(a) Within six months after the appointment of a receiver pursuant to section 36a-222, the commissioner or the receiver may terminate any executory contract for services or advertising to which the Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union is a party or any obligation of the bank or credit union as a lessee. A lessor who receives sixty days' notice of the election to terminate a lease shall have no claim for rent other than rent accrued to the date of termination or for damages for such termination.

(b) An agreement that tends to diminish or defeat the interest of the estate in a Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union asset is not valid against the receiver unless the agreement: (1) Is in writing; (2) was executed by the Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union and any person claiming an adverse interest under the agreement, including the obligor, when the Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union acquired the asset; (3) was approved by the governing board of the Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union or its designated committee, and the approval is reflected in the minutes of the board or committee; and (4) has been continuously since its execution an official record of the Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union.

(P.A. 76-2, S. 3, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 161, 610; P.A. 87-9, S. 2, 3; P.A. 94-122, S. 103, 340; P.A. 02-73, S. 18; P.A. 04-136, S. 20.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced bank commissioner with banking commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; (Revisor's note: Pursuant to P.A. 87-9 “banking commissioner” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “commissioner of banking”); P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-40a transferred to Sec. 36a-228 in 1995; P.A. 02-73 added provisions making section applicable to Connecticut credit unions; P.A. 04-136 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), replacing “36a-223” with “36a-222” therein, and added Subsec. (b) providing that an agreement that tends to diminish or defeat the interest of the estate in a Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union asset is not valid against the receiver unless the agreement satisfies the requirements in Subdivs. (1) to (4), inclusive, effective May 12, 2004.