205 ILCS 5/ Illinois Banking Act.

(205 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 17, par. 301)

Sec. 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Banking Act.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 17, par. 302)

Sec. 2. General definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

"Accommodation party" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 3-419 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

"Action" in the sense of a judicial proceeding includes recoupments, counterclaims, set-off, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined.

"Affiliate facility" of a bank means a main banking premises or branch of another commonly owned bank. The main banking premises or any branch of a bank may be an "affiliate facility" with respect to one or more other commonly owned banks.

"Appropriate federal banking agency" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, or the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as determined by federal law.

"Bank" means any person doing a banking business whether subject to the laws of this or any other jurisdiction.

A "banking house", "branch", "branch bank" or "branch office" shall mean any place of business of a bank at which deposits are received, checks paid, or loans made, but shall not include any place at which only records thereof are made, posted, or kept. A place of business at which deposits are received, checks paid, or loans made shall not be deemed to be a branch, branch bank, or branch office if the place of business is adjacent to and connected with the main banking premises, or if it is separated from the main banking premises by not more than an alley; provided always that (i) if the place of business is separated by an alley from the main banking premises there is a connection between the two by public or private way or by subterranean or overhead passage, and (ii) if the place of business is in a building not wholly occupied by the bank, the place of business shall not be within any office or room in which any other business or service of any kind or nature other than the business of the bank is conducted or carried on. A place of business at which deposits are received, checks paid, or loans made shall not be deemed to be a branch, branch bank, or branch office (i) of any bank if the place is a terminal established and maintained in accordance with paragraph (17) of Section 5 of this Act, or (ii) of a commonly owned bank by virtue of transactions conducted at that place on behalf of the other commonly owned bank under paragraph (23) of Section 5 of this Act if the place is an affiliate facility with respect to the other bank.

"Branch of an out-of-state bank" means a branch established or maintained in Illinois by an out-of-state bank as a result of a merger between an Illinois bank and the out-of-state bank that occurs on or after May 31, 1997, or any branch established by the out-of-state bank following the merger.

"Bylaws" means the bylaws of a bank that are adopted by the bank's board of directors or shareholders for the regulation and management of the bank's affairs. If the bank operates as a limited liability company, however, "bylaws" means the operating agreement of the bank.

"Call report fee" means the fee to be paid to the Commissioner by each State bank pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of Section 48 of this Act.

"Capital" includes the aggregate of outstanding capital stock and preferred stock.

"Cash flow reserve account" means the account within the books and records of the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate used to record funds designated to maintain a reasonable Bank and Trust Company Fund operating balance to meet agency obligations on a timely basis.

"Charter" includes the original charter and all amendments thereto and articles of merger or consolidation.

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate, except that beginning on April 6, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-1047), all references in this Act to the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate are deemed, in appropriate contexts, to be references to the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Commonly owned banks" means 2 or more banks that each qualify as a bank subsidiary of the same bank holding company pursuant to Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; "commonly owned bank" refers to one of a group of commonly owned banks but only with respect to one or more of the other banks in the same group.

"Community" means a city, village, or incorporated town and also includes the area served by the banking offices of a bank, but need not be limited or expanded to conform to the geographic boundaries of units of local government.

"Company" means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, business trust, association, or similar organization and, unless specifically excluded, includes a "State bank" and a "bank".

"Consolidating bank" means a party to a consolidation.

"Consolidation" takes place when 2 or more banks, or a trust company and a bank, are extinguished and by the same process a new bank is created, taking over the assets and assuming the liabilities of the banks or trust company passing out of existence.

"Continuing bank" means a merging bank, the charter of which becomes the charter of the resulting bank.

"Converting bank" means a State bank converting to become a national bank, or a national bank converting to become a State bank.

"Converting trust company" means a trust company converting to become a State bank.

"Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction.

"Director" means a member of the board of directors of a bank. In the case of a manager-managed limited liability company, however, "director" means a manager of the bank and, in the case of a member-managed limited liability company, "director" means a member of the bank. The term "director" does not include an advisory director, honorary director, director emeritus, or similar person, unless the person is otherwise performing functions similar to those of a member of the board of directors.

"Director of Banking" means the Director of the Division of Banking of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Eligible depository institution" means an insured savings association that is in default, an insured savings association that is in danger of default, a State or national bank that is in default or a State or national bank that is in danger of default, as those terms are defined in this Section, or a new bank as that term defined in Section 11(m) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or a bridge bank as that term is defined in Section 11(n) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or a new federal savings association authorized under Section 11(d)(2)(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

"Fiduciary" means trustee, agent, executor, administrator, committee, guardian for a minor or for a person under legal disability, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for creditors, or any holder of similar position of trust.

"Financial institution" means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or any licensee under the Consumer Installment Loan Act or the Sales Finance Agency Act and, for purposes of Section 48.3, any proprietary network, funds transfer corporation, or other entity providing electronic funds transfer services, or any corporate fiduciary, its subsidiaries, affiliates, parent company, or contractual service provider that is examined by the Commissioner. For purposes of Section 5c and subsection (b) of Section 13 of this Act, "financial institution" includes any proprietary network, funds transfer corporation, or other entity providing electronic funds transfer services, and any corporate fiduciary.

"Foundation" means the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation.

"General obligation" means a bond, note, debenture, security, or other instrument evidencing an obligation of the government entity that is the issuer that is supported by the full available resources of the issuer, the principal and interest of which is payable in whole or in part by taxation.

"Guarantee" means an undertaking or promise to answer for payment of another's debt or performance of another's duty, liability, or obligation whether "payment guaranteed" or "collection guaranteed".

"In danger of default" means a State or national bank, a federally chartered insured savings association or an Illinois state chartered insured savings association with respect to which the Commissioner or the appropriate federal banking agency has advised the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that:

(1) in the opinion of the Commissioner or the appropriate federal banking agency,

(A) the State or national bank or insured savings association is not likely to be able to meet the demands of the State or national bank's or savings association's obligations in the normal course of business; and

(B) there is no reasonable prospect that the State or national bank or insured savings association will be able to meet those demands or pay those obligations without federal assistance; or

(2) in the opinion of the Commissioner or the appropriate federal banking agency,

(A) the State or national bank or insured savings association has incurred or is likely to incur losses that will deplete all or substantially all of its capital; and

(B) there is no reasonable prospect that the capital of the State or national bank or insured savings association will be replenished without federal assistance.

"In default" means, with respect to a State or national bank or an insured savings association, any adjudication or other official determination by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Commissioner, the appropriate federal banking agency, or other public authority pursuant to which a conservator, receiver, or other legal custodian is appointed for a State or national bank or an insured savings association.

"Insured savings association" means any federal savings association chartered under Section 5 of the federal Home Owners' Loan Act and any State savings association chartered under the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 or a predecessor Illinois statute, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The term also includes a savings bank organized or operating under the Savings Bank Act.

"Insured savings association in recovery" means an insured savings association that is not an eligible depository institution and that does not meet the minimum capital requirements applicable with respect to the insured savings association.

"Issuer" means for purposes of Section 33 every person who shall have issued or proposed to issue any security; except that (1) with respect to certificates of deposit, voting trust certificates, collateral-trust certificates, and certificates of interest or shares in an unincorporated investment trust not having a board of directors (or persons performing similar functions), "issuer" means the person or persons performing the acts and assuming the duties of depositor or manager pursuant to the provisions of the trust, agreement, or instrument under which the securities are issued; (2) with respect to trusts other than those specified in clause (1) above, where the trustee is a corporation authorized to accept and execute trusts, "issuer" means the entrusters, depositors, or creators of the trust and any manager or committee charged with the general direction of the affairs of the trust pursuant to the provisions of the agreement or instrument creating the trust; and (3) with respect to equipment trust certificates or like securities, "issuer" means the person to whom the equipment or property is or is to be leased or conditionally sold.

"Letter of credit" and "customer" shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 5-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

"Main banking premises" means the location that is designated in a bank's charter as its main office.

"Maker or obligor" means for purposes of Section 33 the issuer of a security, the promisor in a debenture or other debt security, or the mortgagor or grantor of a trust deed or similar conveyance of a security interest in real or personal property.

"Merged bank" means a merging bank that is not the continuing, resulting, or surviving bank in a consolidation or merger.

"Merger" includes consolidation.

"Merging bank" means a party to a bank merger.

"Merging trust company" means a trust company party to a merger with a State bank.

"Mid-tier bank holding company" means a corporation that (a) owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of stock of a State bank, (b) has no other subsidiaries, and (c) 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the corporation are owned by a parent bank holding company.

"Municipality" means any municipality, political subdivision, school district, taxing district, or agency.

"National bank" means a national banking association located in this State and after May 31, 1997, means a national banking association without regard to its location.

"Out-of-state bank" means a bank chartered under the laws of a state other than Illinois, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

"Parent bank holding company" means a corporation that is a bank holding company as that term is defined in the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957 and owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of a mid-tier bank holding company.

"Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, or unincorporated association.

"Public agency" means the State of Illinois, the various counties, townships, cities, towns, villages, school districts, educational service regions, special road districts, public water supply districts, fire protection districts, drainage districts, levee districts, sewer districts, housing authorities, the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation, the Chicago Park District, and all other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Illinois, whether now or hereafter created, whether herein specifically mentioned or not, and shall also include any other state or any political corporation or subdivision of another state.

