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.
Deposit: means a deposit of money, bonds or other things of value, creating a debtor-creditor relationship. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
Good faith: means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
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
Surplus: means the aggregate amount of the undistributed net income of an association held as undivided profits or unallocated reserves for general corporate purposes, and any paid-in surplus or initial undivided profits held by an association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
(1) File with the commissioner its charter and bylaws for approval; and(2) File with the commissioner a statement in a form and with supporting data and proof that the commissioner may require, showing that the entire capital including paid-in surplus or expense fund has been fully paid in lawful money unconditionally and that the funds representing the capital and, as the case may be, paid-in surplus or expense fund less sums spent with the approval of the commissioner for organization are on hand, and that it has acquired a commitment for the insurance of deposit accounts as provided in this chapter.(b)Issuance of Certificate of Authority. If the commissioner finds that the proposed association has in good faith complied with all the requirements of law, the commissioner shall approve the issuance of a certificate of authority and shall within thirty (30) days after the filing of the statement specified in this section, issue, in triplicate, a certificate of authority to transact a general savings and loan business. The commissioner shall then transmit a copy of the charter and the certificate of authority, together with all required supporting documents, to the secretary of state for filing as provided under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chapters 11-27. Upon filing by the secretary of state, the existence of the association shall begin. Until that time, and except for the limited activities of incorporators and officers during the period of interim organization under this chapter, any proposed association shall not engage in any savings and loan business.(c)Opportunity to Answer Objections. If the commissioner does not approve the issuance of a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall state any objections in writing and give an opportunity to the proposed association to obviate the objections.
