32-2-602. General applicability.It is unlawful for any corporation, partnership, firm, or individual to engage in or transact business as a mutual association, as defined in 32-2-603, except by means of a corporation organized for that purpose.

Terms Used In Montana Code 32-2-602

  • 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.
  • Mutual association: means any corporation that has been incorporated to conduct the business of receiving money on deposit from its members and making substantially all of its loans on one-to-four family real estate mortgage security. See Montana Code 32-2-603
  • 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.