(205 ILCS 620/Art. VI heading)
(205 ILCS 620/6-1) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-1) Sec. 6-1. Exclusive remedy. The proceedings pursuant to this Article 6 shall be the exclusive remedy and the only proceedings commenced in any court for the dissolution or for the winding up of the affairs or for the appointment of a receiver for any corporate fiduciary. (Source: P.A. 85-858.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-2) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-2) Sec. 6-2. Control by Commissioner. (a) If the Commissioner with respect to a corporate fiduciary shall find: (1) Its capital is impaired or it is otherwise in an
unsound condition; or
(2) Its business is being conducted in an unlawful
manner, including, without limitation, in violation of any provisions of this Act or of an order of the Commissioner, or in a fraudulent or unsafe manner; or
(3) It is unable to continue operations; or (4) Its examination has been obstructed or impeded;
the Commissioner may give notice to the board of directors of the corporate fiduciary of his finding or findings. If the situation so found by the Commissioner shall not be corrected to his satisfaction within 60 days after receipt of such notice, the Commissioner at the termination of said 60 days may take possession and control of the corporate fiduciary, its assets, and assets held for beneficiaries of its fiduciary obligations, as in this Act provided for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership.
(b) If, in addition to a finding as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, the Commissioner shall be of the opinion and shall find that an emergency exists which may result in serious losses to the beneficiaries of fiduciary relationships with the corporate fiduciary, he may, in his discretion, without having given the notice provided for in subsection (a) of this Section, and whether or not proceedings under subsection (a) of this Section have been instituted or are then pending, forthwith take possession and control of the corporate fiduciary and its assets for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership. (Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-3) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-3) Sec. 6-3. The Commissioner may take possession and control of a corporate fiduciary, its assets, and assets held for the beneficiaries of its fiduciary obligations by posting upon the premises of each office at which it transacts its business as a corporate fiduciary a notice reciting that he is assuming possession pursuant to this Act, and the time when his possession shall be deemed to commence. (Source: P.A. 85-858.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-4) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-4) Sec. 6-4. Judicial proceedings; examination. (a) Promptly after taking possession and control of a corporate fiduciary, the Commissioner shall file a copy of the notice posted upon the premises in the circuit court in the county in which the corporate fiduciary is located, which cause shall be entered as a court action upon the dockets of such court under the name and style of "In the matter of the possession and control of the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate of ......" (inserting the name of such corporate fiduciary). If the Commissioner determines (which determination may be made at the time of, or at any time subsequent to, his taking possession and control of a corporate fiduciary) that no practical possibility exists to reorganize the corporate fiduciary after reasonable efforts have been made, the Commissioner, represented by the Attorney General shall also file a complaint, if he has not already done so under Section 58 of the Illinois Banking Act, as now or hereafter amended, for the appointment of a receiver or such other proceeding as is appropriate under the circumstances. The court where the cause is docketed shall be vested with jurisdiction to hear and determine all issues and matters pertaining to or connected with the Commissioner's possession and control of such corporate fiduciary as provided in this Act, and such further issues and matters pertaining to or connected with the Commissioner's possession and control as may be submitted to such court for its adjudication by the Commissioner. (b) The Commissioner, upon taking possession and control of a corporate fiduciary, may, and, if he has not previously done so, shall, immediately upon filing a complaint for dissolution, make an examination of the affairs of the corporate fiduciary or appoint a corporate fiduciary or other suitable person to make the examination as the Commissioner's agent. The examination shall be conducted in accordance with and pursuant to the authority granted under Section 5-2 of this Act, and the corporate fiduciary or other suitable person conducting the examination shall have and may exercise on behalf of the Commissioner all of the powers and authority granted to the Commissioner thereunder. The report of examination shall, to the extent reasonably possible, identify those governing instruments with specific instructions concerning the appointment of a successor fiduciary. A copy of the report shall be filed in any dissolution proceeding filed by the Commissioner. The reasonable fees and necessary expenses of the examining corporate fiduciary or other suitable person, as approved by the Commissioner or as recommended by the Commissioner and approved by the court if a dissolution proceeding has been filed, shall be borne by the subject corporate fiduciary and shall have the same priority for payment as the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Commissioner in conducting an examination. As soon as reasonably can be done, the Commissioner, if he deems it advisable, shall seek the advice and instruction of the court concerning the removal of the corporate fiduciary as to all of its fiduciary accounts and the appointment of a successor fiduciary (which may be the examining corporate fiduciary) to take over and administer all of the fiduciary accounts being administered