Section 75.324 - Subsidiary Operations(a) The savings bank must obtain prior written approval of the Commissioner for the establishment and location of the home office, and any branch office, agency office, or any other office or facility of the subsidiary, and for any change of name of the subsidiary.(b) A verified copy of all contracts, instruments, joint ventures, and partnership agreements and financing arrangements of the subsidiary investments must be furnished to the savings bank within 30 days from date of execution.(c) The subsidiary must furnish, at the expense of the subsidiary or parent savings bank or its holding company, an independent appraiser's report or other expert opinion as determined to be necessary by the Commissioner for the purpose of establishing the value of any investments made by the subsidiary.(d) Each subsidiary must maintain fidelity bond coverage with an acceptable bonding company in an amount that adequately protects the subsidiary from such loss. Coverage as an additional insured entity under a fidelity bond of the parent savings bank or its holding company may satisfy this requirement.(e) All directors of the savings bank and subsidiary must furnish affidavits fully disclosing any direct or indirect interest they may have in each investment made by the corporation.(f) Each subsidiary must maintain books and records as may be prescribed by the Commissioner. The records must be created and maintained in accordance with the requirements of § 75.221 of this title (relating to Books and Records), pertaining to savings banks.7 Tex. Admin. Code § 75.324
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 45, November 11, 2022, TexReg 7550, eff. 11/20/2022