Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-3-815

  • Association: means a capital stock or mutual savings and loan association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Department: means the department of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • 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
  • Service organization: means either a corporation, the majority of the capital stock of which is owned by one (1) or more associations, and that has the powers to engage in those activities of general service corporations in which federal associations may invest. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104

The commissioner and any authorized examiners, attorneys, or other employees of the department shall have free access to all books, papers, and other records of an association, and to all books, papers, and other records kept by any officer, agent, or employee, relating to or upon which any records of its business were kept, and may summon witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations in the examination of the directors, officers, agents, or employees of the association, service organization, or any other person in relation to its affairs, transactions, and condition, and may require and compel the production of records, books, papers, contracts, or other documents by court order, if not voluntarily produced.