"Public funds" or "public money" means current operating funds, special funds, interest and sinking funds, and funds of any kind or character belonging to, in the custody of, or subject to the control or regulation of the United States or a public agency. "Public funds" or "public money" shall include funds held by any of the officers, agents, or employees of the United States or of a public agency in the course of their official duties and, with respect to public money of the United States, shall include Postal Savings funds.

"Published" means, unless the context requires otherwise, the publishing of the notice or instrument referred to in some newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the bank is located at least once each week for 3 successive weeks. Publishing shall be accomplished by, and at the expense of, the bank required to publish. Where publishing is required, the bank shall submit to the Commissioner that evidence of the publication as the Commissioner shall deem appropriate.

"Qualified financial contract" means any security contract, commodity contract, forward contract, including spot and forward foreign exchange contracts, repurchase agreement, swap agreement, and any similar agreement, any option to enter into any such agreement, including any combination of the foregoing, and any master agreement for such agreements. A master agreement, together with all supplements thereto, shall be treated as one qualified financial contract. The contract, option, agreement, or combination of contracts, options, or agreements shall be reflected upon the books, accounts, or records of the bank, or a party to the contract shall provide documentary evidence of such agreement.

"Recorded" means the filing or recording of the notice or instrument referred to in the office of the Recorder of the county wherein the bank is located.

"Resulting bank" means the bank resulting from a merger or conversion.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, or a person authorized by the Secretary or by this Act to act in the Secretary's stead.

"Securities" means stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar obligations.

"Stand-by letter of credit" means a letter of credit under which drafts are payable upon the condition the customer has defaulted in performance of a duty, liability, or obligation.

"State bank" means any banking corporation that has a banking charter issued by the Commissioner under this Act.

"State Banking Board" means the State Banking Board of Illinois.

"Subsidiary" with respect to a specified company means a company that is controlled by the specified company. For purposes of paragraphs (8) and (12) of Section 5 of this Act, "control" means the exercise of operational or managerial control of a corporation by the bank, either alone or together with other affiliates of the bank.

"Surplus" means the aggregate of (i) amounts paid in excess of the par value of capital stock and preferred stock; (ii) amounts contributed other than for capital stock and preferred stock and allocated to the surplus account; and (iii) amounts transferred from undivided profits.

"Tier 1 Capital" and "Tier 2 Capital" have the meanings assigned to those terms in regulations promulgated for the appropriate federal banking agency of a state bank, as those regulations are now or hereafter amended.

"Trust company" means a limited liability company or corporation incorporated in this State for the purpose of accepting and executing trusts.

"Undivided profits" means undistributed earnings less discretionary transfers to surplus.

"Unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus", for the purposes of paragraph (21) of Section 5 and Sections 32, 33, 34, 35.1, 35.2, and 47 of this Act means the sum of the state bank's Tier 1 Capital and Tier 2 Capital plus such other shareholder equity as may be included by regulation of the Commissioner. Unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus shall be calculated on the basis of the date of the last quarterly call report filed with the Commissioner preceding the date of the transaction for which the calculation is made, provided that: (i) when a material event occurs after the date of the last quarterly call report filed with the Commissioner that reduces or increases the bank's unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus by 10% or more, then the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus shall be calculated from the date of the material event for a transaction conducted after the date of the material event; and (ii) if the Commissioner determines for safety and soundness reasons that a state bank should calculate unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus more frequently than provided by this paragraph, the Commissioner may by written notice direct the bank to calculate unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus at a more frequent interval. In the case of a state bank newly chartered under Section 13 or a state bank resulting from a merger, consolidation, or conversion under Sections 21 through 26 for which no preceding quarterly call report has been filed with the Commissioner, unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus shall be calculated for the first calendar quarter on the basis of the effective date of the charter, merger, consolidation, or conversion.

(Source: P.A. 95-924, eff. 8-26-08; 95-1047, eff. 4-6-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1163, eff. 1-1-11.)

(205 ILCS 5/2.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 303)

Sec. 2.1. (Repealed).

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020. Repealed by P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/2.2) (from Ch. 17, par. 304)

Sec. 2.2. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 83-1177. Repealed by P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/2.3) (from Ch. 17, par. 305)

Sec. 2.3. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 86-1157. Repealed by P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/2.4) (from Ch. 17, par. 306)

Sec. 2.4. (Repealed).

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020. Repealed by P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/2.5) (from Ch. 17, par. 307)

Sec. 2.5. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 83-1177. Repealed by P.A. 89-508, eff. 7-3-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/2.6) (from Ch. 17, par. 308)

Sec. 2.6. Transfer of powers. There is transferred to the Commissioner all the powers and authorities and all duties and responsibilities heretofore vested in the Director of Financial Institutions under this Act. This transfer shall not affect any act done, ratified or confirmed or any right accrued or established or affect or abate any notice or report required to be furnished or any action or proceeding had or commenced in a civil or criminal cause before this act takes effect; but such notices and reports shall be due to, and such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted, defended or continued by the Commissioner. Every person and every bank shall be subject to the same obligations and duties and shall have the same rights arising from the exercise of such rights, powers and duties as if such rights, powers and duties were exercised by the Director of Financial Institutions; and every person and every bank shall be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal for failure to perform any such obligation or duty, or for doing a prohibited act, as if such obligation or duty arose from or such act were prohibited in, the exercise of such rights, powers or duties by the Director of Financial Institutions. Every officer and employee shall for any offense be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing law for the same offense by any officer or employee whose powers or duties devolve upon him under this Act.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 17, par. 309)

Sec. 3. Formation and primary powers. It shall be lawful to form banks, as herein provided, for the purpose of discount and deposit, buying and selling exchange and doing a general banking business, excepting the issuing of bills to circulate as money; and such banks shall have the power to loan money on personal and real estate security, and to accept and execute trusts upon obtaining a certificate of authority pursuant to the "Corporate Fiduciary Act", and shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Act. For purposes of this Section, "real estate" includes a manufactured home as defined in subdivision (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code that is real property as defined in Section 5-35 of the Conveyance and Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and Severance Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)

(205 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 17, par. 310)

Sec. 4. Effect on existing banks. The certificates, permits and charters of state banks existing at the time of the adoption of this Act shall continue in full force and effect, and the provisions of this Act shall apply thereto. Any corporation with banking powers availing itself of or accepting the benefits of this Act and all corporations with banking powers existing by virtue of any special charter or general law of this State, shall be subject to the provisions and requirements of this Act in every particular, as if organized under this Act.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 17, par. 311)

Sec. 5. General corporate powers. A bank organized under this Act or subject hereto shall be a body corporate and politic and shall, without specific mention thereof in the charter, have all the powers conferred by this Act and the following additional general corporate powers:

(1) To sue and be sued, complain, and defend in its corporate name.

(2) To have a corporate seal, which may be altered at pleasure, and to use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any manner reproduced, provided that the affixing of a corporate seal to an instrument shall not give the instrument additional force or effect, or change the construction thereof, and the use of a corporate seal is not mandatory.

(3) To make, alter, amend, and repeal bylaws, not inconsistent with its charter or with law, for the administration of the affairs of the bank. If this Act does not provide specific guidance in matters of corporate governance, the provisions of the Business Corporation Act of 1983 may be used if so provided in the bylaws, and if the bank is a limited liability company, the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act shall be used.

(4) To elect or appoint and remove officers and agents of the bank and define their duties and fix their compensation.

(5) To adopt and operate reasonable bonus plans, profit-sharing plans, stock-bonus plans, stock-option plans, pension plans, and similar incentive plans for its directors, officers and employees.

(5.1) To manage, operate, and administer a fund for the investment of funds by a public agency or agencies, including any unit of local government or school district, or any person. The fund for a public agency shall invest in the same type of investments and be subject to the same limitations provided for the investment of public funds. The fund for public agencies shall maintain a separate ledger showing the amount of investment for each public agency in the fund. "Public funds" and "public agency" as used in this Section shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 1 of the Public Funds Investment Act.

(6) To make reasonable donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, religious or educational purposes.

(7) To borrow or incur an obligation; and to pledge its assets:

(a) to secure its borrowings, its lease of personal or real property or its other nondeposit obligations;

(b) to enable it to act as agent for the sale of obligations of the United States;

(c) to secure deposits of public money of the United States, whenever required by the laws of the United States, including, without being limited to, revenues and funds the deposit of which is subject to the control or regulation of the United States or any of its officers, agents, or employees and Postal Savings funds;

(d) to secure deposits of public money of any state or of any political corporation or subdivision thereof, including, without being limited to, revenues and funds the deposit of which is subject to the control or regulation of any state or of any political corporation or subdivisions thereof or of any of their officers, agents, or employees;

(e) to secure deposits of money whenever required by the National Bankruptcy Act;

(f) (blank); and

(g) to secure trust funds commingled with the bank's funds, whether deposited by the bank or an affiliate of the bank, pursuant to Section 2-8 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act.

(8) To own, possess, and carry as assets all or part of the real estate necessary in or with which to do its banking business, either directly or indirectly through the ownership of all or part of the capital stock, shares or interests in any corporation, association, trust engaged in holding any part or parts or all of the bank premises, engaged in such business and in conducting a safe deposit business in the premises or part of them, or engaged in any activity that the bank is permitted to conduct in a subsidiary pursuant to paragraph (12) of this Section 5.

