214.25 Articles of incorporation.
(1) The division shall approve the articles of incorporation of a savings bank.
(2) Duplicate originals of the articles of incorporation executed by the incorporators, and any subsequent amendments to the articles that are adopted by the members or stockholders of the savings bank shall be filed with and approved by the division.
(3) Upon their approval by the division, articles of incorporation and amendments to the articles shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the home office of the savings bank is located.
(4) Amendments to the articles of incorporation may be made at any annual or special meeting of the members or stockholders called for that purpose, provided that a statement of the nature of the proposed amendment is included in the notice of meeting. The proposed amendment shall be adopted if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast.
(5) The effective date of the articles of incorporation and amendments to the articles shall be the date of recording in the office of the register of deeds or a later date if the document provides for a different date. The register of deeds shall forward a certificate of recording to the division.
History: 1991 a. 221; 1995 a. 27.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
214.025 - Insurance of accounts.
214.04 - General corporate powers.
214.045 - Status as internal revenue service qualified thrift lender.
214.07 - Authorized activities.
214.085 - Reporting requirements.
214.095 - Reorganization as a holding company.
214.155 - In-state institutions.
214.16 - In-state holding companies.
214.165 - Regional institutions and regional holding companies.
214.175 - Condition on acquisition.
214.18 - Standards for disapproval.
214.19 - Branching not limited.
214.195 - Subchapter severability.
214.24 - Application for permission to organize.
214.245 - Content of application to organize.
214.25 - Articles of incorporation.
214.265 - Temporary organization and capital subscriptions.
214.27 - Completion of organization.
214.305 - Annual and special meetings.
214.315 - Quorum for annual or special meetings.
214.325 - Record date for voting and other purposes.
214.34 - Bonds of officers and directors.
214.345 - Conduct of directors and officers.
214.37 - Access to books and records; communication with members and stockholders.
214.405 - Evidence of capital.
214.41 - Capital stock; nature.
214.42 - Retirement or reduction of capital stock.
214.44 - Loans or discounts on capital stock.
214.485 - Investment in loans.
214.495 - Lien priority; advances.
214.50 - General loan contract provisions.
214.502 - Nonconforming loans.
214.505 - Modification agreements.
214.507 - Customer access to credit reports.
214.51 - Sale, assignment, and servicing of loans and contracts.
214.515 - Purchase of real estate at forced sale.
214.52 - Purchase of real estate for office and rental purposes.
214.53 - Effect of unauthorized investments.
214.54 - Loans to one borrower.
214.575 - Deposit accounts subject to liens.
214.585 - Holders of deposit accounts.
214.59 - Prohibited activities.
214.592 - Financially related services tie-ins.
214.595 - Savings promotion prize programs.
214.62 - Merger; adoption of plan.
214.625 - Merger; stockholder vote of approval.
214.65 - Procedure to effect sale of all assets.
214.655 - Authority to form interim institution.
214.66 - Conversion of an existing institution to a savings bank.
214.67 - Emergency sale of assets.
214.675 - Acquisition of control.
214.68 - Jurisdictional conversion.
214.685 - Organizational conversion of mutual savings bank to stock savings bank.
214.715 - Powers of the division.
214.72 - Prohibited business relationships.
214.74 - Orders of the division.
214.745 - Division's notice to members or stockholders.
214.75 - Record keeping and retention.
214.755 - Disclosure of examination reports and other records.
214.76 - Annual audit requirement.
214.765 - Unsafe and unsound practices; orders of prohibition and removal.
214.772 - Foreign savings banks.
214.775 - Procedure upon the impairment of capital.
214.785 - Review of acts, orders or determinations.
214.82 - Division's authority to take custody and appoint a conservator or a receiver.
214.825 - Purposes of taking custody.
214.83 - Division's powers during custody.
214.835 - Custody of savings banks.
214.84 - Notice of custody; action to enjoin.
214.845 - Segregation of collections during custody.
214.85 - Redelivery of possession.
214.855 - Limitations upon custody.
214.90 - Action to correct conditions.
214.905 - Books and records corrective orders.
214.91 - Removal and prohibition authority.
214.915 - Participation prohibition.
214.92 - Effect of termination or resignation.
214.925 - Unauthorized participation by convicted individual.