A Bank Is Initiating the Process of Acquiring Another Smaller

question 79

Multiple Choice

A bank is initiating the process of acquiring another smaller bank. Before negotiations happen between the organizations, which of the following business documents would be used as the FIRST step in the process?

• A) MOU
• B) OLA
• C) BPA
• D) NDA

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