(9) To own, possess, and carry as assets other real estate to which it may obtain title in the collection of its debts or that was formerly used as a part of the bank premises, but title to any real estate except as herein permitted shall not be retained by the bank, either directly or by or through a subsidiary, as permitted by subsection (12) of this Section for a total period of more than 10 years after acquiring title, either directly or indirectly.

(10) To do any act, including the acquisition of stock, necessary to obtain insurance of its deposits, or part thereof, and any act necessary to obtain a guaranty, in whole or in part, of any of its loans or investments by the United States or any agency thereof, and any act necessary to sell or otherwise dispose of any of its loans or investments to the United States or any agency thereof, and to acquire and hold membership in the Federal Reserve System.

(11) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act or any other law, to do any act and to own, possess, and carry as assets property of the character, including stock, that is at the time authorized or permitted to national banks by an Act of Congress, but subject always to the same limitations and restrictions as are applicable to national banks by the pertinent federal law and subject to applicable provisions of the Financial Institutions Insurance Sales Law.

(12) To own, possess, and carry as assets stock of one or more corporations that is, or are, engaged in one or more of the following businesses:

(a) holding title to and administering assets acquired as a result of the collection or liquidating of loans, investments, or discounts; or

(b) holding title to and administering personal property acquired by the bank, directly or indirectly through a subsidiary, for the purpose of leasing to others, provided the lease or leases and the investment of the bank, directly or through a subsidiary, in that personal property otherwise comply with Section 35.1 of this Act; or

(c) carrying on or administering any of the activities excepting the receipt of deposits or the payment of checks or other orders for the payment of money in which a bank may engage in carrying on its general banking business; provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph (c) shall be deemed to permit a bank organized under this Act or subject hereto to do, either directly or indirectly through any subsidiary, any act, including the making of any loan or investment, or to own, possess, or carry as assets any property that if done by or owned, possessed, or carried by the State bank would be in violation of or prohibited by any provision of this Act.

The provisions of this subsection (12) shall not apply to and shall not be deemed to limit the powers of a State bank with respect to the ownership, possession, and carrying of stock that a State bank is permitted to own, possess, or carry under this Act.

Any bank intending to establish a subsidiary under this subsection (12) shall give written notice to the Commissioner 60 days prior to the subsidiary's commencing of business or, as the case may be, prior to acquiring stock in a corporation that has already commenced business. After receiving the notice, the Commissioner may waive or reduce the balance of the 60-day notice period. The Commissioner may specify the form of the notice, may designate the types of subsidiaries not subject to this notice requirement, and may promulgate rules and regulations to administer this subsection (12).

(13) To accept for payment at a future date not exceeding one year from the date of acceptance, drafts drawn upon it by its customers; and to issue, advise, or confirm letters of credit authorizing the holders thereof to draw drafts upon it or its correspondents.

(14) To own and lease personal property acquired by the bank at the request of a prospective lessee and upon the agreement of that person to lease the personal property provided that the lease, the agreement with respect thereto, and the amount of the investment of the bank in the property comply with Section 35.1 of this Act.

(15)(a) To establish and maintain, in addition to the main banking premises, branches offering any banking services permitted at the main banking premises of a State bank.

(b) To establish and maintain, after May 31, 1997, branches in another state that may conduct any activity in that state that is authorized or permitted for any bank that has a banking charter issued by that state, subject to the same limitations and restrictions that are applicable to banks chartered by that state.

(16) (Blank).

(17) To establish and maintain terminals, as authorized by the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.

(18) To establish and maintain temporary service booths at any International Fair held in this State which is approved by the United States Department of Commerce, for the duration of the international fair for the sole purpose of providing a convenient place for foreign trade customers at the fair to exchange their home countries' currency into United States currency or the converse. This power shall not be construed as establishing a new place or change of location for the bank providing the service booth.

(19) To indemnify its officers, directors, employees, and agents, as authorized for corporations under Section 8.75 of the Business Corporation Act of 1983.

(20) To own, possess, and carry as assets stock of, or be or become a member of, any corporation, mutual company, association, trust, or other entity formed exclusively for the purpose of providing directors' and officers' liability and bankers' blanket bond insurance or reinsurance to and for the benefit of the stockholders, members, or beneficiaries, or their assets or businesses, or their officers, directors, employees, or agents, and not to or for the benefit of any other person or entity or the public generally.

(21) To make debt or equity investments in corporations or projects, whether for profit or not for profit, designed to promote the development of the community and its welfare, provided that the aggregate investment in all of these corporations and in all of these projects does not exceed 10% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank and provided that this limitation shall not apply to creditworthy loans by the bank to those corporations or projects. Upon written application to the Commissioner, a bank may make an investment that would, when aggregated with all other such investments, exceed 10% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank. The Commissioner may approve the investment if he is of the opinion and finds that the proposed investment will not have a material adverse effect on the safety and soundness of the bank.

(22) To own, possess, and carry as assets the stock of a corporation engaged in the ownership or operation of a travel agency or to operate a travel agency as a part of its business.

(23) With respect to affiliate facilities:

(a) to conduct at affiliate facilities for and on behalf of another commonly owned bank, if so authorized by the other bank, all transactions that the other bank is authorized or permitted to perform; and

(b) to authorize a commonly owned bank to conduct for and on behalf of it any of the transactions it is authorized or permitted to perform at one or more affiliate facilities.

Any bank intending to conduct or to authorize a commonly owned bank to conduct at an affiliate facility any of the transactions specified in this paragraph (23) shall give written notice to the Commissioner at least 30 days before any such transaction is conducted at the affiliate facility.

(24) To act as the agent for any fire, life, or other insurance company authorized by the State of Illinois, by soliciting and selling insurance and collecting premiums on policies issued by such company; and to receive for services so rendered such fees or commissions as may be agreed upon between the bank and the insurance company for which it may act as agent; provided, however, that no such bank shall in any case assume or guarantee the payment of any premium on insurance policies issued through its agency by its principal; and provided further, that the bank shall not guarantee the truth of any statement made by an assured in filing his application for insurance.

(25) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act or any other law, to offer any product or service that is at the time authorized or permitted to any insured savings association or out-of-state bank by applicable law, provided that powers conferred only by this subsection (25):

(a) shall always be subject to the same limitations and restrictions that are applicable to the insured savings association or out-of-state bank for the product or service by such applicable law;

(b) shall be subject to applicable provisions of the Financial Institutions Insurance Sales Law;

(c) shall not include the right to own or conduct a real estate brokerage business for which a license would be required under the laws of this State; and

(d) shall not be construed to include the establishment or maintenance of a branch, nor shall they be construed to limit the establishment or maintenance of a branch pursuant to subsection (11).

Not less than 30 days before engaging in any activity under the authority of this subsection, a bank shall provide written notice to the Commissioner of its intent to engage in the activity. The notice shall indicate the specific federal or state law, rule, regulation, or interpretation the bank intends to use as authority to engage in the activity.

Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require the filing of a notice or application for approval with the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or a bank supervisor of another state as a condition to the right of a State bank to exercise any of the powers conferred by this Section in this State.

(Source: P.A. 99-362, eff. 8-13-15; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

(205 ILCS 5/5a) (from Ch. 17, par. 312)

Sec. 5a. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14. Repealed by P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16.)

(205 ILCS 5/5b) (from Ch. 17, par. 312.1)

Sec. 5b. Deposits in outside depository.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), every bank is liable for deposits made in an outside depository from the time the deposit is made.

(b) A bank may adopt a policy that its liability for deposits made in outside depositories will be delayed until the deposits are recorded, and, if such a policy is adopted and depositors are notified in writing at least 21 days in advance of the effective date of such policy, the bank's liability will be delayed in accordance with the policy. In case of deposit accounts opened after such a policy is adopted, the policy shall be effective if the depositor is given written notice of the policy at the time the deposit account is opened.

(c) For the purposes of this Section "outside depository" means any receptacle attached to a main banking premise, branch as allowed in subsection (15) of Section 5 of this Act, or other location for the purpose of making deposits either during or after regular banking hours, but does not include an automatic teller machine or point of sale terminal, as defined in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/5c) (from Ch. 17, par. 312.2)

Sec. 5c. Ownership of a bankers' bank. A bank may acquire shares of stock of a bank or holding company which owns or controls such bank if the stock of such bank or company is owned exclusively (except to the extent directors' qualifying shares are required by law) by depository institutions or depository institution holding companies and such bank or company and all subsidiaries thereof are engaged exclusively in providing services to or for other financial institutions, their holding companies, and the officers, directors, and employees of such institutions and companies, and in providing services at the request of other financial institutions or their holding companies (also referred to as a "bankers' bank"). The bank may also provide products and services to its officers, directors, and employees. In no event shall the total amount of such stock held by a bank in such bank or holding company exceed 10 percent of its capital and surplus (including undivided profits) and in no event shall a bank acquire more than 15 percent of any class of voting securities of such bank or company.

(Source: P.A. 95-924, eff. 8-26-08; 96-856, eff. 12-31-09.)

(205 ILCS 5/5d) (from Ch. 17, par. 312.3)

Sec. 5d. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a bank may engage in making revolving credit loans secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on real property or by security assignments of beneficial interests in land trusts.

For purposes of this Section, "revolving credit", has the meaning defined in Section 4.1 of "An Act in relation to the rate of interest and other charges in connection with sales on credit and the lending of money", approved May 24, 1879, as amended.

