The applicant shall file its application to acquire a financial service center bank, pursuant to § 6.1-393 of the Code of Virginia, with the Bureau of Financial Institutions using the form prescribed by the Bureau. Upon receiving the completed application form and the $6,500 fee prescribed by law, and after ascertaining that an application to establish a state or national bank in Virginia has been duly filed and all necessary fees in connection therewith paid, the Bureau shall proceed to investigate the application (or, applications, if a state bank charter has been sought). The applicant shall furnish such additional information as the Bureau may reasonably require in furtherance of its investigation.
When it has accepted an application, the Bureau shall publish notice of the application in its "Weekly Information Bulletin." Every written objection to the application shall be filed in the Commission's Document Control Center. Should any party in interest submit a written request for a hearing on the application, an appropriate proceeding under the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the State Corporation Commission (5VAC5-20) will be established. If no request for a hearing is made within 20 days from the publication of notice of the application, the Bureau shall submit to the Commission its findings and recommendations upon completion of its investigation.
The Commission will consider in connection with the application for acquisition the criteria set forth in § 6.1-393B of the Code of Virginia, viz:
10 Va. Admin. Code § 5-140-10
Statutory Authority
§§ 6.1-393 and 6.1-395 of the Code of Virginia.