45-3-1107 - Conversion from state to federal association.
45-3-1107. Conversion from state to federal association.
Any association subject to this chapter may become a federal association pursuant to the laws and regulations of the United States and in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) Approval by Board of Directors. The board of directors of the state association shall approve a plan of conversion by resolutions adopted by majority vote of the existing members of the board;
(2) Approval by Commissioner. The plan of conversion shall not be submitted to the stockholders or members until approved in writing by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or disapprove the plan subject to the same requirements and in the same manner as is provided by § 45-3-1105 and any rules or regulations of the commissioner;
(3) Submission to Stockholders or Members. In the event the commissioner does approve the plan of conversion, the plan shall be submitted to an annual or special meeting of the stockholders or members. The plan of conversion shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote, in person or by proxy, of at least two thirds (2/3) of the outstanding voting stock or votes of members. A certified report of the proceedings of the meeting shall be filed promptly with the commissioner; and
(4) Further Action. Within three (3) months after the date of the meeting, the association shall take further action, in the manner prescribed and authorized by the laws and regulations of the United States, that makes it a federal association. Three (3) copies of the charter issued by the federal home loan bank or three (3) copies of a certificate showing the organization of the association as a federal association certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the federal home loan bank board shall be filed with the commissioner. A failure to file the documents with the commissioner shall not affect the validity of the conversion. Upon the grant to any association of a charter by the federal home loan bank board, the association shall no longer be subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner as provided by this chapter.
[Acts 1978, ch. 708, § 4.15; T.C.A., § 45-1615.]