---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 303.42"
title: "12"
number: "303.42"
heading: "Filing procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/303.42"
---

# §303.42. Filing procedures.

- (a) **General.** Filings shall be submitted to the appropriate FDIC office.
- (b) **Content of filing.** A complete letter filing shall include the following information:
  - (1) A statement of intent to establish a branch, or to relocate the main office or a branch;
  - (2) **The exact location of the proposed site including the street address.** With regard to messenger services, specify the geographic area in which the services will be available. With regard to a mobile branch, specify the community or communities in which the vehicle will operate and the manner in which it will be used;
  - (3) When a filing is submitted to relocate the main office of the bank from one State to another, a statement of the bank's intent regarding retention of branches in the State where the main office exists prior to relocation; and
  - (4) With respect to a branch relocation or a main office relocation, confirmation that advance written notice was provided to customers of the branch or main office being relocated.
- (c) **Undercapitalized institutions.** Filings to establish a branch by banks subject to section 38 of the FDI Act ([12 U.S.C. 1831o](/usc/12/1831o.md)) also should provide the information required by [§ 303.204](/cfr/12/303.204.md). Filings pursuant to sections 38 and 18(d) of the FDI Act (12 U.S.C. [1831o](/usc/12/1831o.md) and [1828(d)](/usc/12/1828.md?p=d)) may be filed concurrently or as a single filing.
- (d) **Additional information.** The FDIC may request additional information to complete processing.

## Notes

### Amendments

[67 FR 79247, Dec. 27, 2002, as amended at 85 FR 72555, Nov. 13, 2020; 90 FR 60558, Dec. 29, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 378, 1464, 1813, 1815, 1817, 1818, 1819(a) (Seventh and Tenth), 1820, 1823, 1828, 1829, 1831a, 1831e, 1831 o, 1831p-1, 1831w, 1835a, 1843(l), 3104, 3105, 3108, 3207, 5414, 5415, and 15 U.S.C. 1601-1607.

### Source

Source: 67 FR 79247, Dec. 27, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[67 FR 79247, Dec. 27, 2002, as amended at 85 FR 72555, Nov. 13, 2020; 90 FR 60558, Dec. 29, 2025]