Montana Code 32-1-602. Banking institutions empowered to receive federal deposit insurance corporation aid
32-1-602. Banking institutions empowered to receive federal deposit insurance corporation aid. A banking institution may, on the authority of its board of directors or a majority thereof, enter into those contracts, incur those obligations, and generally perform any acts necessary or appropriate in order to take advantage of any memberships, loans, subscriptions, contracts, grants, rights, or privileges available to banking institutions or to their depositors, creditors, stockholders, conservators, or liquidators by virtue of those provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act which establish the federal deposit insurance corporation and provide for the insurance of deposits or of any other act or resolution of congress to aid, regulate, or safeguard banking institutions and their depositors. A banking institution may also subscribe for and acquire stock, debentures, bonds, or other types of securities of the federal deposit insurance corporation and may comply with the lawful rules and requirements from time to time adopted by that corporation.
Terms Used In Montana Code 32-1-602
- Acquire: means :
(a)the direct or indirect purchase or exchange of stock;
(b)the direct or indirect purchase of assets and liabilities; or
(c)a merger. See Montana Code 32-1-109
- banking institution: as used in this part shall be construed to mean any bank, trust company, bank and trust company, stock savings bank, or mutual savings bank, which is now or may hereafter be organized under the laws of this state. See Montana Code 32-1-601
- 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.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC