- (a) Each banking institution shall be a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the institution is not in the business of accepting deposits or retaining funds in a deposit account. A banking institution is not in the business of accepting deposits if it accepts a deposit as a trustee or custodian and is not in the business of retaining deposits if the deposits do not remain in a deposit account of the institution for more than two consecutive banking days. Any institution which is not in the business of accepting deposits or retaining funds in a deposit account as defined in this section shall not be bound by the provisions of § 5-403(c)(2) of this title.
(b) If approved by a majority of its directors, a banking institution may:
- (1) Become and participate as a member of the Federal Reserve System; or
- (2) Withdraw from the system.
Added by Acts 1980, c. 33, § 2, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Acts 1980, c. 63; Acts 1982, c. 812.
Formerly Art. 11, § 84.