also be authorized 16 to do so in this state. The bill also makes a conforming change 17 to promote consistency between section 524.107, subsections 1 18 and 2. 19 The bill also makes a technical correction to Code section 20 544A.13, subsection 1, changing a reference to “provisions of 21 this Act” to “provisions of this chapter”. 22 Additionally, the bill repeals Code section 544A.21. That 23 section permits specified business entities to engage in the 24 practice of architecture in Iowa if certain requirements are 25 met. 26 -2- LSB 5182DP (5) 85 rn/sc 2/ 2