(a) With respect to any bank that is now or may hereafter be closed on account of inability to meet the demands of its depositors, or by action of the commissioner or of a court, or by action of its directors, or in the event of its insolvency or suspension, the commissioner and/or the receiver or liquidator of the institution, with the permission of the commissioner, may borrow from the federal deposit insurance corporation and pledge or mortgage any part or all of the assets of the institution to the corporation as security for a loan by it; provided, that where the corporation is acting as the receiver or liquidator, the order of a court of record of competent jurisdiction shall be obtained first approving the loan. The commissioner, upon the order of a court of record of competent jurisdiction, and upon a like order and with the permission of the commissioner, the receiver or liquidator of the institution may sell to the corporation any part or all of the assets of the institution.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-2-805

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bank: means any person, as hereinafter defined, doing a banking business subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction and, for the purposes of supervision, examination and liquidation, includes industrial investment companies and industrial banks authorized by chapter 5 of this title. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • 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.
  • Deposit: means a deposit of money, bonds or other things of value, creating a debtor-creditor relationship. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the power of any bank, the commissioner or receivers or liquidators to pledge or sell assets in accordance with any existing law.
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