A bank may pay or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director, officer, employee, or agent who is a party or threatened to be made a party to an action, suit, or proceeding described in section 3904 in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding if all of the following apply:
  (a) The person furnishes the bank a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in section 3904.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 487.13906

  • Bank: means a state banking corporation that is organized or reorganized under this act or organized under any law of this state enacted before March 1, 2000, including a state banking corporation that voluntarily limits its activities. See Michigan Laws 487.11201
  • director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 487.11201
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 487.11202
  (b) The person furnishes the bank a written undertaking executed personally or on his or her behalf to repay the advance if it is ultimately determined that he or she did not meet the standard of conduct. The undertaking shall be by unlimited general obligation of the person on whose behalf advances are made but need not be secured.
  (c) A determination is made that the facts then known to those making the determination would not preclude indemnification under this act.