Sec. 708.

(1) Upon the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast of each class of its outstanding capital stock, a savings bank may be converted under the laws of this state into a stock association or under the laws of the United States into a national banking association or federal savings bank.

(2) The conversion of a savings bank into a stock association or a national banking association shall not release the savings bank from its obligations to pay and discharge all the liabilities created by law or incurred by it before becoming a stock association or a national banking association or any tax imposed by the laws of this state up to the date of its becoming a stock association or a national banking association in proportion to the time that has elapsed since the last preceding payment or any assessment, penalty, or forfeiture imposed or incurred under the laws of this state up to the date of its becoming a stock association or a national banking association. A conversion shall not be made to defeat or defraud any of the creditors of the savings bank.

(3) Certified copies of all proceedings by the directors and shareholders of the stock association or savings bank shall be filed with the commissioner and in addition, the savings bank shall furnish a certified copy of consent or approval of the comptroller of the currency or office of thrift supervision to the conversion if the consent or approval is required by federal law.

(4) Upon the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast of a mutual savings bank, the mutual savings bank may be converted under the laws of this state into a mutual state savings and loan association or under the laws of the United States into a mutual federal savings and loan association or federal savings bank.

(5) The conversion of a mutual savings bank into a state or federal mutual savings and loan association shall not release the mutual savings bank from its obligations to pay and discharge all the liabilities created by law or incurred by it before becoming a state or federal savings and loan association or any tax imposed by the laws of this state up to the date of its becoming a state or federal savings and loan association in proportion to the time that has elapsed since the last preceding payment or any assessment, penalty, or forfeiture imposed or incurred under the laws of this state up to the date of its becoming a state or federal savings and loan association. A conversion shall not be made to defeat or defraud any of the creditors of the mutual savings bank.

(6) Certified copies of all proceedings by the members of the mutual savings bank shall be filed with the commissioner, and in addition the mutual savings bank shall furnish a certified copy of consent or approval of the office of thrift supervision to the conversion if the consent or approval is required by federal law. One copy of the proceedings shall be filed with the bureau.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 482, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001