Ninth Circuit: A National Bank's Citizenship is Where its Main Office is Located | Practical Law

Ninth Circuit: A National Bank's Citizenship is Where its Main Office is Located | Practical Law

On March 27, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held, in Rouse v. Wachovia Mortgage FSB, that a national bank is a citizen only of the state in which its main office is located for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction.

Ninth Circuit: A National Bank's Citizenship is Where its Main Office is Located

Practical Law Legal Update 7-563-3145 (Approx. 3 pages)

Ninth Circuit: A National Bank's Citizenship is Where its Main Office is Located

by Practical Law Litigation
Published on 01 Apr 2014 • USA (National/Federal)
On March 27, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held, in Rouse v. Wachovia Mortgage FSB, that a national bank is a citizen only of the state in which its main office is located for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction.