Montana Code 32-2-817. Conversion into federal savings and loan association
32-2-817. Conversion into federal savings and loan association. (1) Any mutual association eligible to become a federal savings and loan association may convert itself into a federal savings and loan association by following the procedure in subsection (2).
Terms Used In Montana Code 32-2-817
- Department: means the department of administration provided for in 2-15-1001. See Montana Code 32-2-603
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Mutual association: means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit from its members and making substantially all of its loans on one-to-four family real estate mortgage security. See Montana Code 32-2-603
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- savings and loan association: means a savings association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or a building and loan association, savings and loan association, or similar entity organized under the laws of a state. See Montana Code 32-2-603
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)(a) At any regular meeting or special meeting of the members of the mutual association called to consider the action and held in accordance with the laws governing the mutual association, the members, by an affirmative vote of the majority, in person or by proxy, may declare by resolution the determination to convert the state mutual association into a federal savings and loan association.
(b)A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the members verified by the affidavit of the president or vice president and the secretary of the meeting must be filed with the department within 10 days after the meeting. The verified copy of the minutes of the meeting when filed is presumptive evidence of the holding of and action of the meeting.
(c)Within a reasonable time and without any unnecessary delay after the adjournment of the meeting of the members, the mutual association shall take any action necessary to make it a federal savings and loan association. Within 10 days after receipt of the federal charter, the charter must be filed with the department. Upon filing, the mutual association ceases to be a state mutual association and is thereafter a federal savings and loan association.