# Iowa Code § 524.201: Superintendent of banking

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.201

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 524.201
- **Heading:** Superintendent of banking
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.201

## Text

(1) The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a superintendent of banking. The appointee shall be selected solely with regard to qualification and fitness to discharge the duties of office, and a person shall not be appointed who has not had at least five years’ experience as an executive officer in a bank. The superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(2) The superintendent shall receive a salary set by the governor within a range established by section 8A.461.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9130, 9131; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §524.1, 524.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.201]95 Acts, ch 148, §8; 2004 Acts, ch 1141, §22023 Acts, ch 19, §2739; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §165, 168

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 524.101 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.101.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.102 Statement of intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.102.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.103 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.103.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.104 Rules of construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.104.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.105 Effect on existing banks.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.105.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.107 Persons authorized to engage in banking business — educational bank.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.107.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.108 Applicability of safe deposit provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.108.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.109 Bankers’ bank authorized — authority to hold shares of bankers’ bank.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.109.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.201 Superintendent of banking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.201.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.202 Superintendent — salary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.202.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.203 Superintendent vacancy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.203.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.204 Deputy superintendent of banking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.204.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.205 State banking council.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.205.md)
- [Iowa Code § 524.206 Banking division created.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C524_S524.206.md)

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