Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“A bank may not take or hold its own stock as collateral or acquire it, unless needed to prevent loss on a debt previously contracted in good faith.”
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A bank may not take or hold its own stock as collateral or acquire it, unless needed to prevent loss on a debt previously contracted in good faith.
Section 7-3-20
A bank may not accept its own stock as collateral or acquire it, except when needed to prevent loss on a debt previously contracted in good faith.
Section 7-3-20(1)
If a bank acquires stock under Subsection (1), it must sell the stock within 12 months of the acquisition.
Section 7-3-20(2)
The value of all the stock held after acceptance or acquisition may not exceed 10% of the total capital of the bank.
Section 7-3-20(3)
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