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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 54B-101

  • Association: includes a State association or a federal association unless limited by use of the words "State" or "federal. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
  • Members: means withdrawable account holders and borrowers in a State mutual association. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
  • State association: means a corporation or association organized under this Chapter or its predecessor and operated under the provisions of this Chapter to conduct the savings and loan business; or a corporation organized under the provisions of the predecessors to this Chapter and operated under the provisions of this Chapter; or a corporation organized under the provisions of federal law and so converted as to be operated under the provisions of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
  • Stock association: means any corporation or company owned by holders of capital stock and organized under the provisions of this Chapter for the primary purpose of promoting thrift and home financing. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4
  • Withdrawable accounts: means accounts in which a customer or member places funds with an association which may be withdrawn by the account holder. See North Carolina General Statutes 54B-4

(a) The directors of a mutual association shall be elected by the members at an annual meeting, held pursuant to the terms of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-106, for such terms as the bylaws of the association may provide.  Directors’ terms may be classified in the certificate of incorporation.  Voting for directors by withdrawable account holders shall be weighted according to the total amount of withdrawable accounts held by such members, subject to any maximum number of votes per member which an association may choose to prescribe in the bylaws of the association.  Such requirements shall be fully prescribed in a detailed manner in the bylaws of the association.

(b) The directors of a stock association shall be elected by the stockholders at an annual meeting, held pursuant to the terms of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-106, for such terms as the bylaws of the association may provide.  Directors’ terms may be classified in the certificate of incorporation.

(c)  Every State association shall have no less than five directors. (1981, c. 282, s. 3; 1983, c. 144, s. 17; 1991, c. 707, s. 4.)