1165.02 Superintendent taking possession of savings bank.
1165.02 Superintendent taking possession of savings bank.
(A) If upon examination the superintendent or savings banks finds that the affairs of a savings bank are in an unsound or unsafe condition, that it is conducting its business in whole or in substantial part contrary to law, that it is failing to comply with the law, or that its affairs are not being conducted for the best interests of its depositors, shareholders, or creditors, he may forthwith take possession of the business and property of that savings bank. Upon taking possession of the business and property of a savings bank under this section, the superintendent shall do all of the following:
(1) At the same time, post a notice on the door of each office of the savings bank, which notice shall state the date and time of such posting and that all the business and property of the savings bank are in his hands, and by written notice, served personally or by registered mail or telegram, notify all correspondent savings banks, savings and loan associations, banks, and trust companies, and all other persons known to him to be in possession of any assets of the savings bank;
(2) Give notice, by advertisement in one newspaper published and of general circulation in each county in which an office of the savings bank is located, once a week for four consecutive weeks, calling upon all persons who have claims against the savings bank to present the claims to him and make legal proof thereof at a place and within a time not later than the last day specified in the notice;
(3) File with the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal office of the savings bank is located a notice to the effect that he has taken possession of the business and property of the savings bank for the purpose of liquidation, which notice shall be entitled “In the matter of the liquidation of …............”, with the name of the savings bank filling the blank, and shall be numbered and docketed by the clerk as an original action.
(B) All applications, orders, inventories, claim lists, and papers in connection with the liquidation of the savings bank shall be filed and disposed of in the proceedings. No person, other than the superintendent, shall become a party to the proceedings by cross-petition, answer, interpleader, or otherwise, except as provided in sections 1165.03 and 1165.08 of the Revised Code.
(C) Upon the expiration of the time fixed in the notice by the superintendent for the presentation of claims, he shall mail a similar notice to all persons whose names appear as creditors upon the books of the savings bank who have not at that time presented their claims.
Effective Date: 10-23-1991