Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Operation and Regulation
32-1-421. Investment of capital of savings banks

32-1-421. Investment of capital of savings banks. (1) The term "savings bank" as used in this section means any bank organized to do the business specified in 32-1-106.
(2) (a) At least one-half of the paid-in capital of a savings bank and one-half of the whole amount deposited in the savings bank must be invested in bonds or other securities of the United States or any of the states of the United States or any county, city, town, or school district of this state on which interest is regularly payable or federal land bank bonds or loaned on unencumbered real estate worth at least double the amount to be secured.
(b) The remainder may be invested in bonds or securities listed in subsection (2)(a) or in approved personal securities. However, a loan may not be made on personal securities of less than two responsible persons or collateral security to be approved by the directors, and a loan upon personal security may not be made to any person or partnership to an amount exceeding $10,000.
(c) Investments in United States government obligations permitted under subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b) may be made either directly or in the form of securities of or other interests in an open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 through 80a-64, if:
(i) the portfolio of the investment company or investment trust is limited to United States government obligations and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by United States government obligations; and
(ii) the investment company or investment trust takes delivery of the collateral for any repurchase agreement, either directly or through an authorized custodian.
(3) A president, vice president, director, or other officer or employee of a savings bank may not directly or indirectly borrow any of the funds of the bank or of its deposits or in any manner use the funds or deposits in the person's private affairs or business. A director may not receive any pay, salary, or emolument until the interest that the directors have determined to allow depositors has been provided for in accordance with the regulations of the corporation.
(4) The real estate that the corporation may lawfully purchase, hold, and convey is the real estate that is:
(a) necessary for the proper transaction of its business, not exceeding in value $50,000;
(b) mortgaged to it in good faith for money loaned pursuant to this chapter or given as security for money loaned or advanced;
(c) purchased at the sale on judgment or decree obtained or rendered on money loaned or advanced.
(5) Savings banks organized under the provisions of this chapter may not purchase, hold, or convey real estate in any other case or for any other purpose than is specified in subsection (4) and may not buy or sell any personal property, except personal property that may be necessary for the proper transaction of its business or that may have been pledged, mortgaged, or assigned to it to secure money loaned or advanced.
History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 89, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 6014.28, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 5-503; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 137, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1010, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 32. Financial Institutions

Chapter 1. Banks and Trust Companies

Part 4. Operation and Regulation

32-1-401. Bank advertising before issuance of charter

32-1-402. When advertising as bank prohibited -- trade names restricted

32-1-403. Penalty for transacting business without certificate

32-1-404. through 32-1-410 reserved

32-1-411. Extent assets may be pledged

32-1-412. Limits on excessive borrowing

32-1-413. Borrowing money for capital purposes -- status of capital

32-1-414. No certificate of deposit to issue for borrowed money

32-1-415. through 32-1-419 reserved

32-1-420. Investment by trust fiduciary in management investment company or investment trust

32-1-421. Investment of capital of savings banks

32-1-422. Restriction on investment in corporate stock -- rulemaking authority

32-1-423. Real estate that banks may purchase, hold, or convey

32-1-424. Investments of financial institutions

32-1-425. Definitions

32-1-426. Deposit of securities in central depository

32-1-427. Fiduciaries -- deposit of securities with a federal reserve bank

32-1-428. reserved

32-1-429. Insurance activities -- exemption -- rulemaking

32-1-430. Authority of state banks to make real estate loans -- borrower insurance requirements

32-1-431. Repealed

32-1-432. Limitations on loans -- rulemaking

32-1-433. Investment in certain securities -- rulemaking authority

32-1-434. Financial institutions authorized to obtain insurance and make loans when approved by federal housing administrator

32-1-435. Federal housing securities eligible collateral

32-1-436. Repealed

32-1-437. Acceptance and issuance of drafts -- rulemaking authority

32-1-438. and 32-1-439 reserved

32-1-440. Financial institution's responsibility to provide notice when funds become available for withdrawal

32-1-441. Certified checks

32-1-442. Repealed

32-1-443. Repealed

32-1-444. Deposit in name of minor

32-1-445. Demand or time deposits

32-1-446. Safe deposit department

32-1-447. Giving security for deposit prohibited -- exceptions

32-1-448. Payments to foreign administrator

32-1-449. and 32-1-450 reserved

32-1-451. Statement of capital, resources, and liabilities

32-1-452. Dividends, surplus, losses, and bad debts

32-1-453. Calculation of profits

32-1-454. Past-due and doubtful paper

32-1-455. Reserve requirements

32-1-456. through 32-1-460 reserved

32-1-461. Bonding of employees

32-1-462. Persons previously convicted under banking laws -- bank employment

32-1-463. Sale of securities by officer to bank

32-1-464. Fraud by director, officer, agent, or employee

32-1-465. Limit on loans to officer, director, or principal shareholder

32-1-466. Purchase of obligation of bank by officer

32-1-467. Loans to managing officer

32-1-468. Removal of directors, officers, or employees -- hearing

32-1-469. and 32-1-470 reserved

32-1-471. Penalty for unlawful hypothecation of property received

32-1-472. Concealing actions from directors

32-1-473. Theft of funds by directors, officers, or employees

32-1-474. False statement to obtain loan

32-1-475. through 32-1-480 reserved

32-1-481. Bank holidays

32-1-482. Transaction on holidays

32-1-483. Closing on Saturdays authorized -- Saturday treated as holiday

32-1-484. Banking hours and business days

32-1-485. Interest payable at bank on Saturday -- how paid

32-1-486. through 32-1-490 reserved

32-1-491. Destruction of records

32-1-492. Definitions -- reproduction of bank records -- admissibility in evidence -- cost recovery

32-1-493. Admissibility of copies in evidence -- exception when original available

32-1-494. Destruction or reproduction "in regular course of business" defined

32-1-495. Application