§ 23-47-603 - Bank service companies. - Arkansas Statutes

23-47-603. Bank service companies.

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Bank service company" means a corporation or limited liability company organized for the exclusive purpose of performing bank services for one (1) or more persons, which is owned by one (1) or more state banks and one (1) or more persons; and

(2) "Bank services" means services such as check and deposit sorting and posting, computation and posting of interest and other credits and charges; preparation and mailing of checks, statements, notices, and similar items; any other clerical, bookkeeping, accounting, statistical, or similar functions performed for a person; or any other activities authorized by the Bank Commissioner.

(b) (1) With the prior approval of the commissioner and subject to the conditions that may be prescribed by him, a state bank may establish, create, or invest in a bank service company to furnish bank services to owners of the bank service company and other persons.

(2) The total of a state bank's loans to and investments in a bank service company shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the bank's capital base.

(c) When a state bank becomes the sole owner of a bank service company, it shall become an operating subsidiary of the bank and be governed by 23-47-601.