The state banking board may adopt rules for the government of financial institutions and trust companies mentioned in section 6-01-01 to the extent the rules do not conflict with any law of this state or of the United States. The state banking board shall make and enforce such orders as are necessary or proper to protect the public and the depositors or creditors of those financial institutions and trust companies.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-01-04

  • Banking: means the business of receiving deposits, making loans, discounting commercial paper, issuing drafts, traveler's checks, and similar instruments, handling and making collections, cashing checks and drafts, and buying and selling exchange. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • board: when used in this title includes the state banking board and the state credit union board. See North Dakota Code 6-01-03
  • Credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit association organized for the purposes of encouraging thrift among its members, creating a source of credit at a fair and reasonable rate of interest, and providing an opportunity for its members to improve their economic and social condition. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

The same powers are given to the state credit union board with reference to credit unions as are granted to the state banking board with reference to financial institutions and trust companies named in this chapter.