No banking association may hold the possession of any real estate under mortgage, nor title and possession of any real estate purchased to satisfy indebtedness, for a longer period than five years from the date of acquiring title thereto unless such time has been extended by certificate of the commissioner.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-03-09

  • 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
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.