Section 17:9A-448 - Compliance with regulations by foreign banka. If a foreign bank is licensed to establish a depository agency or branch office and such office is not subject to the regulations of the Depository Institutions Deregulation Committee established pursuant to the "Depository Institutions Deregulation Act of 1980," 12 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Regulation Q of the Federal Reserve, 12 CFR 217 et seq., or Part 329 of the regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 12 CFR 329 et seq., the bank shall, with respect to deposits accepted at the office, comply with the regulations regarding maximum interest rates on deposits, prepayment of time deposits, and related matters the commissioner may prescribe as being necessary and appropriate to establish competitive equality between foreign banks and banks organized under the laws of this State which are subject to the regulations of the Depository Institutions Deregulation Committee, Regulation Q of the Federal Reserve, or Part 329 of the regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.b. Whenever the commissioner adopts a regulation or order of repeal of a regulation under subsection a. of this section, the commissioner may, without describing specific facts showing the need for immediate action, make the regulation or order of repeal effective immediately.