Any mortgage or deed of trust given to secure a revolving credit loan may, and when so expressed therein shall, secure not only the existing indebtedness, but also such future advances, whether such advances are obligatory or to be made at the option of the lender, or otherwise, as are made within twenty years from the date thereof, to the same extent as if such future advances were made on the date of the execution of such mortgage or deed of trust, although there may be no advance made at the time of execution of such mortgage or other instrument, and although there may be no indebtedness outstanding at the time any advance is made. The lien of such mortgage or deed of trust, as to third persons without actual notice thereof, shall be valid as to all such indebtedness and future advances from the time said mortgage or deed of trust is filed for record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds or the Registrar of Titles of the county where the real property described therein is located. The total amount of indebtedness that may be so secured may increase or decrease from time to time, but the total unpaid balance so secured at any one time shall not exceed a maximum principal amount which must be specified in such mortgage or deed of trust, plus interest thereon, and any disbursements made for the payment of taxes, special assessments, or insurance on said real property, with interest on such disbursements.

Any such mortgage or deed of trust shall be valid and have priority over all subsequent liens and encumbrances, including statutory liens, except taxes and assessments levied on said real property.

For purposes of this Section, "real property" includes a manufactured home as defined in subdivision (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code, that is real property as defined in Section 5-35 of the Conveyance and Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and Severance Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)

(205 ILCS 5/5e)

Sec. 5e. Lending and account authority.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law in connection with extensions of credit, a State bank may elect to contract for and receive interest, fees, and other charges for extensions of credit subject only to the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 4 of the Interest Act, except for extensions of credit secured by residential real estate, which shall be subject to the laws applicable thereto.

(b) The establishment of account service charges and the amounts of the charges not otherwise limited or prescribed by law is a business decision to be made by a bank according to prudent business judgment and safe and sound operating standards. In establishing account service charges, the bank may consider, but is not limited to considering, the costs incurred by the bank, plus a profit margin, for providing the service, the deterrence of misuse of the bank's services, the establishment of the competitive position of the bank in accordance with the bank's marketing strategy, and the maintenance of the safety and soundness of the bank.

(Source: P.A. 91-330, eff. 7-29-99.)

(205 ILCS 5/5f)

Sec. 5f. Non-English language transactions. A bank may conduct transactions in a language other than English through an employee or agent acting as interpreter or through an interpreter provided by the customer.

(Source: P.A. 92-578, eff. 6-26-02.)

(205 ILCS 5/5g)

Sec. 5g. Savings promotion raffle.

(a) As used in this Section, "savings promotion raffle" has the same meaning as that term is given in Section 20 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1829a).

(b) If authorized by its board of directors, a State bank may conduct a savings promotion raffle. The savings promotion raffle shall be conducted so that each token or ticket representing an entry in the savings promotion raffle has an equal chance of being drawn. A State bank shall not conduct a savings promotion raffle in a manner that jeopardizes the State bank's safety and soundness or misleads its customers.

(c) The Secretary may examine the conduct of a savings promotion raffle and may issue a cease and desist order for a violation of this Section.

(d) A State bank shall maintain records sufficient to facilitate an audit of the savings promotion raffle.

(Source: P.A. 99-149, eff. 1-1-16.)

(205 ILCS 5/6.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 313.1)

Sec. 6.1. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14. Repealed by P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16.)

(205 ILCS 5/6.2)

Sec. 6.2. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 92-577, eff. 6-26-02. Repealed by P.A. 99-331, eff. 1-1-16.)

(205 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 17, par. 314)

Sec. 7. Organization capital requirements. A bank may be organized to exercise the powers conferred by this Act with minimum capital and surplus as determined by the Commissioner.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 17, par. 315)

Sec. 8. Incorporators. A State bank may be organized on application by 5 or more incorporators who shall be individuals except that a bank holding company may be the sole incorporator of a State bank.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 17, par. 316)

Sec. 9. Contents of application. The application for a permit to organize shall be in a form specified by the Commissioner and shall be filed with the Commissioner signed by each of the applicants and shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to acknowledge deeds. It shall state:

(1) The name, residence, business or occupation and address of each applicant, and a statement of the proposed management;

(2) The name for the proposed bank;

(3) The location of the proposed bank;

(4) The amount of capital and surplus for the proposed bank;

(5) The number of shares of capital stock, the number of shares and classes of preferred stock, if any, the par value of the capital stock and preferred stock, and the amount for which each share of capital stock and preferred stock is to be sold;

(6) A statement of the financial worth of each of the applicants;

(7) (Blank);

(8) Such other relevant information as the Commissioner may require.

(Source: P.A. 90-301, eff. 8-1-97; 90-665, eff. 7-30-98.)

(205 ILCS 5/9.5)

Sec. 9.5. Reservation of corporate name. Upon the filing of an application for a permit to organize, an applicant may request that the Commissioner reserve the name of the proposed bank. The reservation shall be made by filing with the Commissioner an application to reserve a specified corporate name on forms prescribed by the Commissioner. If the Commissioner finds that the name is available for corporate use, he or she shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant. The Commissioner shall prescribe by rule the duration of the reservation.

The right to the exclusive use of a specified corporate name so reserved may be transferred to any other person by filing with the Commissioner a notice of the transfer executed by the person for whom such name was reserved and specifying the name and address of the transferee.

The Commissioner may revoke any reservation if, after a hearing, he or she finds that the application therefor was made contrary to this Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-452, eff. 1-1-00.)

(205 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 17, par. 317)

Sec. 10. Permit to organize.

(a) Upon the filing of an application for a permit to organize, the Commissioner shall investigate the truth of the statements therein and shall consider the proposed bank's capital structure, its future earnings prospects, the general character, experience, and qualifications of its proposed management, its proposed plan of operation, and the convenience and needs of the area sought to be served, and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7 of this Act, the Commissioner shall not approve the application and issue a permit to organize unless he shall be of the opinion and finds:

(1) that the proposed capital at least meets the minimum requirements of this Act determined by the Commissioner pursuant to Section 7 of this Act including additional capital necessitated by the circumstances of the proposed bank including its size, scope of operations and market in which it proposes to operate;

(2) that the future earnings prospects are favorable;

(3) that the general character, experience, and qualifications of its proposed management and its proposed plan of operation are such as to assure reasonable promise of successful, safe and sound operation;

(4) that the name of the proposed bank is not the same as or deceptively similar to a name reserved with the Commissioner's office under Section 9.5 or to the name of any other bank then operating in this State; and

(5) that the convenience and needs of the area sought to be served by the proposed bank will be promoted.

(b) The Commissioner shall revoke the permit to organize and order liquidation of any funds collected in the event that the organizers do not obtain a charter from the Commissioner authorizing the bank to commence business within 6 months from the date of the issuance of the permit, unless a request has been submitted, in writing, to the Commissioner for an extension and the request has been approved.

(c) The Commissioner may impose such terms and conditions, if any, on the issuance of the permit to organize as the Commissioner deems appropriate and necessary for the organization of the bank.

(Source: P.A. 91-452, eff. 1-1-00; 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 17, par. 318)

Sec. 11. Stock subscription. As soon as may be after receipt of a permit to organize, books of subscription to the capital stock and to the preferred stock, if any, may be opened, and when the capital stock and the preferred stock shall have been fully subscribed for, a meeting of the subscribers to the stock of such bank shall be called (each subscriber having had, or waived, at least three days' notice) for determination of the number and election of directors as herein provided to serve as directors for one year and until their successors are elected.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/12) (from Ch. 17, par. 319)

Sec. 12. Organization.

(a) The directors so elected shall proceed to organize in conformity with this Act and as follows:

(1) To qualify themselves as directors.

(2) To elect one of their number as president.

(3) To make and adopt by-laws not inconsistent with its charter or with law for the administration of the affairs of the bank.

(4) To appoint such officers as the by-laws may provide, and fix the salaries of all officers.

(5) To furnish to the Commissioner lists of the stockholders and copies of any other records the Commissioner may require.

(6) To collect the subscriptions to the capital stock and to the preferred stock, if any, including the surplus and the reserves for operating expenses.

(6.5) To notify the Commissioner of any significant deviation or change from the original plan of operation or proposed business activities submitted with the application for a permit to organize.

(7) To report the organization to the Commissioner.

(b) Subscriptions to the capital stock and to the preferred stock, if any, collected pursuant to item (6) of subsection (a) of this Section must be placed in escrow.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 17, par. 320)

Sec. 13. Issuance of charter.

(a) When the directors have organized as provided in Section 12 of this Act, and the capital stock and the preferred stock, if any, together with a surplus of not less than 50% of the capital, has been all fully paid in and a record of the same filed with the Commissioner, the Commissioner or some competent person of the Commissioner's appointment shall make a thorough examination into the affairs of the proposed bank, and if satisfied (i) that all the requirements of this Act have been complied with, (ii) that no intervening circumstance has occurred to change the Commissioner's findings made pursuant to Section 10 of this Act, and (iii) that the prior involvement by any stockholder who will own a sufficient amount of stock to have control, as defined in Section 18 of this Act, of the proposed bank with any other financial institution, whether as stockholder, director, officer, or customer, was conducted in a safe and sound manner, upon payment into the Commissioner's office of the reasonable expenses of the examination, as determined by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall issue a charter authorizing the bank to commence business as authorized in this Act. All charters issued by the Commissioner or any predecessor agency which chartered State banks, including any charter outstanding as of September 1, 1989, shall be perpetual. For the 2 years after the Commissioner has issued a charter to a bank, the bank shall request and obtain from the Commissioner prior written approval before it may change senior management personnel or directors.