by the trust department of the corporate fiduciary. The corporate fiduciary or other suitable person appointed to make the examination shall make a proper accounting, in the manner and scope as determined by the Commissioner to be practical and advisable under the circumstances, on behalf of the trust department of the corporate fiduciary and no guardian ad litem need be appointed to review the accounting. (Source: P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-5) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-5) Sec. 6-5. When the Commissioner has taken possession and control of a corporate fiduciary and its assets, he shall be vested with the full powers of management and control, including but not limited to, the following: (1) The power to continue or to discontinue the business; (2) The power to stop or to limit the payment of its obligations; (3) The power to collect and to use its assets and to give valid receipts and acquittances therefor; (4) The power to employ and to pay any necessary assistants; (5) The power to execute any instrument in the name of the corporate fiduciary; (6) The power to commence, defend and conduct in its name any action or proceeding in which it may be a party; (7) The power, upon the order of the court, to sell and convey its assets in whole or in part, and to sell or compound bad or doubtful debts upon such terms and conditions as may be fixed in such order; (8) The power, upon the order of the court, to make and to carry out agreements with other corporate fiduciaries, financial institutions or with the United States or any agency thereof, for the payment or assumption of the corporate fiduciaries liabilities, in whole or in part, and to transfer assets and to make guaranties, in whole or in part, and to transfer assets and to make guaranties in connection therewith; (9) The power, upon the order of the court, to borrow money in the name of the corporate fiduciary and to pledge its assets as security for the loan; (10) The power to terminate his possession and control by restoring the corporate fiduciary to its board of directors; (11) The power to reorganize the corporate fiduciary as provided in this Act; (12) The power to appoint a receiver which may be the Office of the Commissioner, a corporate fiduciary or another suitable person and to order liquidation of the corporate fiduciary as provided in this Act; and (13) The power, upon the order of the court and without the appointment of a receiver, to determine that the corporate fiduciary has been closed for the purpose of liquidation without adequate provision being made for payment of its fiduciary obligations, and thereupon the corporate fiduciary shall be deemed to have been closed on account of inability to meet its obligations to its beneficiaries. (Source: P.A. 86-754.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-6) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-6) Sec. 6-6. Upon taking possession, the Commissioner shall make an examination of the condition of the corporate fiduciary, an inventory of the assets and unless the time shall be extended by order of the court or, unless the Commissioner shall have otherwise settled the affairs of a corporate fiduciary pursuant to the provisions of this Act, within 30 days from the time of taking possession and control of the corporate fiduciary for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership, the Commissioner shall either terminate his possession and control by restoring the corporate fiduciary to its board of directors or appoint a receiver which may be the Office of the Commissioner, a corporate fiduciary or another suitable person and order the liquidation of the corporate fiduciary as provided in this Act. All necessary and reasonable expenses of the Commissioner's possession and control and of its reorganization shall be a priority claim and shall be borne by the corporate fiduciary and may be paid by the Commissioner from its own assets as distinguished from those of beneficiaries of fiduciary relations. (Source: P.A. 86-754.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-7) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-7) Sec. 6-7. If the Commissioner takes possession and control of a corporate fiduciary and its assets, or appoints a receiver which may be the Office of the Commissioner, a corporate fiduciary or another suitable person for the purpose of so doing, any period of limitation fixed by a statute or agreement which would otherwise expire on a claim or right of action of the corporate fiduciary, on its own behalf or on behalf of a beneficiary in any of its fiduciary capacities, or upon which an appeal must be taken or a pleading or other document must be filed by the corporate fiduciary in any pending action or proceeding shall be tolled until 6 months after the commencement of such possession and no judgment, lien, levy, attachment or other similar legal process shall be enforced upon or satisfied in whole or in part from any asset of the corporate fiduciary or from any asset of a beneficiary of any of its fiduciary capacities while it is in the possession of the Commissioner or receiver, except upon the order of the court. (Source: P.A. 86-754.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-7.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-7.1) Sec. 6-7.1. If the Commissioner appoints a receiver to take possession and control of the assets of the beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations, for the purpose of holding such assets as fiduciary for the benefit of such beneficiaries pending the winding up of the affairs of the corporate fiduciary being liquidated and the appointment of a successor fiduciary or fiduciaries for such beneficiaries, any period of limitation fixed by statute, rule of court or agreement which would otherwise expire on a claim or right of action in favor of or against the beneficiary of such fiduciary relations, or upon which an appeal must be taken or a pleading or other document which must be filed by a corporate fiduciary on behalf of a beneficiary in any pending action or proceeding shall be tolled for a period of 6 months after the appointment of a receiver, and no judgment, lien, levy, attachment or other similar legal process shall be enforced upon or satisfied in whole or in part from any asset of the beneficiary of such fiduciary relations while it is in the possession of such receiver, except upon the order of the court. (Source: P.A. 86-754.