Terms Used In Iowa Code 524.1510

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Articles of incorporation: means the original, amended, or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto and includes articles of merger. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • Bank: means a corporation organized under this chapter, a national bank, a federal savings association, or an out-of-state bank. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State bank: means any bank incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter after January 1, 1970, and any "state bank" incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state and doing business as such on January 1, 1970, or a bank organized as a mutual corporation under this chapter. See Iowa Code 524.103
 An amendment to the articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the state bank, a proceeding to which the state bank is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the state bank. An amendment changing the state bank’s name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the state bank in its former name.