The original charter, duly certified by the Commissioner, or a certified copy shall be evidence in all courts and places of the existence and authority of the bank to do business. Upon the issuance of the charter by the Commissioner, the bank shall be deemed fully organized and may proceed to do business. The Commissioner may, in the Commissioner's discretion, withhold the issuing of the charter when the Commissioner has reason to believe that the bank is organized for any purpose other than that contemplated by this Act. The Commissioner shall revoke the charter and order liquidation in the event that the bank does not commence a general banking business within one year from the date of the issuance of the charter, unless a request has been submitted, in writing, to the Commissioner for an extension and the request has been approved. After commencing a general banking business, a bank may change its name by filing written notice with the Commissioner at least 30 days prior to the effective date of such change. A bank chartered under this Act may change its main banking premises by filing written application with the Commissioner, on forms prescribed by the Commissioner, provided (i) the change shall not be a removal to a new location without complying with the capital requirements of Section 7 and of subsection (1) of Section 10 of this Act; (ii) the Commissioner approves the relocation or change; and (iii) the bank complies with any applicable federal law or regulation. The application shall be deemed to be approved if the Commissioner has not acted on the application within 30 days after receipt of the application, unless within the 30-day time frame the Commissioner informs the bank that an extension of time is necessary prior to the Commissioner's action on the application.

(b)(1) The Commissioner may also issue a charter to a bank that is owned exclusively by other depository institutions or depository institution holding companies and is organized to engage exclusively in providing services to or for other financial institutions, their holding companies, and the officers, directors, and employees of such institutions and companies, and in providing services at the request of other financial institutions or their holding companies (also referred to as a "bankers' bank"). The bank may also provide products and services to its officers, directors, and employees.

(2) A bank chartered pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, except as otherwise specifically determined or limited by the Commissioner in an order or pursuant to a rule, be vested with the same rights and privileges and subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities now or hereafter imposed under this Act.

(c) A bank chartered under this Act shall, at all times while it accepts or retains deposits, maintain with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or such other instrumentality of or corporation chartered by the United States, deposit insurance as authorized under federal law.

(d)(i) A bank that has a banking charter issued by the Commissioner under this Act may, pursuant to a written purchase and assumption agreement, transfer substantially all of its assets to another State bank or national bank in consideration, in whole or in part, for the transferee banks' assumption of any part or all of its liabilities. Such a transfer shall in no way be deemed to impair the charter of the transferor bank or cause the transferor bank to forfeit any of its rights, powers, interests, franchises, or privileges as a State bank, nor shall any voluntary reduction in the transferor bank's activities resulting from the transfer have any such effect; provided, however, that a State bank that transfers substantially all of its assets pursuant to this subsection (d) and following the transfer does not accept deposits and make loans, shall not have any rights, powers, interests, franchises, or privileges under subsection (15) of Section 5 of this Act until the bank has resumed accepting deposits and making loans.

(ii) The fact that a State bank does not resume accepting deposits and making loans for a period of 24 months commencing on September 11, 1989 or on a date of the transfer of substantially all of a State bank's assets, whichever is later, or such longer period as the Commissioner may allow in writing, may be the basis for a finding by the Commissioner under Section 51 of this Act that the bank is unable to continue operations.

(iii) The authority provided by subdivision (i) of this subsection (d) shall terminate on May 31, 1997, and no bank that has transferred substantially all of its assets pursuant to this subsection (d) shall continue in existence after May 31, 1997.

(Source: P.A. 95-924, eff. 8-26-08; 96-1365, eff. 7-28-10.)

(205 ILCS 5/13.5)

Sec. 13.5. Formation and merger of interim banks.

(a) An interim bank may be chartered as a State bank for the exclusive purpose of accomplishing a corporate restructuring through merger with an existing State bank, national bank, trust company, or an insured savings association. An interim bank shall be chartered and merged pursuant to the provisions of this Section. The interim bank shall not accept deposits, make loans, pay checks, or engage in the general banking business or any part thereof, and shall not be subject to the provisions of this Act other than those set forth in this Section; provided, however, that if the interim bank becomes the resulting bank in a merger, such resulting bank shall have all of the powers, rights, and duties of a State bank and must comply with all applicable provisions of this Act.

(b) An interim State bank may be organized upon application by 5 or more incorporators or by a bank holding company. The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the Commissioner which shall request, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) the names and addresses of the incorporators;

(2) the proposed name and address of the interim bank;

(3) the name and address of all banks with which the interim bank will be merging;

(4) a copy of the merger agreement by which the interim bank will be merged with the banks identified in item (3) containing the same information required in merger agreements pursuant to subsection (1) of Section 22 of this Act; and

(5) an acknowledgement that the interim bank shall not engage in the general banking business or any part thereof unless and until the interim bank becomes the resulting bank in a merger.

(c) The merger agreement must be approved by all of the incorporators of the interim bank and must be approved by the existing State bank with which the interim bank will merge, as required by Section 22 of this Act.

(d) Upon receipt of the application to organize the interim bank and the merger agreement submitted pursuant to this Section and Section 22 of this Act, the Commissioner may issue a charter to the interim bank and approve the merger agreement if the Commissioner makes the findings set forth in subsection (3) of Section 22 of this Act. The interim bank's charter shall not take effect until, and shall only be effective for purposes of, the merger.

(e) Nothing in this Section affects the obligations of an existing State bank with which the interim bank will merge, or the rights of minority or dissenting shareholders of the existing State bank, in connection with the approval, execution, and accomplishment of a merger agreement as provided elsewhere in this Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/13.6)

Sec. 13.6. Banks as limited liability companies.

(a) A bank may be organized as a limited liability company, may convert to a limited liability company, or may merge with and into a limited liability company under the applicable laws of this State and of the United States, including any rules promulgated thereunder. A bank organized as a limited liability company shall be subject to the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act in addition to this Act, provided that if a provision of the Limited Liability Company Act conflicts with a provision of this Act or with any rule of the Commissioner, the provision of this Act or the rule of the Commissioner shall apply.

(b) Any filing required to be made under the Limited Liability Company Act shall be made exclusively with the Commissioner, and the Commissioner shall possess the exclusive authority to regulate the bank as provided in this Act.

(c) Any organization as, conversion to, and merger with or into a limited liability company shall be subject to the prior approval of the Commissioner.

(d) A bank that is a limited liability company shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Act in the same manner as a bank that is organized in stock form.

(e) The Commissioner may promulgate rules to ensure that a bank that is a limited liability company (i) is operating in a safe and sound manner and (ii) is subject to the Commissioner's authority in the same manner as a bank that is organized in stock form.

(Source: P.A. 93-561, eff. 1-1-04.)

(205 ILCS 5/14) (from Ch. 17, par. 321)

Sec. 14. Stock. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act provisions of general application to stock of a state bank shall be as follows:

(1) All banks shall have their capital divided into shares of a par value of not less than $1 each and not more than $100 each, however, the par value of shares of a bank effecting a reverse stock split pursuant to item (8) of subsection (a) of Section 17 may temporarily exceed this limit provided it conforms to the limits immediately after the reverse stock split is completed. No issue of capital stock or preferred stock shall be valid until not less than the par value of all such stock so issued shall be paid in and notice thereof by the president, a vice-president or cashier of the bank has been transmitted to the Commissioner. In the case of an increase in capital stock by the declaration of a stock dividend, the capitalization of retained earnings effected by such stock dividend shall constitute the payment for such shares required by the preceding sentence, provided that the surplus of said bank after such stock dividend shall be at least equal to fifty per cent of the capital as increased. The charter shall not limit or deny the voting power of the shares of any class of stock except as provided in Section 15(3) of this Act.

(2) Pursuant to action taken in accordance with the requirements of Section 17, a bank may issue preferred stock of one or more classes as shall be approved by the Commissioner as hereinafter provided, and make such amendment to its charter as may be necessary for this purpose; but in the case of any newly organized bank which has not yet issued capital stock the requirements of Section 17 shall not apply.

(3) Without limiting the authority herein contained a bank, when so provided in its charter and when approved by the Commissioner, may issue shares of preferred stock:

(a) Subject to the right of the bank to redeem any of such shares at not exceeding the price fixed by the charter for the redemption thereof;

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (8) of this Section 14 entitling the holders thereof to cumulative or noncumulative dividends;

(c) Having preference over any other class or classes of shares as to the payment of dividends;

(d) Having preference as to the assets of the bank over any other class or classes of shares upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation of the bank;

(e) Convertible into shares of any other class of stock, provided that preferred shares shall not be converted into shares of a different par value unless that part of the capital of the bank represented by such preferred shares is at the time of the conversion equal to the aggregate par value of the shares into which the preferred shares are to be converted.

(4) If any part of the capital of a bank consists of preferred stock, the determination of whether or not the capital of such bank is impaired and the amount of such impairment shall be based upon the par value of its stock even though the amount which the holders of such preferred stock shall be entitled to receive in the event of retirement or liquidation shall be in excess of the par value of such preferred stock.

