12 CFR § 303.42 - Filing procedures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s303.42"
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title: "12 CFR § 303.42 - Filing procedures."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "303.42"
section_name: "Filing procedures."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURE AND RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "303"
part_name: "FILING PROCEDURES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 378, 1464, 1813, 1815, 1817, 1818, 1819(a) (Seventh and Tenth), 1820, 1823, 1828, 1829, 1831a, 1831e, 1831 1831p-1, 1831w, 1835a, 1843(l), 3104, 3105, 3108, 3207, 5414, 5415, and 15 U.S.C. 1601-1607."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 79247, Dec. 27, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 303.42 Filing procedures.

(a) *General.* Filings shall be submitted to the appropriate FDIC office.

(b) *Content of filing.* A complete letter filing shall include the following information:

(1) A statement of intent to establish a branch, or to relocate the main office or a branch;

(2) The exact location of the proposed site including the street address. With regard to messenger services, specify the geographic area in which the services will be available. With regard to a mobile branch, specify the community or communities in which the vehicle will operate and the manner in which it will be used;

(3) When a filing is submitted to relocate the main office of the bank from one State to another, a statement of the bank's intent regarding retention of branches in the State where the main office exists prior to relocation; and

(4) With respect to a branch relocation or a main office relocation, confirmation that advance written notice was provided to customers of the branch or main office being relocated.

(c) *Undercapitalized institutions.* Filings to establish a branch by banks subject to section 38 of the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 1831o) also should provide the information required by § 303.204. Filings pursuant to sections 38 and 18(d) of the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 1831o and 1828(d)) may be filed concurrently or as a single filing.

(d) *Additional information.* The FDIC may request additional information to complete processing.

[67 FR 79247, Dec. 27, 2002, as amended at 85 FR 72555, Nov. 13, 2020; 90 FR 60558, Dec. 29, 2025]