# Financial Institutions (GFI)

## Title 5. Banking Institutions -- General Provisions

### Subtitle 10. Branch Banking

#### Section 5-1005

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a banking institution that proposes to establish a branch in this State or in another state shall:

  (1) File with the Commissioner, at least 30 days before the intended opening date, a notice of intention to open a branch; and

  (2) Submit to the Commissioner any information the Commissioner requires in order to evaluate the proposed branch.

(b) A well-capitalized banking institution with a composite CAMELS rating of one or two may establish a branch in this State by filing with the Commissioner an expedited notice, in the form that the Commissioner requires, at least 30 days before the intended opening date.

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Md. Code Ann., Fin. Inst. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)