Upon the effective date of the Commerce and Industry Department Act, the title of the commissioner of banking shall be changed to the "director of the financial institutions division". All powers and duties heretofore vested by law or otherwise in the state bank examiner or commissioner of banking are hereby transferred to the director of the financial institutions division and all statutory references to the state bank examiner or commissioner of banking shall be construed to mean the director of the financial institutions division. The director of the financial institutions division shall be appointed by the secretary of the commerce and industry department by and with the governor's approval and by and with the consent of the senate for a term of four years, which term shall expire when his successor is duly appointed and qualified. He shall not be interested as a stockholder in any bank, savings and loan association, small loan licensee in this state or any corporation qualified or qualifying under Section 48-18-19.6 NMSA 1953, and shall be fully qualified to perform the duties of the office. The director of the financial institutions division shall be the head of the financial institutions division and its bureaus. The director of the financial institutions division may appoint an examiner as deputy director to have all his powers and duties in the absence of the director and may delegate such of his authority and duties to other examiners as he sees fit.

History: 1953 Comp., § 48-22-31, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 305, § 31; 1971, ch. 81, § 1; 1971, ch. 234, § 2; 1977, ch. 245, § 120.

Cross references. — For appointment of director, see 9-16-6B(10), 9-16-7 NMSA 1978.

Compiler's notes. — Section 48-18-19.6, 1953 Comp., referred to in this section, was repealed by Laws 1965, ch. 312, § 15. See now 58-13B-23 NMSA 1978 as to registration by qualification.

Commerce and industry department. — Laws 1983, ch. 297, § 33, abolishes the commerce and industry department, referred to in this section. Laws 1983, ch. 297, § 20 creates the regulation and licensing department with a financial institutions division. Laws 1983, ch. 297, § 31, transfers the personnel, etc., of the financial institutions division of the commerce and industry department to the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department. See 9-16-4 NMSA 1978.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 10 Am. Jur. 2d Banks § 17.

9 C.J.S. Banks and Banking § 10 et seq.