1. Organization. An uninsured bank must be organized pursuant to chapter 31.

[PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. J, §2 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 1232

  • 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.
  • deposits: includes credit union share accounts. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
  • Financial institution: means a universal bank or limited purpose bank organized under the provisions of this Title, and a trust company, nondepository trust company, savings bank, industrial bank or savings and loan association organized under the prior laws of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
  • 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.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
1-A. Principal office in State. Except for an uninsured bank organized prior to the effective date of this subsection, an uninsured bank shall locate its principal office in this State, have at least one resident of this State on its governing board and hold at least one of its governing board meetings in this State each year.

[PL 2021, c. 5, §6 (NEW).]

2. Organizational documents. The organizational documents of an uninsured bank that are filed with the Secretary of State must contain the following statement: “This corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or limited liability partnership is subject to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 9?B, chapter 123 and does not have the power to solicit, receive or accept retail deposits.” This statement in the organizational documents of an uninsured bank may not be amended.

[PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. J, §2 (NEW).]

3. Conversion. An uninsured bank may convert to any other type of investor-owned financial institution pursuant to chapter 34.

[PL 1997, c. 398, Pt. J, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1997, c. 398, §J2 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 5, §6 (AMD).