Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 32 > Chapter 2 - Mutual Savings and Loan Associations

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Board member: means a member of the board of directors of the institution. See Montana Code 32-2-1201
• Capital: means , with respect to a mutual association:

  (a)retained earnings; or

  (b)at the discretion of the commissioner, any other form of capital, subject to any applicable federal and state laws. See Montana Code 32-2-603

• Cease and desist order that has become final: means a cease and desist order or an order with respect to which:

  (a)a timely petition for review of the action has not been filed; or

  (b)the action of the court in which a petition for review has been filed is not subject to further review by the courts of the state. See Montana Code 32-2-1201

• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of banking and financial institutions as provided in 32-1-211. See Montana Code 32-2-603
• 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
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Division: means the division of banking and financial institutions of the department. See Montana Code 32-2-603
• Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Federal savings association: means a federal savings and loan association or a federal savings bank doing business under authority granted by the office of the comptroller of the currency or the former office of thrift supervision. See Montana Code 32-2-603
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Institution: means a state mutual association. See Montana Code 32-2-1201
• Institution-affiliated party: means :

  (a)any director, officer, or employee of or agent for a mutual association;

  (b)any other person who has filed or is required to file a change-in-control notice pursuant to this chapter;

  (c)any consultant, joint venture partner, or other person as determined by the commissioner who participates in the conduct of the affairs of an insured depository institution; and

  (d)any independent contractor, including any attorney, appraiser, or accountant, who knowingly or recklessly participates in any violation of any law or rule, any breach of fiduciary duty, or any unsafe or unsound practice that caused or is likely to cause more than a minimal financial loss to or a significant adverse effect on the mutual association. See Montana Code 32-2-603

• Insured depository institution: means a bank or savings association in which the deposits are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation. See Montana Code 32-2-603
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Member: means all holders of the mutual association's savings, demand, including other authorized members on accounts. See Montana Code 32-2-603
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• 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
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes an affirmation or declaration. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• 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.
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Personal property: means money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• 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
• savings institution: means a mutual association that is organized under the laws of this state. See Montana Code 32-2-1101
• Service provider: means an entity that provides one or more of the following services to a mutual association:

  (i)data processing services;

  (ii)activities supporting financial services, including but not limited to lending, funds transfer, fiduciary activities, trading activities, and deposit taking;

  (iii)internet-related services, including but not limited to web services and electronic bill payments, mobile applications, system and software development and maintenance, and security monitoring; and

  (iv)activities related to the business of mutual associations. See Montana Code 32-2-603

• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• subscription: includes the mark of a person who cannot write if the person's name is written near the mark by another person who also signs that person's own name as a witness. See Montana Code 1-1-203
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• Violation: includes without limitation any action, alone or with others, that causes, counsels, aids, or abets a violation. See Montana Code 32-2-1201