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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="3-706" title_number="3" title_name="Banking Institutions -- Commercial Banks" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Consolidations, Mergers, and Transfers of Assets">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commissioner shall approve the agreement if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The successor meets the requirements of State law for the formation of a new commercial bank;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The agreement provides an adequate capital structure, including surplus, for the successor in relation to its deposit liabilities and other activities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The agreement is fair; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The proposed transaction is not against the public interest.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the successor will not exercise trust powers, the Commissioner may not approve the agreement until the Commissioner is satisfied that successor fiduciaries have been provided adequately for all fiduciary positions held by the constituent banks.</text>
  </level>
</section>
