{"identifier":"/us/usc/t12/s215a\u20131","title":12,"num":"\u00a7\u202f215a\u20131.","heading":"Interstate consolidations and mergers","text":"\u00a7\u202f215a\u20131.\nInterstate consolidations and mergers\n(a)\nIn general\nA 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\nsection 1831u of this title\n(b)\nScope of application\nSubsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any consolidation or merger before\nJune 1, 1997\nsection 1831u(a)(3) of this title\n(c)\nDefinitions\nThe terms \u201chome State\u201d and \u201cout-of-State bank\u201d have the same meaning as in section 1831u(f)\n1\n1 See References in Text note below.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t12/s215a\u20131.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s215a\u20131","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f215a\u20131."},{"t":"heading","text":"Interstate consolidations and mergers"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s215a\u20131/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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 ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1831u of this title","href":"/us/usc/t12/s1831u","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s215a\u20131/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Scope of application"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any consolidation or merger before ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"June 1, 1997","tail":", unless the home State of each bank involved in the transaction has in effect a law described in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1831u(a)(3) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t12/s1831u/a/3","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t12/s215a\u20131/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The terms \u201chome State\u201d and \u201cout-of-State bank\u201d have the same meaning as in section 1831u(f)\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSee References in Text note below."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSee References in Text note below.","tail":" of this title."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}