ACME national bank plans to acquire Smith Brothers insurance agency and make it an operating subsidiary of the bank. ACME is considered a well-managed and adequately capitalized bank. What regulatory-related action must ACME take to obtain the agency?
First State Bank, a state nonmember institution, plans to purchase a company that would be a financial subsidiary of the bank. First State will send a notice to the FDIC of its proposed acquisition. Of the following factors, which one would NOT be relevant to the FDIC's consideration of the bank's acquisition?
A subsidiary of First National Bank can legally participate in all but one of the following businesses. In which business may the subsidiary NOT legally participate?
Second National has decided to close one of its less profitable neighborhood branches. Which of the following actions is NOT required of the bank under federal law?
Big Nationwide Bank has decided to close one of its smaller branches in Texas. A community association from the small town where the branch is located is not pleased with the decision because Big Nationwide's branch is the only financial institution in the small town. The community group complains to the federal agency that regulates Big Nationwide. What must Big Nationwide do in light of this protest against its decision to close the branch?
A bank has a stand-alone ATM in a high crime area. Due to concerns for the safety of individuals using the ATM, management decides to close it. According to branch closing policy statements issued by federal regulators, which of the following actions should the bank take?