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-8) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-8) Sec. 6-8. The Commissioner, while in possession and control of a corporate fiduciary may propose a reorganization plan, which plan may be amended from time to time because of changes in circumstances, if he finds: (1) The plan is feasible and fair to all classes of beneficiaries, creditors and stockholders. (2) The face amount of the interest accorded to any class of creditors or stockholders under the plan does not exceed the value of the assets upon liquidation less the full amount of the claims of all prior classes, subject, however, to any fair adjustment for new capital that any class will pay in under the plan. (3) The plan assures the removal of any director, officer or employee responsible for any unsound or unlawful action or the existence of an unsound condition. (4) Any merger or consolidation provided by the plan conforms to the requirements of this Act. (5) Any reorganized corporate fiduciary provided by the plan conforms to the requirements of this Act for the organization of a corporate fiduciary. (Source: P.A. 85-1402.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-9) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-9) Sec. 6-9. If the Commissioner determines at any time that no reasonable possibility exists for the corporate fiduciary to be reorganized after reasonable efforts have been made, and that it should be liquidated through receivership, he shall appoint a receiver. The Commissioner may require of the receiver such bond and security as the Commissioner deems proper. The Commissioner, represented by the Attorney General, shall file a complaint for the dissolution or winding up of the affairs of such corporate fiduciary in a court of the county where the principal office of such corporate fiduciary is located and shall cause notice to be given in a newspaper of general circulation once each week for four consecutive weeks that persons who may have claims against the corporate fiduciary present them to the receiver and to make legal proof thereof and notifying all such persons and all to whom it may concern of the filing of a complaint for the dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporate fiduciary and stating the name and location of said court. All persons who may have claims against the assets of such corporate fiduciary, as distinguished from the assets of the beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations, and the receiver to whom such persons have presented their claims may present them to the clerk of such court, and the allowance or disallowance of such claims by said court in connection with such proceedings shall be deemed an adjudication in a court of competent jurisdiction. (Source: P.A. 86-754.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-10) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-48) Sec. 6-10. The receiver for a corporate fiduciary, under the direction of the Commissioner, shall have the power and authority and is charged with the duties and responsibilities as follows: (1) To take possession of, and for the purpose of the
receivership, the title to the books, records and assets of every description of the corporate fiduciary.
(2) To proceed to collect all debts, dues and claims
belonging to the corporate fiduciary.
(3) To file with the Commissioner a copy of each
report which he makes to the court, together with such other reports and records as the Commissioner may require.
(4) The receiver shall have authority to sue and
defend in the receiver's own name and with respect to the affairs, assets, claims, debts and choses in action of the corporate fiduciary.
(5) The receiver shall have authority, and it shall
be the receiver's duty, to surrender to the customers of such corporate fiduciary, when requested in writing directed to the receiver by such customers, the assets, private papers and valuables left with the corporate fiduciary for safekeeping, under a custodial or agency agreement, upon satisfactory proof of ownership.
(6) As soon as can reasonably be done, the receiver
shall resign on behalf of the corporate fiduciary, all trusteeships, guardianships, and all appointments as executor and administrator, or as custodian under the Illinois Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, as now or hereafter amended, or as fiduciary under custodial or agency agreements or under the terms of any other written agreement or court order whereunder the corporate fiduciary is holding property in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person, making in each case, from the records and documents available to the receiver, a proper accounting, in the manner and scope as determined by the Commissioner to be practical and advisable under the circumstances, on behalf of the corporate fiduciary. The receiver, prior to resigning, shall cause a successor trustee or fiduciary to be appointed pursuant to the terms set forth in the governing instrument or pursuant to the provisions of the Trusts and Trustees Act, as now or hereafter amended, if applicable, then the receiver shall make application to the court having jurisdiction over the liquidation or winding up of the corporate fiduciary, for the appointment of a successor. The receiver, if a corporate fiduciary, shall not be disqualified from acting as successor trustee or fiduciary if appointed under the terms of the governing instrument, by court order or by the customer of the corporate fiduciary whose affairs are being liquidated or wound up and, in such case, no guardian ad litem need be appointed to review the accounting of the receiver unless the beneficiaries or customers of the corporate fiduciary so request in writing.
