(a) Each foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain an Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency in this state shall keep the assets of its business in this state separate and apart from the assets of its business outside this state.
(b) The creditors of a foreign bank arising out of transactions with, and recorded on the books of, its Alabama state branch or Alabama state agency shall be entitled to absolute preference and priority over creditors of such foreign bank offices located outside of Alabama with respect to the assets of such foreign bank’s offices in this state.