Montana Code 32-2-1014. Compensation of agents and attorneys
32-2-1014. Compensation of agents and attorneys. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), after notice to the mutual association and subject to approval by a district court judge of the county in which the mutual association is located, the compensation of the agents, attorneys, expert accountants, and other assistants appointed by the department and all expenses of liquidation and distribution of a mutual association whose assets and business have been taken possession of by the department must be fixed by the department. The department shall, on written request of the judge, supply semiannual statements showing the condition of the mutual association in the process of liquidation. Except in cases of emergency, the compensation paid to attorneys and expert accountants must be fixed and approved before services are rendered. The compensation must be paid out of the funds of the mutual association in the hands of the department and are a proper charge and lien on the assets of the mutual association.
Terms Used In Montana Code 32-2-1014
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- Department: means the department of administration provided for in 2-15-1001. See Montana Code 32-2-603
- Deposit: has the meaning provided in 12 C. See Montana Code 32-2-603
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- 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
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
(2)If the federal deposit insurance corporation is appointed as the liquidating agent, the reporting and district court approval requirements in subsection (1) do not apply.