(7) The receiver shall have authority to redeem or
take down collateral hypothecated by the corporate fiduciary to secure its notes and other evidence of indebtedness whenever the Commissioner deems it to be in the best interest of the creditors of the corporate fiduciary and directs the receiver so to do.
(8) Whenever the receiver shall find it necessary in
the receiver's opinion to use and employ money of the corporate fiduciary, in order to protect fully and benefit the corporate fiduciary, by the purchase or redemption of any property, real or personal, in which the corporate fiduciary may have any rights by reason of any bond, mortgage, assignment, or other claim thereto, the receiver may certify the facts together with the receiver's opinions as to the value of the property involved, and the value of the equity the corporate fiduciary may have in the property to the Commissioner, together with a request for the right and authority to use and employ so much of the money of the corporate fiduciary as may be necessary to purchase the property, or to redeem the same from a sale if there was a sale, and if such request is granted, the receiver may use so much of the money of the corporate fiduciary as the Commissioner may have authorized to purchase said property at such sale.
(9) The receiver shall deposit daily all monies
collected by the receiver in any State or national bank selected by the Commissioner, who may require (and the bank so selected may furnish) of such depository satisfactory securities or satisfactory surety bond for the safekeeping and prompt payment of the money so deposited. The deposits shall be made in the name of the Commissioner in trust for the receiver and be subject to withdrawal upon the receiver's order or upon the order of such persons as the Commissioner may designate. Such monies may be deposited without interest, unless otherwise agreed. However, if any interest was paid by such depository, it shall accrue to the benefit of the particular trust or fiduciary account to which the deposit belongs. Except as otherwise directed by the Commissioner, notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the receiver's investment and other powers shall be those under the governing instrument or under the Trusts and Trustees Act, as now or hereafter amended, and shall include the power to pay out income and principal in accordance with the terms of the governing instrument.
(10) The receiver shall do such things and take such
steps from time to time under the direction and approval of the Commissioner as may reasonably appear to be necessary to conserve the corporate fiduciary's assets and secure the best interests of the creditors of the corporate fiduciary.
(11) The receiver shall record any judgment of
dissolution entered in a dissolution proceeding and thereupon turn over to the Commissioner a certified copy thereof, together with all books of accounts and ledgers of such corporate fiduciary for preservation, as distinguished from the books of accounts and ledgers of the corporate fiduciary relating to the assets of the beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations, all of which books of accounts and ledgers shall be turned over by the receiver to the successor trustee or fiduciary.
(12) The receiver may cause all assets of the
beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations to be registered in the name of the receiver or in the name of the receiver's nominee.
(13) The receiver shall have a reasonable period of
time in which to review all of the trust accounts, executorships, administrationships, guardianships, or other fiduciary relationships, in order to ascertain that the investments by the corporate fiduciary of the assets of such trust accounts, executorships, administrationships, guardianships or other fiduciary relationships comply with the terms of the governing instrument, the prudent person rule governing the investment of such funds, or any other law regulating the investment of such funds.
(14) For its services in administering the trusts and
other fiduciary accounts of the corporate fiduciary during the period of winding up the affairs of the corporate fiduciary, the receiver shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all costs and expenses incurred by the receiver and shall also be entitled to receive out of the assets of the individual fiduciary accounts being administered by the receiver during the period of winding up the affairs of the corporate fiduciary and prior to the appointment of a successor trustee or fiduciary, the usual and customary fees charged by the receiver in the administration of its own fiduciary accounts or reasonable fees approved by the Commissioner.
(15) The receiver, during its administration of the
trusts and other fiduciary accounts of the corporate fiduciary during the winding up of the affairs of the corporate fiduciary, shall have all of the powers which are vested in trustees under the terms and provisions of the Trusts and Trustees Act, as now or hereafter amended.
