210.00.01 Ark. Code R. 004 - Change of Bank Corporate Name

Prior to filing an application with the State Bank Department for a charter amendment to change the corporate name of a state bank, the bank must complete the following procedures:

A) Publish legal notice of intention to change the corporate name of the bank one (1) time in a newspaper of statewide circulation. Such notice shall include both the current corporate name of the bank and the proposed new name. A copy of the legal notice must accompany the application; and

B) Request a current check of both state and federal trademark or servicemark filings on the proposed new name. This request may be implemented through the Arkansas State Library, Reference Department, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201. The fax number for the Library is 501-682-1529. Requests must be submitted in writing and the check will be performed in the exact or almost exact name as requested. Evidence must accompany the application for charter amendment verifying the applicant has made a trademark or servicemark search and no trademark or servicemark exists for the proposed name.

Once the charter amendment is received by the State Bank Department, notice of the filing of the application will be sent to all state-chartered banks by electronic transmission. Any protestants will have seven (7) days from the date the Department notice was sent to file an official protest to the application. An official protest must be provided to the Department in written form delineating the reasons for the protest and must be accompanied by a filing fee of two hundred dollars ($200).

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210.00.01 Ark. Code R. 004

11/5/2001