(1) The division shall collect hourly fees in the amount of eighty-three dollars plus actual expenses for all services attendant to:
- (a) The chartering of a new regulated institution;
- (b) The conversion of an existing nonstate chartered institution to a Washington state chartered institution;
- (c) The establishment of an office or bureau by an alien bank in Washington state;
- (d) The acquisition and control of more than five percent of the shares of voting stock or substantially all of the assets of a bank, trust company, national banking association, or bank holding company, where the principal operations are conducted within this state by an out-of-state bank holding company;
- (e) The issuance or filing of a notice of change of control;
- (f) Requests for division approval to use words indicating bank or trust company in a company name under RCW 30.04.020;
- (g) Meeting attendance by division personnel with the board of directors or senior management of a regulated institution;
- (h) Off-site monitoring of a regulated institution;
- (i) Voluntary or involuntary liquidation under chapter 30.44 RCW;
- (j) Acting as conservator of a bank or trust company under chapter 30.46 RCW;
- (k) Investigation into, and the resolution of, consumer complaints;
- (l) Any inquiry made to the division by a person, company, or regulated institution that is not in the normal course of business;
- (m) Investigation into, and subsequent enforcement action(s) against, individuals, companies, or otherwise, that are operating an unlicensed bank or trust business in the state of Washington;
(n) Applications submitted to the division by an existing regulated institution to:
- (i) Merge, consolidate, reorganize, or convert to another charter type;
- (ii) Establish a new branch;
- (iii) Relocate the main office or an existing branch;
- (iv) Purchase or sell an existing branch;
- (v) Confer trust powers on an existing state-chartered bank;
- (vi) Change the legal name of the regulated institution.
- (o) Any other activity the director deems relevant or necessary.
- (2) The division shall collect per page for furnishing copies of papers filed with the division in accordance with the fees set out in WAC 208-12-090.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.320.040, 30.04.030, and 30.04.070. WSR 13-23-032, § 208-544-045, filed 11/13/13, effective 12/14/13.]