(16) Upon the appointment of a successor trustee or
fiduciary, the receiver shall deliver to such successor trustee or fiduciary all of the assets belonging to the individual trust or fiduciary account as to which the successor trustee or fiduciary succeeds, and the receiver shall thereupon be relieved of any further duties or obligations with respect thereto.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-48) Sec. 6-10. The receiver for a corporate fiduciary, under the direction of the Commissioner, shall have the power and authority and is charged with the duties and responsibilities as follows: (1) To take possession of, and for the purpose of the
receivership, the title to the books, records and assets of every description of the corporate fiduciary.
(2) To proceed to collect all debts, dues and claims
belonging to the corporate fiduciary.
(3) To file with the Commissioner a copy of each
report which he makes to the court, together with such other reports and records as the Commissioner may require.
(4) The receiver shall have authority to sue and
defend in the receiver's own name and with respect to the affairs, assets, claims, debts and choses in action of the corporate fiduciary.
(5) The receiver shall have authority, and it shall
be the receiver's duty, to surrender to the customers of such corporate fiduciary, when requested in writing directed to the receiver by such customers, the assets, private papers and valuables left with the corporate fiduciary for safekeeping, under a custodial or agency agreement, upon satisfactory proof of ownership.
(6) As soon as can reasonably be done, the receiver
shall resign on behalf of the corporate fiduciary, all trusteeships, guardianships, and all appointments as executor and administrator, or as custodian under the Illinois Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, as now or hereafter amended, or as fiduciary under custodial or agency agreements or under the terms of any other written agreement or court order whereunder the corporate fiduciary is holding property in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person, making in each case, from the records and documents available to the receiver, a proper accounting, in the manner and scope as determined by the Commissioner to be practical and advisable under the circumstances, on behalf of the corporate fiduciary. The receiver, prior to resigning, shall cause a successor trustee or fiduciary to be appointed pursuant to the terms set forth in the governing instrument or pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois Trust Code, as now or hereafter amended, if applicable, then the receiver shall make application to the court having jurisdiction over the liquidation or winding up of the corporate fiduciary, for the appointment of a successor. The receiver, if a corporate fiduciary, shall not be disqualified from acting as successor trustee or fiduciary if appointed under the terms of the governing instrument, by court order or by the customer of the corporate fiduciary whose affairs are being liquidated or wound up and, in such case, no guardian ad litem need be appointed to review the accounting of the receiver unless the beneficiaries or customers of the corporate fiduciary so request in writing.
(7) The receiver shall have authority to redeem or
take down collateral hypothecated by the corporate fiduciary to secure its notes and other evidence of indebtedness whenever the Commissioner deems it to be in the best interest of the creditors of the corporate fiduciary and directs the receiver so to do.
(8) Whenever the receiver shall find it necessary in
the receiver's opinion to use and employ money of the corporate fiduciary, in order to protect fully and benefit the corporate fiduciary, by the purchase or redemption of any property, real or personal, in which the corporate fiduciary may have any rights by reason of any bond, mortgage, assignment, or other claim thereto, the receiver may certify the facts together with the receiver's opinions as to the value of the property involved, and the value of the equity the corporate fiduciary may have in the property to the Commissioner, together with a request for the right and authority to use and employ so much of the money of the corporate fiduciary as may be necessary to purchase the property, or to redeem the same from a sale if there was a sale, and if such request is granted, the receiver may use so much of the money of the corporate fiduciary as the Commissioner may have authorized to purchase said property at such sale.
(9) The receiver shall deposit daily all monies
collected by the receiver in any State or national bank selected by the Commissioner, who may require (and the bank so selected may furnish) of such depository satisfactory securities or satisfactory surety bond for the safekeeping and prompt payment of the money so deposited. The deposits shall be made in the name of the Commissioner in trust for the receiver and be subject to withdrawal upon the receiver's order or upon the order of such persons as the Commissioner may designate. Such monies may be deposited without interest, unless otherwise agreed. However, if any interest was paid by such depository, it shall accrue to the benefit of the particular trust or fiduciary account to which the deposit belongs. Except as otherwise directed by the Commissioner, notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the receiver's investment and other powers shall be those under the governing instrument or under the Illinois Trust Code, and shall include the power to pay out income and principal in accordance with the terms of the governing instrument.
(10) The receiver shall do such things and take such
steps from time to time under the direction and approval of the Commissioner as may reasonably appear to be necessary to conserve the corporate fiduciary's assets and secure the best interests of the creditors of the corporate fiduciary.
