Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 345-A – Authority for expedited charter conversions
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 345-A
- Financial institution: means a universal bank or limited purpose bank organized under the provisions of this Title, and a trust company, nondepository trust company, savings bank, industrial bank or savings and loan association organized under the prior laws of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
- Financial institution holding company: means any company which is deemed to be a holding company pursuant to the provisions contained in chapter 101. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
- Governing body: means the body that oversees the affairs of a financial institution. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
- Organizational document: means the charter, certificate of organization, articles of incorporation, articles of association, articles of organization, certificate of limited liability partnership, bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement or any other similar document required to be filed with and approved by the superintendent pursuant to section 314?A or 323. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate or unincorporated association. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
- Superintendent: means the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any organizational document of any participating institution, when a charter conversion is approved by the governing body of a financial institution authorized to do business in this State as a component of a plan of merger, consolidation or acquisition with another financial institution or financial institution holding company, regardless of this institution’s or holding company’s domicile, and following compliance with all applicable requirements of federal law, if any, the superintendent may order that the charter conversion become effective immediately. The superintendent may take such action if the superintendent believes that it is necessary for the protection of depositors or the public. Any person aggrieved by a charter conversion executed pursuant to this section is entitled to judicial review of the superintendent’s order in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter VII. [PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. F, §6 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 539, §1 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 40, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 398, §F6 (AMD).