§ 32-1-401 Bank advertising before issuance of charter
§ 32-1-402 When advertising as bank prohibited — trade names restricted
§ 32-1-403 Penalty for transacting business without certificate
§ 32-1-411 Extent assets may be pledged
§ 32-1-412 Limits on excessive borrowing
§ 32-1-413 Borrowing money for capital purposes — status of capital
§ 32-1-414 No certificate of deposit to issue for borrowed money
§ 32-1-420 Investment by trust fiduciary in management investment company or investment trust
§ 32-1-421 Investment of capital of savings banks
§ 32-1-422 Restriction on investment in corporate stock — rulemaking authority
§ 32-1-423 Real estate that banks may purchase, hold, or convey
§ 32-1-424 Investments of financial institutions
§ 32-1-425 Definitions
§ 32-1-426 Deposit of securities in central depository
§ 32-1-427 Fiduciaries — deposit of securities with federal reserve bank
§ 32-1-428 reserved
§ 32-1-429 Insurance activities — exemption — rulemaking
§ 32-1-430 Authority of state banks to make real estate loans — borrower insurance requirements
§ 32-1-431 Repealed
§ 32-1-432 Limitations on loans — rulemaking
§ 32-1-433 Investment in certain securities — rulemaking authority
§ 32-1-434 Financial institutions authorized to obtain insurance and make loans when approved by federal housing administrator
§ 32-1-435 Federal housing securities eligible collateral
§ 32-1-436 Repealed
§ 32-1-437 Acceptance and issuance of drafts — rulemaking authority
§ 32-1-440 Financial institution’s responsibility to provide notice when funds become available for withdrawal
§ 32-1-441 Certified checks
§ 32-1-442 Repealed
§ 32-1-443 Repealed
§ 32-1-444 Deposit in name of minor
§ 32-1-445 Demand or time deposits
§ 32-1-446 Safe deposit department
§ 32-1-447 Giving security for deposit prohibited — exceptions
§ 32-1-448 Payments to foreign administrator
§ 32-1-451 Statement of capital, resources, and liabilities
§ 32-1-452 Dividends, surplus, losses, and bad debts
§ 32-1-453 Calculation of profits
§ 32-1-454 Past-due and doubtful paper
§ 32-1-455 Reserve requirements
§ 32-1-461 Bonding of employees
§ 32-1-462 Persons previously convicted under banking laws — bank employment
§ 32-1-463 Sale of securities by officer to bank
§ 32-1-464 Fraud by director, officer, agent, or employee
§ 32-1-465 Limit on loans to officer, director, or principal shareholder
§ 32-1-466 Purchase of obligation of bank by officer
§ 32-1-467 Loans to managing officer
§ 32-1-468 Removal of directors, officers, or employees — hearing
§ 32-1-471 Penalty for unlawful hypothecation of property received
§ 32-1-472 Concealing actions from directors
§ 32-1-473 Theft of funds by directors, officers, or employees
§ 32-1-474 False statement to obtain loan
§ 32-1-481 Bank holidays
§ 32-1-482 Transaction on holidays
§ 32-1-483 Closing on Saturdays authorized — Saturday treated as holiday
§ 32-1-484 Banking hours and business days
§ 32-1-485 Interest payable at bank on Saturday — how paid
§ 32-1-491 Destruction of records
§ 32-1-492 Definitions — reproduction of bank records — admissibility in evidence — cost recovery
§ 32-1-493 Admissibility of copies in evidence — exception when original available
§ 32-1-494 Destruction or reproduction “in regular course of business” defined
§ 32-1-495 Application

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 32 > Chapter 1 > Part 4 - Operation and Regulation

  • 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

  • Affiliate: has the meaning given in 12 U. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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
  • Bank holding company: means a bank holding company or a financial holding company registered under the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, regardless of where the entity is located or has its headquarters. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Control: means :

    (a)ownership of, authority over, or power to vote, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of any class of voting security;

    (b)authority in any manner over the election of a majority of directors; or

    (c)power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over management and policies. See Montana Code 32-1-109

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Demand deposits: means all deposits, the payment of which can legally be required when demanded. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Department: means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Division: means the division of banking and financial institutions of the department. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Doing business in this state: means located in this state or having a physical branch bank location in this state. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Net earnings: means the excess of the gross earnings of a bank over expenses and losses chargeable against those earnings during any 1 year. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: means money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Principal shareholder: means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, individually or through others, more than 10% of any class of voting stock. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subsidiary: means a company 25% or more of whose voting shares or equity interests are owned and controlled by a bank. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • 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
  • Time deposits: means all deposits, the payment of which cannot legally be required within 7 days. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Undivided profits: means the credit balance of the profit and loss account of a bank. See Montana Code 32-1-109
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Willfully: when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, means a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. See Montana Code 1-1-204
  • Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203