By and with the approval of the chancellor and of the state comptroller any liquidating corporation may sell any portion or all of the assets of the bank being liquidated by such corporation to an active and operating bank, the purchase price to be in cash or on terms, or otherwise; or, the purchasing bank may be allowed to assume a percentage of the liabilities of the insolvent bank, with optional privilege to the creditors to receive cash or other property in settlement of their claims. Under this section chancellors shall have broad powers and discretion to approve plans which are for the best interests of creditors of closed banks taken as a whole.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions
§ 81-9-1. Capital stock impaired; how restored
§ 81-9-3. Transfers by banks and other acts in contemplation of insolvency
§ 81-9-5. Closing insolvent banks
§ 81-9-7. Examiner to be placed in charge
§ 81-9-9. Conservation of assets; title
§ 81-9-11. Sale of assets of insolvent bank
§ 81-9-13. Reopening banks under "freezing of deposits" agreements
§ 81-9-15. Limitation on custodial period; approval of acts involving discretion or judgment
§ 81-9-17. Receiver to be appointed
§ 81-9-19. Surrender of assets to receiver; reports
§ 81-9-25. Receivers empowered to borrow money
§ 81-9-27. Receivers may sell assets of insolvent banks
§ 81-9-29. Liquidation; separate assets for creditors; corporate stock
§ 81-9-33. Inventory and books by the receiver
§ 81-9-35. Dividends by receiver
§ 81-9-39. Compensation and expenses of receiver and attorney
§ 81-9-41. Liquidation of solvent bank
§ 81-9-43. Procedure to obtain depositors' liquidation
§ 81-9-45. Petition and decree thereon
§ 81-9-49. General powers of liquidating corporation
§ 81-9-51. Double liability of certain stockholders released
§ 81-9-53. Bond of directors; compensation
§ 81-9-55. Vacancies and removal of directors
§ 81-9-57. Officers of the corporation
§ 81-9-59. Compensation of liquidator and other employees
§ 81-9-61. Exercise of discretion without approval of court
§ 81-9-63. Sale of assets to going bank
§ 81-9-65. Corporation and directors may be restrained
§ 81-9-67. Liquidating corporations may apply to court for directions