§ 3-306. Maintenance of surplus; losses

MD Fin Inst Code § 3-306 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    If the surplus of a commercial bank at any time is less than 100 percent of its capital stock, then, until the surplus is 100 percent of the capital stock, the commercial bank:

(1)    Shall transfer to its surplus annually at least 10 percent of its net earnings; and

(2)    May not declare or pay any cash dividends that exceed 90 percent of its net earnings.

(b)    Any losses of a commercial bank that exceed its undivided profits may be charged to its surplus.