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23-37-310. Approval or denial of application for charter.
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23-37-310. Approval or denial of application for charter.
(a) The Savings and Loan Association Board [abolished] shall not approve any charter application unless the incorporators establish and the board shall have affirmatively found from the data furnished with the application, the evidence adduced at the hearing, and the official records of the Supervisor of Savings and Loan Associations that:
(1) All the prerequisites for the approval of a charter set forth in this chapter have been complied with;
(2) The character, responsibility, and general fitness of the persons who are named in the articles of incorporation and who will serve as directors and officers of the association are such as to command confidence and warrant belief that the business of the proposed association will be honestly and efficiently conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the proposed association will have qualified full-time management;
(3) There is a public need for the proposed association, and the volume of business in the area in which the proposed association will conduct its business is such as to indicate a successful operation;
(4) The operation of the proposed association will not unduly harm any other existing association, federal savings and loan association, or other financial institution; and
(5)(A) The proposed association will be independent of the other financial institutions.
(B) Those persons named in the articles of incorporation as directors and officers do not have affiliations with any financial institutions or other businesses closely related to the savings and loan association business which would affect the independence of the proposed association.
(C) The directors are representative of the community.
(b)(1) If the boa
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-37-310
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23-37-310. Approval or denial of application for charter.
(a) The Savings and Loan Association Board [abolished] shall not approve any charter application unless the incorporators establish and the board shall have affirmatively found from the data furnished with the application, the evidence adduced at the hearing, and the official records of the Supervisor of Savings and Loan Associations that:
(1) All the prerequisites for the approval of a charter set forth in this chapter have been complied with;
(2) The character, responsibility, and general fitness of the persons who are named in the articles of incorporation and who will serve as directors and officers of the association are such as to command confidence and warrant belief that the business of the proposed association will be honestly and efficiently conducted in accordance with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the proposed association will have qualified full-time management;
(3) There is a public need for the proposed association, and the volume of business in the area in which the proposed association will conduct its business is such as to indicate a successful operation;
(4) The operation of the proposed association will not unduly harm any other existing association, federal savings and loan association, or other financial institution; and
(5)(A) The proposed association will be independent of the other financial institutions.
(B) Those persons named in the articles of incorporation as directors and officers do not have affiliations with any financial institutions or other businesses closely related to the savings and loan association business which would affect the independence of the proposed association.
(C) The directors are representative of the community.
(b)(1) If the board so finds, its findings shall be stated in writing, and the supervisor shall endorse the approval of the board on the proposed articles of incorporation and bylaws, whereupon the proposed association shall be a corporate body and may exercise the powers of a savings and loan association as set forth in this chapter.
(2) A copy of the articles of incorporation of the association bearing the approval of the supervisor shall be filed in the office of the supervisor, with the Secretary of State, and with the county clerk of the county in which the home office of the association is located.
(c) If the board does not make the findings as required by subsection (a) of this section, it shall issue a written statement of its grounds for refusal. This statement shall be promptly mailed to the chair of the incorporators by certified mail.
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