(11) The receiver shall record any judgment of
dissolution entered in a dissolution proceeding and thereupon turn over to the Commissioner a certified copy thereof, together with all books of accounts and ledgers of such corporate fiduciary for preservation, as distinguished from the books of accounts and ledgers of the corporate fiduciary relating to the assets of the beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations, all of which books of accounts and ledgers shall be turned over by the receiver to the successor trustee or fiduciary.
(12) The receiver may cause all assets of the
beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations to be registered in the name of the receiver or in the name of the receiver's nominee.
(13) The receiver shall have a reasonable period of
time in which to review all of the trust accounts, executorships, administrationships, guardianships, or other fiduciary relationships, in order to ascertain that the investments by the corporate fiduciary of the assets of such trust accounts, executorships, administrationships, guardianships, or other fiduciary relationships comply with the terms of the governing instrument, the prudent person rule governing the investment of such funds, or any other law regulating the investment of such funds.
(14) For its services in administering the trusts and
other fiduciary accounts of the corporate fiduciary during the period of winding up the affairs of the corporate fiduciary, the receiver shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all costs and expenses incurred by the receiver and shall also be entitled to receive out of the assets of the individual fiduciary accounts being administered by the receiver during the period of winding up the affairs of the corporate fiduciary and prior to the appointment of a successor trustee or fiduciary, the usual and customary fees charged by the receiver in the administration of its own fiduciary accounts or reasonable fees approved by the Commissioner.
(15) The receiver, during its administration of the
trusts and other fiduciary accounts of the corporate fiduciary during the winding up of the affairs of the corporate fiduciary, shall have all of the powers which are vested in trustees under the terms and provisions of the Illinois Trust Code.
(16) Upon the appointment of a successor trustee or
fiduciary, the receiver shall deliver to such successor trustee or fiduciary all of the assets belonging to the individual trust or fiduciary account as to which the successor trustee or fiduciary succeeds, and the receiver shall thereupon be relieved of any further duties or obligations with respect thereto.
(Source: P.A. 101-48, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-11) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-11) Sec. 6-11. Upon the order of the court wherein the Commissioner's complaint for the dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporate fiduciary was filed, the receiver for the corporate fiduciary shall have the power and authority and is charged with the duties and responsibilities as follows: (1) The receiver may sell and compound all bad and doubtful debts on such terms as the court shall direct. (2) The receiver may sell the real and personal property of the corporate fiduciary, as distinguished from the real and personal property of the beneficiaries of such fiduciary relations, on such terms as the court shall direct. (3) The receiver may petition the court for the authority to borrow money, and to pledge the assets of the corporate fiduciary as security therefor, whereupon the practice and procedure shall be as follows: (a) Upon the filing of such petition the court shall set a date for the hearing of such petition and shall prescribe the form and manner of the notice to be given to the officers, stockholders, creditors and other persons interested in such corporate fiduciary. (b) Upon such hearing, any officer, stockholder, creditor or person interested shall have the right to be heard. (c) If the court grants such authority, then the receiver may borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness therefor, and may secure the payment of such loan by the mortgage, pledge, transfer in trust or hypothecation of any or all property and assets of such corporate fiduciary, whether real, personal, or mixed, superior to any charge thereon for the expenses of liquidation. (d) Such loan may be obtained in such amounts upon such terms and conditions, and with provisions for repayment as may be deemed necessary or expedient. (e) Such loan may be obtained for the purpose of facilitating liquidation, protecting or preserving the assets, expediting the making of distributions to depositors and other creditors, providing for the expenses of administration and liquidation, aiding in the reopening or reorganization of such corporate fiduciary or its merger or consolidation with another corporate fiduciary, or in the sale of its assets. (f) The receiver shall be under no personal obligation to repay any such loan and shall have authority to take any action necessary or proper to consummate such loan and to provide for the repayment thereof, and may, when required, give bond for the faithful performance of all undertakings in connection therewith. (g) Prior to petitioning the court for authority to make any such loan, the receiver may make application for or negotiate any loan subject to obtaining an order of the court approving the same. (4) The receiver may make and carry out agreements with other corporate fiduciaries, banks, or with the United States or any agency thereof for the payment or assumption of the corporate fiduciary's liabilities, in whole or in part, and the receiver may transfer assets and make guaranties in connection therewith. (5) After the expiration of 4 weeks after the first publication of the Commissioner's notice as provided in Section 6-9, the receiver shall file with the court a correct list of all creditors of the corporate fiduciary, as shown by its books, who have not presented their claims and the amount of their respective claims after allowing all just credits, deductions and set-offs as shown by the books of the corporate fiduciary. Such claims so filed shall be deemed proven, unless objections are filed thereto by a party or parties interested therein within such time as is fixed by the court. (6) At the termination of the receiver's administration, the receiver shall petition the court for the entry of a judgment of dissolution. After a hearing upon such notice as the court may prescribe, the court may enter a judgment of dissolution whereupon the corporate fiduciary's corporate existence shall be terminated and the receivership concluded. (Source: P.A. 86-754.