(a)Business Property. Every association has the power to invest in real property or interests in real property that the board of directors may deem necessary for the conduct of the business of the association, which, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be deemed to include the ownership of stock of a wholly owned subsidiary corporation having as its exclusive activity the ownership and management of the property or interests, but the amount so invested shall not exceed the net worth of the association; provided, that the commissioner may authorize a greater amount to be so invested.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-3-602

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Association: means a capital stock or mutual savings and loan association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Net worth: means the aggregate of all loan contracts of an association, plus the aggregate value of all other assets of the association, less the aggregate amount of deposit accounts of depositors, including interest credited to the accounts, and less any other liabilities of the association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Primary lending area: means any area within the territorial limits of this state or within a radius of one hundred (100) miles from the home office or branch of an association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)Purchase of Real Estate. Every association has the power to invest an amount not exceeding the lesser of its net worth or five percent (5%) of its assets in the purchase of real estate in its primary lending area for the purpose of producing income or for inventory and sale or for improvement, including the erection of buildings on the real estate, for sale or rental purposes, and the association may hold, sell, lease, operate, or otherwise exercise the rights of an owner as to the property. Marketable title to all real estate acquired under this subsection (b) shall be taken and held in the name of the association, and the title shall immediately be recorded in accordance with the laws of this state.
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