This article is generally intended to ensure that the laws and regulations of the State of Mississippi applicable to the ownership and operations of Mississippi banks, and interstate branches in this state of out-of-state banks, do not discriminate against such banks that are owned or controlled by foreign banks or other foreign persons in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of Section 3(d) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 USCS 1842(d)), as amended effective September 29, 1995, by Section 101 of the Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act, or with other laws and policies of the United States.Laws, 1996, ch. 441, § 22, eff. 5/1/1997.
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