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-12) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-12) Sec. 6-12. The receiver shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner and upon the death, inability to act, resignation or removal by the Commissioner of a receiver, the Commissioner may appoint a successor and upon such appointment all rights and duties of the predecessor shall at once devolve upon such appointee. (Source: P.A. 85-1402.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-13) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-13) Sec. 6-13. All expenses of a receivership, including reasonable receiver's and attorney's fees, approved by the Commissioner, shall be paid out of the assets of the corporate fiduciary. All expenses of any preliminary or other examination into the condition of any such corporate fiduciary or receivership, and all expenses incident to and in connection with the possession and control of the corporate fiduciary and its assets for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership shall be paid out of the assets of such corporate fiduciary. The payment herein authorized may be made by the Commissioner with monies and property of the corporate fiduciary in his or her possession and control and shall have priority over all claims but shall not give rise to a claim against properties held by the corporate fiduciary in a fiduciary capacity. If monies and property of the corporate fiduciary are insufficient to pay such expenses, they may be paid from the Corporate Fiduciary Receivership account in the Bank and Trust Company Fund established pursuant to Section 5-10 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 86-754; 86-952; 86-1028.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-13.5) Sec. 6-13.5. Pledging requirements. (a) The Commissioner may require a trust company holding a certificate of authority under this Act to pledge to the Commissioner securities or a surety bond which shall run to the Commissioner in an amount, not to exceed $2,000,000, that the Commissioner deems appropriate for costs associated with the receivership of the trust company. In the event of a receivership of a trust company, the Commissioner may, without regard to any priorities, preferences, or adverse claims, reduce the pledged securities or the surety bond to cash and, as soon as practicable, utilize the cash to cover costs associated with the receivership. (b) If the trust company chooses to pledge securities to satisfy the provisions of this Section, the securities shall be held at a depository institution or a Federal Reserve Bank approved by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may specify the types of securities that may be pledged in accordance with this Section. Any fees associated with holding such securities shall be the responsibility of the trust company. (c) If the trust company chooses to purchase a surety bond to satisfy the provisions of this Section, the bond shall be issued by a bonding company, approved by the Commissioner, that is authorized to do business in this State and that has a rating in one of the 3 highest grades as determined by a national rating service. The bond shall be in a form approved by the Commissioner. The trust company may not obtain a surety bond from any entity in which the trust company has a financial interest. (Source: P.A. 97-492, eff. 1-1-12.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-14) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-14) Sec. 6-14. From time to time during receivership the Commissioner shall make and pay from monies of the corporate fiduciary a ratable dividend on all claims as may be proved to his or her satisfaction or adjudicated by the court. After one year from the entry of a judgment of dissolution, all unclaimed dividends shall be remitted to the State Treasurer in accordance with the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, as now or hereafter amended, together with a list of all unpaid claimants, their last known addresses and the amounts unpaid. (Source: P.A. 100-22, eff. 1-1-18.)
(205 ILCS 620/6-15) (from Ch. 17, par. 1556-15) Sec. 6-15. Whenever the Commissioner shall have taken possession and control of a corporate fiduciary and its assets for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership, or whenever the Commissioner shall have appointed a receiver for a corporate fiduciary and filed a complaint for the dissolution or for the winding up of the affairs of a corporate fiduciary, and the corporate fiduciary denies the grounds for such actions, it may at any time within 10 days apply to the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, Illinois, to enjoin further proceedings in the premises; and such court shall cite the Commissioner to show cause why further proceedings should not be enjoined, and if the court shall find that such grounds do not exist, the court shall make an order enjoining the Commissioner and any receiver acting under his direction from all further proceedings on account of such alleged grounds. (Source: P.A. 85-858.)