Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110
§215a–1 Interstate Consolidations and Mergers
Title 12 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL BANKS › SUBCHAPTER XVI — CONSOLIDATION AND MERGER › § 215a–1
Summary
National banks may merge with out‑of‑State banks if the merger is approved under section 1831u. Mergers before June 1, 1997 are excluded unless each bank’s home State had the law in section 1831u(a)(3). Terms are defined in section 1831u(f).
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Title 12, §215a–1
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(a)In general
A national bank may engage in a consolidation or merger under this subchapter with an out-of-State bank if the consolidation or merger is approved pursuant to section 1831u of this title.
(b)Scope of application
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any consolidation or merger before June 1, 1997, unless the home State of each bank involved in the transaction has in effect a law described in section 1831u(a)(3) of this title.
(c)Definitions
The terms “home State” and “out-of-State bank” have the same meaning as in section 1831u(f) of this title.
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section 1831u of this title, referred to in subsec. (c), was subsequently amended, and subsec. (f) of section 1831u no longer defines the terms “home State” and “out-of-State bank”. However, such terms are defined elsewhere in that section.
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12 U.S.C. § 215a–1
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110