If, in the judgment of the supervisor, the public interest requires it, he may apply to the district court of the county in which the principal office of any association is located for the appointment of a receiver for the association. The court shall appoint a receiver as applied for if it finds that either the association’s assets in the aggregate do not have a fair value equal to the total liabilities of the association to its creditors and to all holders of savings accounts, or that the association is in violation of any final order of the supervisor and that the alleged violations cannot otherwise be corrected. All proceedings in regard to such applications shall be governed by the laws of this state applicable to receiverships generally. The supervisor, his deputy or an examiner shall not be disqualified from being appointed by the court as a receiver. The receiver, upon appointment by the court, shall immediately take charge of the affairs of the association, subject to direction of the court, and proceed to conduct the business of the association or to take steps as necessary to conserve the assets and protect the rights of the creditors of the association and its members as may be ordered by the court. If the association is insured by the federal savings and loan insurance corporation, the corporation may be tendered appointment as receiver or coreceiver. If it accepts the appointment, it may nevertheless make loans on the security of, or purchase at public or private sale, any part or all of the assets of the association of which it is receiver or coreceiver if the loan or purchase is approved by the court. The directors, officers and attorneys of an association in office at the time of the initiation of any proceeding under this section may contest the proceedings and shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses and attorney fees by the association or from its assets, the amount of which shall be fixed by the court.