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Practice question: Banks, Quasi-banks, and Trust Entities Distinguished

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Practice question

A trust entity opens a new branch to conduct its ordinary business without prior Monetary Board approval and argues a trustee license itself authorizes unlimited locations. Which is correct under Section 93?
  1. Every license automatically authorizes all locations
  2. Only customers may approve branches
  3. Branches are exempt from all regulation
  4. The section requires prior Monetary Board approval for the specified branch establishment.
  5. A new signboard is sufficient approval

Legal references

  • General Banking Law, RA 8791, Sections 3, 55, 87-88 and 92-93: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2000/ra_8791_2000.html

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