(5) Pursuant to action taken in accordance with the requirements of Section 17 of this Act, a state bank may provide for a specified number of authorized but unissued shares of capital stock for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) Reserved for issuance under stock option plan or plans to directors, officers or employees;

(b) Reserved for issuance upon conversion of convertible preferred stock issued pursuant to and in compliance with the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this Section 14.

(c) Reserved for issuance upon conversion of convertible debentures or other convertible evidences of indebtedness issued by a state bank, provided always that the terms of such conversion have been approved by the Commissioner;

(d) Reserved for issuance by the declaration of a stock dividend. If and when any shares of capital stock are proposed to be authorized and reserved for any of the purposes set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, the notice of the meeting, whether special or annual, of stockholders at which such proposition is to be considered shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth or summarizing the terms upon which the shares of capital stock so reserved are to be issued, and the extent to which any preemptive rights of stockholders are inapplicable to the issuance of the shares so reserved or to the convertible preferred stock or convertible debentures or other convertible evidences of indebtedness, and the approving vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at such meeting of the terms of such issuance shall be requisite for the adoption of any amendment providing for the reservation of authorized but unissued shares for any of said purposes. Nothing in this subsection (5) contained shall be deemed to authorize the issuance of any capital stock for a consideration less than the par value thereof.

(6) Upon written application to the Commissioner 60 days prior to the proposed purchase and receipt of the written approval of the Commissioner, a state bank may purchase and hold as treasury stock such amounts of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of its capital and preferred stock outstanding as the Commissioner determines is consistent with safety and soundness of the bank. The Commissioner may specify the manner of accounting for the treasury stock and the form of notice prior to ultimate disposition of the shares. Except as authorized in this subsection, it shall not be lawful for a state bank to purchase or hold any additional such shares or securities described in subsection (2) of Section 37 unless necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously contracted in good faith, in which event such shares or securities so purchased or acquired shall, within 6 months from the time of purchase or acquisition, be sold or disposed of at public or private sale. Any state bank which intends to purchase and hold treasury stock as authorized in this subsection (6) shall file a written application with the Commissioner 60 days prior to any such proposed purchase. The application shall state the number of shares to be purchased, the consideration for the shares, the name and address of the person from whom the shares are to be purchased, if known, and the total percentage of its issued and outstanding shares to be held by the bank after the purchase. The total consideration paid by a state bank for treasury stock shall reduce capital and surplus of the bank for purposes of Sections of this Act relating to lending and investment limits which require computation of capital and surplus. After considering and approving an application to purchase and hold treasury stock under this subsection, the Commissioner may waive or reduce the balance of the 60 day application period. The Commissioner may specify the form of the application for approval to acquire treasury stock and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this subsection (6). A state bank may acquire or resell its own shares as treasury stock pursuant to this subsection (6) without a change in its charter pursuant to Section 17. Such stock may be held for any purpose permitted in subsection (5) of this Section 14 or may be resold upon such reasonable terms as the board of directors may determine provided notice is given to the Commissioner prior to the resale of such stock.

(7) During the time that a state bank shall continue its banking business, it shall not withdraw or permit to be withdrawn, either in the form of dividends or otherwise, any portion of its capital, but nothing in this subsection shall prevent a reduction or change of the capital stock or the preferred stock under the provisions of Sections 17 through 30 of this Act, a purchase of treasury stock under the provisions of subsection (6) of this Section 14 or a redemption of preferred stock pursuant to charter provisions therefor.

(8) (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the board of directors of a state bank from time to time may declare a dividend of so much of the net profits of such bank as it shall judge expedient, but each bank before the declaration of a dividend shall carry at least one-tenth of its net profits since the date of the declaration of the last preceding dividend, or since the issuance of its charter in the case of its first dividend, to its surplus until the same shall be equal to its capital.

(b) No dividends shall be paid by a state bank while it continues its banking business to an amount greater than its net profits then on hand, deducting first therefrom its losses and bad debts. All debts due to a state bank on which interest is past due and unpaid for a period of 6 months or more, unless the same are well secured and in the process of collection, shall be considered bad debts.

(9) A State bank may, but shall not be obliged to, issue a certificate for a fractional share, and, by action of its board of directors, may in lieu thereof, pay cash equal to the value of the fractional share. A certificate for a fractional share shall entitle the holder to exercise fractional voting rights, to receive dividends, and to participate in any of the assets of the bank in the event of liquidation.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)

(205 ILCS 5/14.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 321.1)

Sec. 14.1. Quasi-Reorganization of Capital.

(a) For the purposes of declaring dividends pursuant to Section 14(8)(b) of this Act upon a change in control, if a bank:

(1) incurs a change in ownership of more than 50% of its voting stock; and

(2) has a deficit in its net profits then on hand at the time of such change in ownership; and

(3) receives the prior written approval of the Secretary;

such bank may restate its asset and liability accounts to fair value for the purpose of reorganizing the capital accounts of the bank so that net profits then on hand are restated to zero; provided that in no event may total capital be increased as a result of a capital reorganization made pursuant to this Section.

(b) A bank may reorganize its capital accounts pursuant to item (3) of subsection (a) of this Section without a change in control to the same extent and in the same manner authorized for national banks, subject to the same limitations and restrictions as are applicable to national banks, upon receiving the prior written approval of the Secretary.

(Source: P.A. 99-362, eff. 8-13-15.)

(205 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 17, par. 322)

Sec. 15. Stock and stockholders. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, provisions of general application to capital stock, preferred stock, and stockholders of a State bank shall be as follows:

(1) There shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors each year on the first business day in January, unless some other date shall be fixed by the by-laws. A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the board of directors, and otherwise as may be provided in the bylaws.

(2) Written or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than 10 nor more than 40 days before the date of the meeting either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the president, or the secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If mailed, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the bank.

(3) Except as provided below in this paragraph (3), each outstanding share shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Shares of its own stock belonging to a bank shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time, but shares of its own stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time. A stockholder may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after 11 months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Except as provided below in this paragraph (3), in all elections for directors every stockholder (or subscriber to the stock prior to the issuance of a charter) shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, for the number of shares of stock owned by him, for as many persons as there are directors to be elected, or to cumulate the shares and give one candidate as many votes as the number of directors multiplied by the number of his or her shares of stock shall equal, or to distribute them on the same principle among as many candidates as he or she shall think fit. The bank charter of any bank organized on or after January 1, 1984 may limit or eliminate cumulative voting rights in all or specified circumstances, or may eliminate voting rights entirely, as to any class or classes or series of stock of the bank; provided that one class of shares or series thereof shall always have voting rights in respect of all matters in the bank. A bank organized prior to January 1, 1984 may amend its charter to eliminate cumulative voting rights under all or specified circumstances, or to eliminate voting rights entirely, as to any class or classes or series of stock of the bank; provided that one class of shares or series thereof shall always have voting rights in respect of all matters in the bank, and provided further that the proposal to eliminate the voting rights receives the approval of the holders of 70% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote as provided in paragraph (b) (7) of Section 17. A majority of the outstanding shares represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders. In the absence of a quorum a meeting may be adjourned from time to time without notice to the stockholders.

(4) Whenever additional stock of a class is offered for sale, stockholders of record of the same class on the date of the offer shall have the right to subscribe to the proportion of the shares as the stock of the class held by them bears to the total of the outstanding stock of the class, and the price thereof may be in excess of par value. This right shall be transferable but shall terminate if not exercised within 60 days of the offer, unless the Commissioner shall authorize a shorter time. If the right is not exercised, the stock shall not be re-offered for sale to others at a lower price without the stockholders of the same class again being accorded a preemptive right to subscribe at the lower price. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this paragraph (4) or any other provision of law, stockholders shall not have any preemptive or other right to subscribe for or to purchase or acquire shares of capital stock issued or to be issued under a stock-option plan or upon conversion of preferred stock or convertible debentures or other convertible indebtedness that has been approved by stockholders in the manner required by the provisions of subsection (5) of Section 14 hereof or to treasury stock acquired pursuant to subsection (6) of Section 14.

(5) For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors of a bank may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period not to exceed, in any case, 40 days. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the board of directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of stockholders, the date in any case to be not more than 40 days, and in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than 10 days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring the determination of stockholders, is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of a meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the board of directors declaring the dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for the determination of stockholders.

(6) Stock standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by the officer, agent, or proxy as the by-laws of the corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of the corporation may determine. Stock standing in the name of a deceased person may be voted by his or her administrator or executor, either in person or by proxy. Stock standing in the name of a guardian or trustee may be voted by that fiduciary either in person or by proxy. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by the receiver, and shares held by or under control of a receiver may be voted by the receiver without the transfer thereof into his or her name if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which the receiver was appointed. A stockholder whose shares of stock are pledged shall be entitled to vote those shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred.

(7) Shares of stock shall be transferable in accordance with the general laws of this State governing the transfer of corporate shares.

(8) The president and any other officer designated by the board of directors of every State bank shall cause to be kept at all times a full and correct list of the names and residences of all the shareholders in the State bank and the number of shares held by each in the office where its business is transacted. The list shall be subject to the inspection of all the shareholders of the State bank and the officers authorized to assess taxes under State authority during business hours of each day in which business may be legally transacted. A copy of the list, verified by the oath of the president or cashier, shall be transmitted to the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate within 10 days of any demand therefor made by the Commissioner.

