Utah Code § 7-18a-201

Authorization required to transact business as a foreign depository institution
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agency, branch, or representative office.
(1) It is unlawful for a foreign depository institution to transact business in this state unless it
transacts business through an agency, branch, or representative office authorized by the
department or an agency of the federal government.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a foreign depository institution that is not authorized to transact
business through an agency, branch, or representative office in this state may make or enforce
loans made in this state secured by liens on real or personal property located in this state.
(3) A foreign depository institution authorized to transact business through an agency, branch, or
representative office in this state may transact business as an agent for an affiliated depository
institution in accordance with Section 7-1-716.
(4) For purposes of Subsection (1), a foreign depository institution is not considered to be
transacting business in this state solely because a subsidiary or affiliate transacts business in
this state, including business that any depository institution subsidiary or affiliate may lawfully
conduct in this state as an agent for the foreign depository institution in accordance with the
laws of this state.

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