Terms Used In Alabama Code 5-1A-4

  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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 Alabama Code 1-1-1

No person, firm, corporation or other entity except a bank or if otherwise lawfully authorized a credit union or a savings and loan association may lend money and either receive deposits or pay checks at its principal office or branch in this state.