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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Except as provided by subsection (3) of this section, a savings bank, or any director, officer, employee or representative thereof, shall not grant, directly or indirectly, to the commissioner or to any employee of the department, or to their spouses, any loan or gratuity.
(2) Neither the commissioner, nor any employee of the department, shall:
(a) Hold an office or position in any state savings bank, or exercise any right to vote on any state savings bank matter by reason of being a member of the savings bank;
(b) Be interested, directly or indirectly, in any savings bank organized under the laws of this state; or
(c) Undertake any indebtedness as a borrower, directly or indirectly, or act as endorser, surety or guarantor, or sell, or otherwise dispose of, any loan or investment to any savings bank organized under the laws of this state.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the commissioner, or any employee of the department, may be a deposit account holder, may receive earnings on such account and may receive a loan secured by the deposit account.
(4) If the commissioner, or any employee of the department, has any prohibited right or interest in a savings bank, either directly or indirectly, at the time of his appointment, he shall dispose of it within sixty (60) days after the date of his appointment or employment. If the commissioner, or any employee of the department, is indebted as a borrower, directly or indirectly, or is an endorser, surety or guarantor on a note at the time of his appointment or employment, he may continue in such capacity until such loan is paid off.
(5) If the commissioner, or any employee of the department, has a loan or other note acquired by a state savings bank through the secondary market, he may continue with the debt until such loan or note is paid off.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 81. Banks and Financial Institutions § 81-14-165 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-81-banks-and-financial-institutions/ms-code-sect-81-14-165/
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