26-1606. DEPOSIT CONCENTRATIONS. (1) There shall be under the Idaho bank act, including this chapter and chapter 26, title 26, Idaho Code, no deposit cap or concentration limit in Idaho.
(2) The director may, by order, waive any federal deposit concentration limit that has the effect of being more limiting than subsection (1) of this section. In determining to waive the federal concentration limit, the director shall apply a standard that does not discriminate against out-of-state banks, out-of-state bank holding companies, or subsidiaries thereof, upon a finding that the waiver promotes:
(a) Availability of financial services;
(b) The marketability of Idaho banks; or
(c) Other public interest.
(3) This section is not intended to affect the applicability, if any, of federal or state antitrust laws.
History:
[26-1606, added 1995, ch. 99, sec. 9, p. 307.]