(a) No person, except a corporation chartered by the state of Tennessee or a federally chartered association, shall engage in the business of a savings and loan association in this state.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-3-107

  • Association: means a capital stock or mutual savings and loan association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • 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.
  • Mutual association: means an association, the ownership of which rests in members, who receive interest on their deposit accounts, and who have the sole right to vote on all matters affecting the association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated association, company, or corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state, the United States or foreign country. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Savings and loan association: includes a building and loan association, a federal or state savings and loan association, a federal savings bank, and any other financial institution, the accounts of which are insured by the federal savings and loan insurance corporation (FSLIC) or any successor of such corporation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The charter of an association may provide for the issuance of capital stock or for the organization of the association as a mutual association.