As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board of directors” means the board of directors of a corporation created under this part;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-101-102

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, profession, investment activity and other lawful purpose for gain or the preservation of assets whether or not carried on for profits. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • 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.
  • Corporation: means a development credit corporation created under this part. See Tennessee Code 48-101-102
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Financial institution: means any banking corporation or institution, trust company, savings bank, cooperative bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or related corporation, partnership, foundation, or other institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds. See Tennessee Code 48-101-102
  • Member: means any financial institution authorized to do business within this state which shall undertake to lend money to a corporation created under this part, upon its call, and in accordance with this part. See Tennessee Code 48-101-102
  • 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.
  • Savings and loan association: includes a building and loan association, a federal or state savings and loan association, a federal savings bank, and any other financial institution, the accounts of which are insured by the [former] federal savings and loan insurance corporation (FSLIC) or any successor [repealed] of such corporation. 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
(2) “Corporation” means a development credit corporation created under this part;
(3) “Financial institution” means any banking corporation or institution, trust company, savings bank, cooperative bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or related corporation, partnership, foundation, or other institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds;
(4) “Loan limit” means, for any member, the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding at one (1) time on loans made by such member to the corporation, as determined under this part; and
(5) “Member” means any financial institution authorized to do business within this state which shall undertake to lend money to a corporation created under this part, upon its call, and in accordance with this part.
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