To carry out the purposes of the Interstate Bank Acquisition Act, the director may:
A. adopt regulations;
B. enter into cooperative, coordinating or information-sharing agreements with a bank supervisory agency or an organization affiliated with or representing a bank supervisory agency;
C. accept a report of examination or investigation by a bank supervisory agency having concurrent jurisdiction over a New Mexico state bank or a bank holding company that controls a New Mexico state bank in lieu of conducting an examination or investigation of the bank or bank holding company;
D. enter into a sole source contract pursuant to Section 13-1-126 NMSA 1978 with a bank supervisory agency having concurrent jurisdiction over a New Mexico state bank or a bank holding company that controls a New Mexico state bank to engage the services of that agency's examiners at a reasonable rate of compensation, or to provide the services of the director's examiners to that agency at a reasonable rate of compensation;
E. conduct joint examinations or joint enforcement actions with a bank supervisory agency having concurrent jurisdiction over a New Mexico state bank or a bank holding company that controls a New Mexico state bank, but if the examination or enforcement action involves an out-of-state bank holding company, the director shall recognize the exclusive authority of the home state regulator over corporate governance matters and the primary responsibility of the home state regulator with respect to safety and soundness matters;
F. conduct examinations and enforcement actions of a New Mexico state bank or a New Mexico bank holding company that controls a New Mexico state bank if the director determines that the action is necessary to carry out the director's responsibilities pursuant to the Interstate Bank Acquisition Act or to enforce compliance with the laws of this state; and
G. include in regulations adopted provisions for:
(1) the assessment of supervisory and examination fees to be paid by New Mexico banks and New Mexico bank holding companies in connection with the director's performance of his duties; and
(2) sharing of fees assessed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection with a bank supervisory agency or an organization affiliated with or representing a bank supervisory agency in accordance with an agreement between it and the director.
History: Laws 1996, ch. 2, § 10.
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