Regulations Governing Domestic Branches of Financial Institutions Article 2
The term "branches" depicted in the Regulations herein mean the domestic branches and mini-branches of banks as well as the branches and min-branches of credit cooperatives.Mini-branches mean small branches of a bank or credit cooperative that may engage in the following businesses with the approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission (referred to as the "competent authority" hereunder):1. Accept deposits of all types;2. Extend loans secured by certificates of deposit;3. Extend consumer loans;4. Extend credit card cash advances;5. Extend small and medium enterprise loans;6. Provide domestic remittance service;7. Buy and sell foreign currency and traveler's checks;8. Provide collection and payment agency services;9. Sell special-purpose money trust funds investing in foreign securities and domestic securities investment trust funds;10. Act as a processing agent for other businesses of the head office; and11. Engage in other businesses as approved by the competent authority.A mini-branch shall obtain permission from the Central Bank of the ROC before it may undertake the business referred to in Subparagraph 7 of the preceding paragraph.
中文原文 金融機構國內分支機構管理辦法第2條
本辦法所稱分支機構，在銀行指國內分行及簡易型分行，在信用合作社指分社及簡易型分社。
簡易型分行（社）指小型分支機構，其經營之業務項目，由金融監督管理委員會（以下稱主管機關）就下列範圍內核定：
一、收受各種存款。
二、辦理存單質借。
三、辦理消費性貸款。
四、辦理信用卡預借現金。
五、辦理中小企業放款。
六、辦理國內匯兌。
七、買賣外幣現鈔及旅行支票。
八、代理收付款項。
九、辦理特定金錢信託投資國外有價證券及國內證券投資信託基金。
十、辦理本機構其他業務之代收件。
十一、其他經主管機關核准辦理之業務。
前項第七款規定業務，應取得中央銀行許可，始得辦理。
簡易型分行（社）指小型分支機構，其經營之業務項目，由金融監督管理委員會（以下稱主管機關）就下列範圍內核定：
一、收受各種存款。
二、辦理存單質借。
三、辦理消費性貸款。
四、辦理信用卡預借現金。
五、辦理中小企業放款。
六、辦理國內匯兌。
七、買賣外幣現鈔及旅行支票。
八、代理收付款項。
九、辦理特定金錢信託投資國外有價證券及國內證券投資信託基金。
十、辦理本機構其他業務之代收件。
十一、其他經主管機關核准辦理之業務。
前項第七款規定業務，應取得中央銀行許可，始得辦理。