FDIC: FIL-106-2002: FDIC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Regarding Insurance for State Banks That Are Chartered as Limited Liability Companies


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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

FIL-106-2002
September 6, 2002

TO:	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SUBJECT:	FDIC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Regarding Insurance for State Banks That Are Chartered as Limited Liability Companies

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is requesting public comment on the attached proposed rule clarifying that a state bank that is chartered as a limited liability company (LLC) could be considered eligible for federal deposit insurance. Comments on this proposed rule are due by October 21, 2002.

The proposal contains some restrictions on when an LLC can be considered eligible for deposit insurance. The restrictions include that the LLC:

have no automatic termination events,
have no restrictions on free transferability of an owner's interest,
provide limited liability for its owners, and
provide for a board of managers.

For more information on the proposed rule, please contact Steven Fritts, Associate Director in the FDIC's Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection, at 202-898-3723 or Robert Fick in the FDIC's Legal Division at 202-898-8962.

	Michael J. Zamorski
	Director

Attachment:
July 23, 2002, Federal Register, pages 48054-48059 HTML or PDF (59kb File - PDF Help or Hard Copy)

Distribution: FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

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Last Updated 09/06/2002 communications@fdic.gov