N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-1
Title
Title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Savings and Loan Associations." (1981, c. 282, s. 3.)
North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 54B — Chapter 54B.
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-2
Purpose
Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is: (1) To provide for the safe and sound conduct of the business of savings and loan associations, the conservation of their assets and the maintenance of public confidence in savings and loan associations; (2) To provide for the protection of the interests of customers and members…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-3
Applicability of Chapter
Applicability of Chapter. The provisions of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise specifies, shall apply to all State associations. (1981, c. 282, s. 3.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-4
Definitions and application of terms
Definitions and application of terms. (a) The terms "building and loan association" and "savings and loan association" when used in the General Statutes, shall mean an association and shall be interchangeable. Use of either term shall be construed to include the other unless a different intention is expressly provided.…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-5
Severability
Severability. If any section or subsection of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person is held invalid, the remaining sections or subsections of this Chapter, and the application of such section or subsection to any other person, shall not be invalidated or affected thereby. (1981, c. 282, s. 3.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-6
Hearings
Hearings. Any hearing required to be held by this Chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1981, c. 282, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-7
Application of Chapter on business corporations
Application of Chapter on business corporations. All the provisions of law relating to private corporations, and particularly those enumerated in Chapter 55, of the General Statutes, entitled "North Carolina Business Corporation Act," which are not inconsistent with this Chapter, or with the proper business of savings…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-8
Scope and prohibitions; existing charters; injunctions
Scope and prohibitions; existing charters; injunctions. (a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to invalidate any charter that was valid prior to the enactment of this Chapter. All such associations shall continue operation in full force, but such associations shall be operated in accordance with the provisions…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-9
Application to organize a savings and loan association
Application to organize a savings and loan association. (a) It shall be lawful for any five or more natural persons (hereinafter referred to as the "incorporators"), who are domiciled in this State, to organize and establish a savings and loan association in order to promote thrift and home financing, subject to approv…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-10
Certificate of incorporation
Certificate of incorporation. (a) The certificate of incorporation of a proposed mutual savings and loan association shall set forth: (1) The name of the association, which must not so closely resemble the name of an existing association doing business under the laws of this State as to be likely to mislead the public;…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-11
Commissioner of Banks to consider application
Commissioner of Banks to consider application. Upon receipt of an application to organize and establish a savings and loan association, the Commissioner of Banks shall examine or cause to be examined all the relevant facts connected with the formation of the proposed association. If it appears to the Commissioner of Ba…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-12
Criteria to be met before the Commissioner of Banks may recommend approval of an application
Criteria to be met before the Commissioner of Banks may recommend approval of an application. (a) The Commissioner of Banks may recommend approval of an application to form a mutual association only when all of the following criteria are met: (1) The proposed association has an operational expense fund, from which to p…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-13
State Banking Commission to review findings and recommendations of Commissioner of Banks
State Banking Commission to review findings and recommendations of Commissioner of Banks. (a) If the Commissioner of Banks does not have the completed application within 120 days of the filing of the preliminary application, the application shall be returned to the applicants. (b) When the Commissioner of Banks has com…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-14
Grounds for approval or denial of application
Grounds for approval or denial of application. (a) After consideration of the findings and recommendation of the Commissioner of Banks and his oral testimony, if any, and the consideration of such other information and evidence, either written or oral, as has come before it at the public hearing, the Commission shall a…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-15
Final decision
Final decision. The Commission shall present the Commissioner of Banks with a final decision which shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1981, c. 282, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 1; 2001-193, s. 16.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-16
Appeal
Appeal. The final decision of the Commission may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1981, c. 282, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-17
Insurance of accounts required
Insurance of accounts required. All State associations must obtain and maintain insurance on all members' and customers' withdrawable accounts. Contracts for such insurance may be made only with an insurance corporation created by an act of Congress. Prior to the licensing of an association, a certificate of incorporat…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-18
Time allowed to commence business
Time allowed to commence business. A newly chartered association shall commence business within six months after the date upon which its corporate existence shall have begun. An association which shall not commence business within such time, shall forfeit its corporate existence, unless the Commissioner of Banks, befor…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-19
Licensing
Licensing. A newly chartered association shall be entitled to a license to operate upon payment to the Division of the appropriate license fee as prescribed by the Commissioner of Banks, when it shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Banks evidence of capable, efficient and equitable management, and when it p…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-20
Amendments to certificate of incorporation
Amendments to certificate of incorporation. (a) Any addition, alteration or amendment to the certificate of incorporation of any State association shall be made at any annual or special meeting of such association, held in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 54B-106 and G.S. 54B-107, by a majority of votes or shares…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-21
List of stockholders to be maintained
List of stockholders to be maintained. Every stock association organized and operated under the provisions of this Chapter or its predecessor shall at all times cause to be kept an up-to-date list of the names of all its stockholders. Whenever called upon by the Commissioner of Banks, a stock association shall file in…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-22
Branch offices
Branch offices. (a) Any State association may apply to the Commissioner of Banks for permission to establish a branch office. The application shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Banks and shall be accompanied by the proper branch application fee. Branch applications shall be approved or de…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-23
Application to change location of a branch or principal office
Application to change location of a branch or principal office. (a) The board of directors of a State association may change the location of a branch office or the principal office of the association by submitting to the Commissioner of Banks an application for such change on forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Ban…
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-24
Approval revoked; branch office
Approval revoked; branch office. The Commission may, for good cause and after a hearing, order the closing of a branch office. Such order shall be made in writing to the association and shall fix a reasonable time after which the association shall close the branch office. (1981, c. 282, s. 3.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 54B-25
Branch offices closed
Branch offices closed. The board of a State association may discontinue the operation of a branch office upon giving at least 90 days' prior written notice to the Commissioner of Banks and depositors, the notice to include the date upon which the branch office shall be closed. (1981, c. 282, s. 3; 1983, c. 144, s. 12;…
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