Arizona Laws 6-474. Accounting practices and records
A. Every association shall maintain in this state a detailed record of all transactions of the association at its home office, or at a branch office or at a central accounting or computer center servicing one or more associations, provided that general accounting records and their maintenance shall not be transferred by an association from its home office to a branch office, or from a branch office to its home office or to another branch office or to a central accounting or computer center, unless and until:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 6-474
- Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Association: means every association to which this chapter applies as defined in the section concerning scope of chapter. See Arizona Laws 6-401
- Branch: means any banking office other than the principal banking office. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Deputy director: means the deputy director of the financial institutions division of the department. See Arizona Laws 6-101
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Profits: means , as determined by the application of proper accounting principles, gross income less the aggregate of operating and other expenses, losses actually sustained and not charged to reserves under this chapter and interest paid or accrued on borrowings and non-recurring charges. See Arizona Laws 6-401
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. The board of directors of the association has by resolution authorized such transfer and maintenance.
2. The association has sent a certified copy of the resolution required by paragraph 1 of this subsection to the deputy director.
B. Each branch office shall keep detailed records of all transactions at such branch office and shall furnish full control records to the home office, or such branch office or central accounting or computer center as has been designated by appropriate resolution of the board of directors adopted and filed as provided in subsection A of this section.
C. Every association shall observe such generally accepted accounting principles and practices as are approved by the deputy director.
D. An association by any system of accounting or any device of bookkeeping, either directly or indirectly, shall not enter any of its assets on its books in the name of any other person, partnership, association or corporation, or under any title or designation that is not truly descriptive of the assets.
E. The deputy director may order that assets in the aggregate, to the extent that the assets have depreciated in value, be charged off or that a special reserve or reserves equal to such depreciation in value be set up by transfers from undivided profits.
F. Except notes secured by first lien mortgages insured or guaranteed, wholly or in part, by an agency of the United States government, all bonds or other interest bearing obligations purchased by the association shall be carried at par with provision for amortization of premiums and discounts.