Iowa Code § 524.217 (2026)

1. The superintendent may do all of the following:

a. Make or cause to be made an examination of every state bank and trust company whenever in the superintendent’s judgment such examination is necessary or advisable, but in no event less frequently than once during each two-year period by either the banking division or the appropriate federal banking agency. During the course of each examination of a state bank or trust company, inquiry shall be made as to its financial condition, the security afforded to those to whom it is obligated, the policies of its management, whether\n\nTue Dec 09 22:03:55 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 524 (74, 6) 17 BANKS, §524.218\n\nthe requirements of law have been complied with in the administration of its affairs, and such other matters as the superintendent may prescribe.

b. Make or cause to be made such limited examinations at such times and with such frequency as the superintendent deems necessary and advisable to determine the condition of any state bank or trust company and whether any person has violated any of the provisions of this chapter.

c. Make or cause to be made an examination of any corporation in which the state bank or trust company owns shares.

d. Upon application to and order of the district court of Polk county, make or cause to be made an examination of any person having business transactions or a relationship with any state bank or trust company when such examination is deemed necessary and advisable in order to determine whether the capital of the state bank or trust company is impaired or whether the safety of its deposits has been imperiled. The fee for any such examination shall be paid by the state bank or trust company. e. To the extent necessary for the purpose of any examination provided for by this section and section 524.1105, examine all relevant books, records, accounts, and documents and compel the production of the same in the manner prescribed by section 524.214.

2. The superintendent may furnish to the federal deposit insurance corporation, the federal reserve system, the United States department of the treasury, the national credit union administration, the federal home loan bank, and financial institution regulatory authorities of other states, or to any official or supervising examiner of such regulatory authorities, a copy of the report of any or all examinations made of any state bank and of any affiliate of a state bank.

3. A copy of the report of each examination of a state bank or trust company shall be transmitted by the superintendent to the board of directors of the state bank or trust company except to the extent that the report of any such examination may be confidential to the superintendent, and each member of the board of directors shall furnish to the superintendent, on forms to be supplied by the superintendent, a statement that the member has read the report of examination.

4. All reports of examinations, including any copies of such reports, in the possession of any person other than the superintendent or employee of the banking division, including any state bank or any agency to which any report of such examination may be furnished under subsection 2, shall be confidential communications, shall not be subject to subpoena from such persons, and shall not be published or made public by such persons.

5. The report of examination of any affiliate or of any person examined as provided for in subsection 1, paragraph “c” or “d”, shall not be transmitted by the superintendent to any such affiliate or person or to any state bank or trust company or to the board of directors of any state bank or trust company unless authorized or requested by such affiliate or person.

6. The superintendent may enter into contractual agreements with other state regulators of financial institutions to share examiners or to assist in each state’s respective examinations or other supervisory activities. A contractual agreement pursuant to this section may provide for reimbursement to the state providing assistance. The division of banking shall be reimbursed for any costs incurred when providing services to other states pursuant to this subsection. Any division of banking personnel assisting another state with its examinations or other supervisory activities shall be covered by the provisions of the other state’s tort claims act, to the extent permitted by the laws of the other state. If the law of the other state does not extend coverage to the division of banking personnel working on the other state’s examinations or other supervisory activities, the provisions of chapter 669 shall apply. [R60, §1637; C73, §1571; C97, §1873; S13, §1873; C24, 27, 31, 35, §9231, 9283-g4; C39, §9231, 9283.47; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §528.25, 530.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.217] 89 Acts, ch 257, §5; 90 Acts, ch 1228, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1161, §1; 95 Acts, ch 148, §16; 2004 Acts, ch 1141, §15; 2006 Acts, ch 1015, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 170, §2, 3; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §17 Referred to in §524.212, 524.218, 524.219, 537.2305\n\n 524.218 Regulation and examination of service providers.

1. Whenever a state bank, or any subsidiary or affiliate of a state bank that is subject\n\nTue Dec 09 22:03:55 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 524 (74, 6) §524.218, BANKS 18\n\nto examination by the superintendent, causes to be performed for itself, by contract or otherwise, a covered service, such performance shall be subject to regulation and examination by the superintendent to the same extent as if the covered service was being performed by the state bank itself.

2. For purposes of this section, “covered service” means and includes all of the following:

a. Data processing services.

b. Activities that support financial services, including but not limited to lending, funds transfer, payment processing, fiduciary activities, trading activities, and deposit taking.

c. Internet-related services, including but not limited to web services and electronic bill payments, mobile applications, system and software development and maintenance, and security monitoring.

d. Activities related to the business of banking.

3. The superintendent may, in the superintendent’s discretion, accept examinations authorized or required to be conducted by this section, which are made by other state or federal financial regulatory agencies listed in section 524.217, subsection 2, in lieu of any examination authorized or required under the laws of this state. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.218; 81 Acts, ch 173, §9] 2004 Acts, ch 1141, §16; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §18 Referred to in §524.901 \n