(205 ILCS 10/3.071) (from Ch. 17, par. 2510.01)
    Sec. 3.071. Out of state bank holding companies.
    (a) An out of state bank holding company may acquire ownership of more than 5% of the voting shares of or control of one or more Illinois banks or Illinois bank holding companies pursuant to a transaction, occurrence or event that is described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of Section 3.02, provided the acquisition is made in accordance with Sections 3.02 and 3.07 of this Act in accordance with subsection (i) of this Section and provided the following conditions are met:
        (1) (Blank).
        (2) An out of state bank holding company seeking to
    
acquire an Illinois bank or Illinois bank holding company pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 3.071 shall, if change in control of the bank is governed by Section 18 of the Illinois Banking Act, file with the Commissioner the application required by that Section containing information satisfactory to the Commissioner.
    (b) (Blank).
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    (i) (1) An out of state bank holding company which
    
directly or indirectly controls or has control over an Illinois bank that has existed and continuously operated as a bank for 5 years or less, may not cause the Illinois bank to merge with or into, or to have all or substantially all of the assets acquired by a bank that is an out of state bank.
        (2) For purposes of subsection (i)(1) of this
    
Section, an Illinois bank that is the resulting bank following a merger involving an Illinois interim bank shall be considered to have been in existence and continuously operated during the existence and continuous operation of the Illinois merged bank. As used in this subsection (i)(2), the words "resulting bank" and "merged bank" shall have the meanings ascribed to those words in Section 2 of the Illinois Banking Act. As used in this subsection (i)(2), the words "interim bank" shall mean a bank which shall not accept deposits, make loans, pay checks, or engage in the general business of banking or any part thereof, and is chartered solely for the purpose of merging with or acquiring control of, or acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of an existing Illinois bank.
        (3) The provisions of subsection (i)(1) of this
    
Section shall not apply to the merger or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of an Illinois bank:
            (i) if the merger or acquisition is part of a
        
purchase or acquisition with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or
            (ii) if the Illinois bank is in default or in
        
danger of default. As used in this subsection (i)(3)(ii), the words "in default" and "in danger of default" shall have the meaning ascribed to those words in Section 2 of the Illinois Banking Act; or
            (iii) if the bank with which the Illinois bank is
        
being merged or that is acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Illinois bank has its main banking premises in a state that is deemed to be reciprocal with Illinois and would be eligible to establish a branch pursuant to Section 21.4 of the Illinois Banking Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-965, eff. 8-20-04.)