All banking corporations organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi shall become members of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other similar agency created by the laws of the United States to insure or guarantee deposits in banks. Such banks are empowered to enter into such contracts, incur such obligations and generally to do and perform all such acts and things as may be necessary or appropriate in order to take advantage of all memberships, grants, rights, or privileges which may at any time be available to banking institutions or their depositors, creditors, or stockholders by virtue of the act of Congress, and amendments thereto, providing for the establishment of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the insurance of deposits in banks, or any other act, resolution or amendment passed by Congress to aid, regulate or safeguard banking institutions and their depositors, including any substitutions therefor; and banks are authorized to subscribe for and acquire any stock, debentures, bonds or other types of securities of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions
Chapter 5 - General Provisions Relating to Banks and Banking
§ 81-5-2. Private corporation laws; application to state banks
§ 81-5-3. Bank not to permit use of its name
§ 81-5-5. Local and regional banks for farm loans authorized
§ 81-5-7. Preservation of old records
§ 81-5-9. Banks shall become members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
§ 81-5-11. State banks may become members of Federal Reserve Bank
§ 81-5-13. Federal Reserve Act requirements must be observed
§ 81-5-15. Officers and employees of banks to furnish fidelity bond; insurance
§ 81-5-17. Bank stock; transfer and use as collateral
§ 81-5-19. Stock; record of transfer of to be kept
§ 81-5-21. Stock of other banks not to be owned
§ 81-5-23. Preferred stock; issuance authorized
§ 81-5-25. Investments in stock of small business investment companies
§ 81-5-27. Liability of stockholders
§ 81-5-29. Corporations may be formed to purchase, hold and own bank assets
§ 81-5-31. Voting trusts prohibited
§ 81-5-33. Powers in regard to trusts
§ 81-5-34. Accounts of administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries
§ 81-5-39. Banks may register securities held in fiduciary capacity in name of bank's nominee
§ 81-5-41. Foreign investors may engage in certain activities without qualifying
§ 81-5-45. Qualification and oath of directors; meetings; executive and auditing committee
§ 81-5-47. Directors may contract to sell stock while continuing to serve
§ 81-5-49. Interlocking directorates prohibited
§ 81-5-51. Loans to directors and executive officers
§ 81-5-53. Limitation of liability when dealing with agents, trustees, etc.
§ 81-5-56. Month and year checking account opened to be printed on face of checks
§ 81-5-57. Excess deposits; limit and penalty
§ 81-5-61. Safe deposit boxes; leasing to minors
§ 81-5-62. Accounts payable at death
§ 81-5-65. Accounts of deceased depositors to be reported; publicity of same
§ 81-5-67. Settlement of adverse claims to deposits
§ 81-5-75. Authorization for payment of dividend
§ 81-5-77. Limit of loans and extensions of credit to single borrower
§ 81-5-81. Effect of third-party deposits to induce making of unsound loans
§ 81-5-83. Limit of borrowing power of banks
§ 81-5-87. Holding of real estate by bank
§ 81-5-89. Limitations upon acceptances
§ 81-5-93. Clearinghouse associations authorized
§ 81-5-95. Powers of clearinghouse associations
§ 81-5-98. Drive-in teller windows and branch offices considered to be branch banks