32-1-467. Loans to managing officer. (1) A bank may extend credit to a managing officer of the bank:

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-467

  • bank: as used in this chapter means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit or transacting a trust or investment business, as defined in this chapter. See Montana Code 32-1-102
  • Department: means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Surplus: means a fund paid in or created under this chapter by a bank from its net earnings or undivided profits that, when set apart and designated as surplus, is not available for the payment of dividends and cannot be used for the payment of expenses or losses so long as the bank has undivided profits. See Montana Code 32-1-109

(a)in any amount to finance the education of the managing officer’s children;

(b)in any amount to finance the purchase, construction, maintenance, or improvement of a residence of the managing officer if the extension of credit is secured by a first lien on the residence and the residence is:

(i)owned by the managing officer; or

(ii)expected to be owned by the managing officer after the extension of credit; and

(c)for any other purpose not specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) if the aggregate amount of loans to that individual under this subsection (1) does not exceed at any one time the greater of 2.5% of the bank’s capital and unimpaired surplus or $25,000. However, in no event may the aggregate amount of loans to the individual exceed $100,000.

(2)The department may adopt rules to address loans made before October 1, 1993, and to define capital and unimpaired surplus for purposes of 32-1-465 and this section.