(9) Any number of shareholders of a bank may create a voting trust for the purpose of conferring upon a trustee or trustees the right to vote or otherwise represent their shares for a period of not to exceed 10 years by entering into a written voting trust agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the voting trust and by transferring their shares to the trustee or trustees for the purposes of the agreement. The trust agreement shall not become effective until a counterpart of the agreement is deposited with the bank at its main banking premises. The counterpart of the voting trust agreement so deposited with the bank shall be subject to the same right of examination by a shareholder of the bank, in person or by agent or attorney, as is the record of shareholders of the bank and shall be subject to examination by any holder of a beneficial interest in the voting trust, either in person or by agent or attorney, at any reasonable time for any proper purpose.

(10) Voting agreements. Shareholders may provide for the voting of their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose. A voting agreement created under this paragraph is not subject to the provisions of paragraph (9).

A voting agreement created under this paragraph is specifically enforceable in accordance with the principles of equity.

(Source: P.A. 95-924, eff. 8-26-08.)

(205 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 17, par. 323)

Sec. 16. Directors. The business and affairs of a State bank shall be managed by its board of directors that shall exercise its powers as follows:

(1) Directors shall be elected as provided in this Act. Any omission to elect a director or directors shall not impair any of the rights and privileges of the bank or of any person in any way interested. The existing directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualify.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any charter heretofore or hereafter issued, the number of directors, not fewer than 5 nor more than 25, may be fixed from time to time by the stockholders at any meeting of the stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors or changing the number thereof by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding stock entitled to vote at the meeting, and the number so fixed shall be the board regardless of vacancies until the number of directors is thereafter changed by similar action.

(b) Notwithstanding the minimum number of directors specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection, a State bank that has been in existence for 10 years or more and has less than $20,000,000 in assets, as of the December 31 immediately preceding the annual meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner, have a minimum of 3 directors; provided that if a State bank has fewer than 5 directors, at least one director shall not be an officer or employee of the bank. The Commissioner shall annually review the appropriateness of the grant of authority to have a reduced minimum number of directors pursuant to this paragraph (b).

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (3), directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders succeeding their election or until their successors are elected and qualify. If the board of directors consists of 6 or more members, in lieu of electing the membership of the whole board of directors annually, the charter or by-laws of a State bank may provide that the directors shall be divided into either 2 or 3 classes, each class to be as nearly equal in number as is possible. The term of office of directors of the first class shall expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders after their election, that of the second class shall expire at the second annual meeting after their election, and that of the third class, if any, shall expire at the third annual meeting after their election. At each annual meeting after classification, the number of directors equal to the number of the class whose terms expire at the time of the meeting shall be elected to hold office until the second succeeding annual meeting, if there be 2 classes, or until the third succeeding annual meeting, if there be 3 classes. Vacancies may be filled by stockholders at a special meeting called for the purpose.

If authorized by the bank's by-laws or an amendment thereto, the directors of a State bank may properly fill a vacancy or vacancies arising between shareholders' meetings, but at no time may the number of directors selected to fill a vacancy in this manner during any interim period between shareholders' meetings exceed 33 1/3% of the total membership of the board of directors.

(4) The board of directors shall hold regular meetings at least once each month, provided that, upon prior written approval by the Commissioner, the board of directors may hold regular meetings less frequently than once each month but at least once each calendar quarter. A special meeting of the board of directors may be held as provided by the by-laws. A special meeting of the board of directors may also be held upon call by the Commissioner or a bank examiner appointed under the provisions of this Act upon not less than 12 hours notice of the meeting by personal service of the notice or by mailing the notice to each of the directors at his residence as shown by the books of the bank. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business unless a greater number is required by the charter or the by-laws. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors unless the act of a greater number is required by the charter or by the by-laws.

(5) A member of the board of directors shall be elected president. The board of directors may appoint other officers, as the by-laws may provide, and fix their salaries to carry on the business of the bank. The board of directors may make and amend by-laws (not inconsistent with this Act) for the government of the bank and may, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors, establish reasonable compensation of all directors for services to the corporation as directors, officers, or otherwise. An officer, whether elected or appointed by the board of directors or appointed pursuant to the by-laws, may be removed by the board of directors at any time.

(6) The board of directors shall cause suitable books and records of all the bank's transactions to be kept.

(7) (a) In discharging the duties of their respective positions, the board of directors, committees of the board, and individual directors may, in considering the best long term and short term interests of the bank, consider the effects of any action (including, without limitation, action that may involve or relate to a merger or potential merger or to a change or potential change in control of the bank) upon employees, depositors, suppliers, and customers of the corporation or its subsidiaries, communities in which the main banking premises, branches, offices, or other establishments of the bank or its subsidiaries are located, and all pertinent factors.

(b) In discharging the duties of their respective positions, the board of directors, committees of the board, and individual directors shall be entitled to rely on advice, information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and financial data, prepared or presented by: (i) one or more officers or employees of the bank whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matter presented; (ii) one or more counsels, accountants, or other consultants as to matters that the director believes to be within that person's professional or expert competence; or (iii) a committee of the board upon which the director does not serve, as to matters within that committee's designated authority; provided that the director's reliance under this paragraph (b) is placed in good faith, after reasonable inquiry if the need for such inquiry is apparent under the circumstances and without knowledge that would cause such reliance to be unreasonable.

(Source: P.A. 91-452, eff. 1-1-00; 92-476, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/16.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 323.1)

Sec. 16.1. One or more of the directors may be removed, with or without cause, at a meeting of shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, except as follows:

(1) No director shall be removed at a meeting of shareholders unless the notice of the meeting shall state that a purpose of the meeting is to vote upon the removal of one or more directors named in the notice. Only the named director or directors may be removed at that meeting.

(2) In the case of a bank having cumulative voting, if less than the entire board is to be removed, no director may be removed if the votes cast against his or her removal would be sufficient to elect him or her if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire board of directors.

(3) If a director is elected by a class or series of shares, he or she may be removed only by the shareholders of that class or series.

(4) In the case of a State bank whose board is classified as provided in paragraph (3) of Section 16 of this Act, the charter or the by-laws may provide that directors may be removed only for cause.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/16.5)

Sec. 16.5. Employment of persons with convictions. Except with the prior written consent of the Commissioner, no State bank shall knowingly employ or otherwise permit an individual to serve as an officer, director, employee, or agent of the State bank if the individual has been convicted of a felony or of any criminal offense relating to dishonesty or breach of trust.

(Source: P.A. 90-301, eff. 8-1-97.)

(205 ILCS 5/17) (from Ch. 17, par. 324)

Sec. 17. Changes in charter.

(a) By compliance with the provisions of this Act a State bank may:

(1) (blank);

(2) increase, decrease or change its capital stock, whether issued or unissued, provided that in no case shall the capital be diminished to the prejudice of its creditors;

(3) provide for authorized but unissued capital stock reserved for issuance for one or more of the purposes provided for in subsection (5) of Section 14 hereof;

(4) authorize preferred stock, or increase, decrease or change the preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions or special or relative rights of its preferred stock, whether issued or unissued, or delegate authority to its board of directors as provided in subsection (d), provided that in no case shall the capital be diminished to the prejudice of its creditors;

(5) increase, decrease or change the par value of its shares of its capital stock or preferred stock, whether issued or unissued, or delegate authority to its board of directors as provided in subsection (d);

(6) (blank);

(7) eliminate cumulative voting rights under all or specified circumstances, or eliminate voting rights entirely, as to any class or classes or series of stock of the bank pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 15, provided that one class of shares or series thereof shall always have voting in respect to all matters in the bank, and provided further that the proposal to eliminate such voting rights receives the approval of the holders of 70% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote as provided in paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of this Section 17;

(8) increase, decrease, or change its capital stock or preferred stock, whether issued or unissued, for the purpose of eliminating fractional shares or avoiding the issuance of fractional shares, provided that in no case shall the capital be diminished to the prejudice of its creditors; or

(9) make such other change in its charter as may be authorized in this Act.

(b) To effect a change or changes in a State bank's charter as provided for in this Section 17:

(1) The board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders, which may be either an annual or special meeting.

(2) If the meeting is a special meeting, written or printed notice setting forth the proposed amendment or summary thereof shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting at least 30 days before such meeting and in the manner provided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of stockholders.

(3) At such special meeting, a vote of the stockholders entitled to vote shall be taken on the proposed amendment. Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection (b), the proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at such meeting, unless holders of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof and of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting. Any number of amendments may be submitted to the stockholders and voted upon by them at one meeting. A certificate of the amendment, or amendments, verified by the president, or a vice-president, or the cashier, shall be filed immediately in the office of the Commissioner.

(4) At any annual meeting without a resolution of the board of directors and without a notice and prior publication, as hereinabove provided, a proposition for a change in the bank's charter as provided for in this Section 17 may be submitted to a vote of the stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting, except that no proposition for authorized but unissued capital stock reserved for issuance for one or more of the purposes provided for in subsection (5) of Section 14 hereof shall be submitted without complying with the provisions of said subsection. The proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at such meeting, unless holders of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof and the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting. A certificate of the amendment, or amendments, verified by the president, or a vice-president or cashier, shall be filed immediately in the office of the Commissioner.

