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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="6-203" title_number="6" title_name="Revenues" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Treasury">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Treasurer shall give 15% of the weight of the decision to the standards established in this section in deciding whether to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>designate a financial institution as a depositary for State money under § 6-205 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>make an agreement with a financial institution for a banking service under § 6-229 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Treasurer shall consider whether the financial institution received a rating of “needs improvement” or “substantial noncompliance” in its most recent examination under the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, P.L. Number 95-128.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a financial institution operates in a state other than Maryland, the Treasurer shall consider Maryland-specific information that is provided within the assessment area section of the Community Reinvestment Act report.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Treasurer shall consider whether, during the previous 5 years, a court in Maryland has found, in a final adjudication, that a financial institution has violated any antidiscrimination statute or regulation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Treasurer may consider whether, during the previous 5 years, a court outside Maryland has found, in a final adjudication, that a financial institution has violated any antidiscrimination statute or regulation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Treasurer may determine how to assess a violation under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection if the violation was committed by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>an affiliate of the financial institution; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an entity acquired by the financial institution.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Treasurer shall consider whether the financial institution has demonstrated that during the previous 5 years, the financial institution has:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>successfully made loans in Maryland through State or federal lending programs designed to assist small and minority-owned businesses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>had an active outreach program to assist small and minority-owned businesses through which the financial institution has made efforts in Maryland; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>established strategic partnerships in Maryland with entities whose mission is to provide technical assistance to small and minority-owned businesses.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
