Sec. 5. As used in section 14(c)(3) of this chapter, "qualified United States financial institution" means an institution that:
(1) is organized, or in the case of a United States office of a foreign banking organization licensed, under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;
(2) is regulated, supervised, and examined by United States federal or state authorities having regulatory authority over banks and trust companies; and
(3) has been determined by the commissioner or the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC to meet the standards of financial condition and standing as are considered necessary and appropriate to regulate the quality of financial institutions whose letters of credit will be acceptable to the commissioner.
As added by P.L.116-1994, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.81-2012, SEC.24; P.L.124-2018, SEC.68.