a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law of this State, an insured institution or savings and loan holding company located in this State may acquire an insured institution or savings and loan holding company located in any eligible state other than this State.
b. Nothing in this act or in any other law of this State shall be deemed to prohibit or limit an insured institution or savings and loan holding company located in this State from acquiring an insured institution or savings and loan holding company or insured institutions or savings and loan holding companies located in any jurisdiction other than an eligible state, which acquisition is otherwise permitted by applicable law of the United States or any other state, provided that, if the insured institution or savings and loan holding company becomes an insured institution or savings and loan holding company not located in this State, it shall comply with the provisions of this act if it is to continue to control an insured institution or savings and loan holding company or insured institutions or savings and loan holding companies located in this State.