(a) With the approval of the commissioner, a bank may be formed to facilitate a merger or an acquisition of control. The new bank may survive the merger or acquisition of control.
(b) Sections 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, and 1024 shall not apply to the formation of a bank pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) Article 4 (commencing with Section 370) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 shall apply to a bank formed pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d) A request for approval to form a bank in accordance with subdivision (a) shall be accompanied by a fee of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 3. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)