Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org743536.2-873Additional permissible investments in real estate20256.2-8726.2-885Financial Institutions and ServicesDepository Institutions and Trust OrganizationsBanksInvestments and Loans

A. In addition to the ownership of real estate permitted in § 6.2-872, a bank may invest:

1. In real estate (i) for the purpose of producing income or for inventory and sale or (ii) for improvement, including the erection of buildings thereon, for sale or rental purposes. The bank may hold, sell, lease, operate, or otherwise exercise the rights of an owner of any such property; and

2. In the stock or other securities or obligations of a controlled subsidiary corporation under § 6.2-885 or 6.2-886 formed or utilized for the purposes in subdivision 1.

B. Unless specifically authorized by the Commissioner:

1. A bank shall not invest more than five percent in the aggregate of its assets in the investments authorized in subdivisions A 1 and A 2.

2. A bank shall not invest and lend in any one project an amount in excess of the loan limit to one borrower as provided in § 6.2-875.

1988, c. 296, § 6.1-59.1; 2010, c. 794.