Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 707 § 707.070 — Application for authority to organize banking institution; fee; contents
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 707 ·
Oregon Code § 707.070·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Application for authority to organize banking institution; fee; contents.
Any number of persons, not less
than five, desiring to organize a banking institution shall, as prospective
incorporators, first submit an application to the Director of the Department of
Consumer and Business Services for a permit to organize a banking institution.
The applicants shall pay to the director at the time of their application a fee
of $2,500, no part of which shall be refunded. The application shall be signed
by one of the applicants and shall include the following information:
(1) The proposed
location of the initial principal place of business.
(2) The class or
classes of stock proposed to be issued, the proposed offering price per share
and the aggregate dollar amount of the proposed initial paid-in capital.
(3) The corporate
name.
(4) The names of the
proposed senior officers and the initial directors, at least three of whom
shall also be among the incorporators.
(5) The residence
addresses and occupations of the proposed incorporators and directors.
(6) The proposed
articles of incorporation meeting the requirements of ORS 707.110.
(7) The number of
shares of voting stock proposed to be subscribed for by the incorporators and
each of the proposed directors and senior officers, and the names of any other
persons who are expected to subscribe for, to own or to control more than 10 percent
of the voting stock and the amount of stock for which each proposes to
subscribe.
(8) Evidence
satisfactory to the director of the character, financial responsibility and
ability of the incorporators, directors and senior officers.
(9) Evidence
satisfactory to the director, in the form of a business plan and such
additional information as the director may require, demonstrating that the
proposed banking institution is likely to be financially successful.
(10) The proposed
operating policies of the banking institution.
(11) A statement
as to whether the banking institution is to be a trust company, an Oregon
commercial bank or an Oregon stock savings bank, and, if the proposed Oregon
commercial bank or Oregon stock savings bank is applying for trust powers, a
statement to that effect.
(12) Any other
information that the director may require. [Amended by 1971 c.68 §3; 1973 c.797
§54; 1977 c.135 §13; 1979 c.88 §9; 1997 c.631 §36]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 707.070
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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