Terms Used In South Carolina Code 34-7-70

  • bank: as used in this title must be construed to include all institutions doing any kind of banking business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, excluding a savings bank, and "building and loan association" as used in this title must be construed to include a mutual or stock savings association, savings and loan association, or savings bank and all other institutions doing any kind of building and loan business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. See South Carolina Code 34-1-10
Any bank placed in the hands of the State Board of Bank Control other than a banking institution that has been duly adjudged insolvent in an action or special proceeding duly instituted in the court of common pleas under § 34-7-10 may reopen and operate as a going banking institution upon the consent of two thirds of the depositors in number and amount holding deposits in excess of ten dollars in such bank who shall agree in writing to an extension of payment of unsecured creditors of the bank. Such writing shall specify the terms of such extension and amounts to be paid from time to time for a period not exceeding five years. All such agreements when signed by executors, trustees, administrators or committees for persons non compos mentis shall be lawful and binding upon their wards and shall be binding upon all depositors.
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