Definitions

As used in article 14 of chapter 9 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto: (a) "Branch" means any office within this state or another state, other than the main office, that is approved as a branch by a federal or state supervisory agency and at which deposits are received, checks paid or money lent. Branch does not include an automated teller machine, remote service unit or similar device, a loan production office or a deposit production office; (b) "centralized securities depository" means a clearing agency registered with the securities and exchange commission which provides safekeeping and book-entry settlement services to the agency's participants; (c) "government unit" means any state, county, municipality or other political subdivision thereof; (d) "Kansas national bank" means a federally chartered bank which has a main office or branch located in this state; (e) "Kansas state bank" means a Kansas state chartered bank; (f) "main office" means the place of business specified in the articles of association, certificate of authority or similar document where the business of the institution is carried on and which is not a branch; (g) "municipal corporation" or "quasi-municipal corporation" includes each investing governmental unit under K.S.A. 12-1675, and amendments thereto; (h) "savings and loan association" means any savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of this state or any other state or organized under the laws of the United States and which has a main or branch office in this state; (i) "savings bank" means any savings bank organized under the laws of the United States and which has a main or branch office in this state; and (j) "securities," "security entitlements," "financial assets," "securities account," "security agreement," "security interest," "perfection" and "control" shall have the meanings given such terms under the Kansas uniform commercial code.