(5) If an amendment or amendments shall be approved in writing by the Commissioner, the amendment or amendments so adopted and so approved shall be accomplished in accordance with the vote of the stockholders. The Commissioner may impose such terms and conditions on the approval of the amendment or amendments as he deems necessary or appropriate. The Commissioner shall revoke such approval in the event such amendment or amendments are not effected within one year from the date of the issuance of the Commissioner's certificate and written approval except for transactions permitted under subsection (5) of Section 14 of this Act.

(6) No amendment or amendments shall affect suits in which the bank is a party, nor affect causes of action, nor affect rights of persons in any particular, nor shall actions brought against such bank by its former name be abated by a change of name.

(7) A proposal to amend the charter to eliminate cumulative voting rights under all or specified circumstances, or to eliminate voting rights entirely, as to any class or classes or series or stock of a bank, pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 15 and paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of this Section 17, shall be adopted only upon such proposal receiving the approval of the holders of 70% of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting where the proposal is presented for approval, unless holders of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving the approval of the holders of 70% of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof and of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting where the proposal is presented for approval. The proposal to amend the charter pursuant to this paragraph (7) may be voted upon at the annual meeting or a special meeting.

(8) Written or printed notice of a stockholders' meeting to vote on a proposal to increase, decrease or change the capital stock or preferred stock pursuant to paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of this Section 17 and to eliminate fractional shares or avoid the issuance of fractional shares shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least 30 days before the meeting and in the manner provided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of stockholders, and shall include all of the following information:

(A) A statement of the purpose of the proposed reverse stock split.

(B) A statement of the amount of consideration being offered for the bank's stock.

(C) A statement that the bank considers the transaction fair to the stockholders, and a statement of the material facts upon which this belief is based.

(D) A statement that the bank has secured an opinion from a third party with respect to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the consideration to be paid, the identity and qualifications of the third party, how the third party was selected, and any material relationship between the third party and the bank.

(E) A summary of the opinion including the basis for and the methods of arriving at the findings and any limitation imposed by the bank in arriving at fair value and a statement making the opinion available for reviewing or copying by any stockholder.

(F) A statement that objecting stockholders will be entitled to the fair value of those shares that are voted against the charter amendment, if a proper demand is made on the bank and the requirements are satisfied as specified in this Section.

If a stockholder shall file with the bank, prior to or at the meeting of stockholders at which the proposed charter amendment is submitted to a vote, a written objection to the proposed charter amendment and shall not vote in favor thereof, and if the stockholder, within 20 days after receiving written notice of the date the charter amendment was accomplished pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of this Section 17, shall make written demand on the bank for payment of the fair value of the stockholder's shares as of the day prior to the date on which the vote was taken approving the charter amendment, the bank shall pay to the stockholder, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the stock, the fair value thereof. The demand shall state the number of shares owned by the objecting stockholder. The bank shall provide written notice of the date on which the charter amendment was accomplished to all stockholders who have filed written objections in order that the objecting stockholders may know when they must file written demand if they choose to do so. Any stockholder failing to make demand within the 20-day period shall be conclusively presumed to have consented to the charter amendment and shall be bound by the terms thereof. If within 30 days after the date on which a charter amendment was accomplished the value of the shares is agreed upon between the objecting stockholders and the bank, payment therefor shall be made within 90 days after the date on which the charter amendment was accomplished, upon the surrender of the stockholder's certificate or certificates representing the shares. Upon payment of the agreed value the objecting stockholder shall cease to have any interest in the shares or in the bank. If within such period of 30 days the stockholder and the bank do not so agree, then the objecting stockholder may, within 60 days after the expiration of the 30-day period, file a complaint in the circuit court asking for a finding and determination of the fair value of the shares, and shall be entitled to judgment against the bank for the amount of the fair value as of the day prior to the date on which the vote was taken approving the charter amendment with interest thereon to the date of the judgment. The practice, procedure and judgment shall be governed by the Civil Practice Law. The judgment shall be payable only upon and simultaneously with the surrender to the bank of the certificate or certificates representing the shares. Upon payment of the judgment, the objecting stockholder shall cease to have any interest in the shares or the bank. The shares may be held and disposed of by the bank. Unless the objecting stockholder shall file such complaint within the time herein limited, the stockholder and all persons claiming under the stockholder shall be conclusively presumed to have approved and ratified the charter amendment, and shall be bound by the terms thereof. The right of an objecting stockholder to be paid the fair value of the stockholder's shares of stock as herein provided shall cease if and when the bank shall abandon the charter amendment.

(c) The purchase and holding and later resale of treasury stock of a state bank pursuant to the provisions of subsection (6) of Section 14 may be accomplished without a change in its charter reflecting any decrease or increase in capital stock.

(d) A State bank may amend its charter for the purpose of authorizing its board of directors to issue preferred stock; to increase, decrease, or change the par value of shares of its preferred stock, whether issued or unissued; or to increase, decrease, or change the preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions, or special or relative rights of its preferred stock, whether issued or unissued; provided that in no case shall the capital be diminished to the prejudice of the bank's creditors. An amendment to the bank's charter granting such authority shall establish ranges, limits, or restrictions that must be observed when the board exercises the discretion authorized by the amendment.

Once such an amendment is adopted and approved as provided in this subsection, and without further action by the bank's stockholders, the board may exercise its delegated authority by adopting a resolution specifying the actions that it is taking with respect to the preferred stock. The board may fully exercise its delegated authority through one resolution or it may exercise its delegated authority through a series of resolutions, provided that the board's actions remain at all times within the ranges, limitations, and restrictions specified in the amendment to the bank's charter.

A resolution adopted by the board under this authority shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval. The Commissioner shall approve the resolution, or state any objections to the resolution, within 30 days after the receipt of the resolution adopted by the board. If no objections are specified by the Commissioner within that time frame, the resolution will be deemed to be approved by the Commissioner. Once approved, the resolution shall be incorporated as an addendum to the bank's charter and the board may proceed to effect the changes set forth in the resolution.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01; 93-561, eff. 1-1-04.)

(205 ILCS 5/18) (from Ch. 17, par. 325)

Sec. 18. Change in control.

(a) Before any person, whether acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, may cause (i) a change to occur in the ownership of outstanding stock of any State bank, whether by sale and purchase, gift, bequest or inheritance, or any other means, including the acquisition of stock of the State bank by any bank holding company, which will result in control or a change in the control of the bank, or (ii) a change to occur in the control of a holding company having control of the outstanding stock of a State bank whether by sale and purchase, gift, bequest or inheritance, or any other means, including the acquisition of stock of such holding company by any other bank holding company, which will result in control or a change in control of the bank or holding company, or (iii) a transfer of substantially all the assets or liabilities of the State bank, the Secretary shall be of the opinion and find:

(1) that the general character of proposed management or of the person desiring to purchase substantially all the assets or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank, after the change in control, is such as to assure reasonable promise of successful, safe and sound operation;

(1.1) that depositors' interests will not be jeopardized by the purchase or assumption and that adequate provision has been made for all liabilities as required for a voluntary liquidation under Section 68 of this Act;

(2) that the future earnings prospects of the person desiring to purchase substantially all assets or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank, after the proposed change in control, are favorable;

(2.5) that the future prospects of the institution will not jeopardize the financial stability of the bank or prejudice the interests of the depositors of the bank;

(3) that any prior involvement by the persons proposing to obtain control, to purchase substantially all the assets, or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank or by the proposed management personnel with any other financial institution, whether as stockholder, director, officer or customer, was conducted in a safe and sound manner; and

(4) that if the acquisition is being made by a bank holding company, the acquisition is authorized under the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957.

(b) Any person desiring to purchase control of an existing State bank, to purchase substantially all the assets, or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank shall, prior to that purchase, submit to the Secretary:

(1) a statement of financial worth;

(2) satisfactory evidence that any prior involvement by the persons and the proposed management personnel with any other financial institution, whether as stockholder, director, officer or customer, was conducted in a safe and sound manner; and

(3) such other relevant information as the Secretary may request to substantiate the findings under subsection (a) of this Section.

A person who has submitted information to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection (b) is under a continuing obligation until the Secretary takes action on the application to immediately supplement that information if there are any material changes in the information previously furnished or if there are any material changes in any circumstances that may affect the Secretary's opinion and findings. In addition, a person submitting information under this subsection shall notify the Secretary of the date when the change in control is finally effected.

The Secretary may impose such terms and conditions on the approval of the change in control application as he deems necessary or appropriate.

If an applicant, whose application for a change in control has been approved pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, fails to effect the change in control within 180 days after the date of the Secretary's approval, the Secretary shall revoke that approval unless a request has been submitted, in writing, to the Secretary for an extension and the request has been approved.

(b-1) Any person, whether acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, who obtains ownership of stock of an existing State bank or stock of a holding company that controls the State bank by gift, bequest, or inheritance such that ownership of the stock would constitute control of the State bank or holding company may obtain title and ownership of the stock, but may not exercise management or control of the business and affairs of the bank or vote his or her shares so as to exercise management or control unless and until the Secretary approves an application for the change of control as provided in subsection (b) of this Section.

(b-3) The provisions of this Section do not apply to an established holding company acquiring control of a State bank if the transaction is subject to approval under Section 3 of the federal Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the federal Home Owners' Loan Act.

(c) Whenever a State bank makes a loan or loans, secured, or to be secured, by 25% or more of the outstanding stock of a State bank, the president or other chief executive officer of the lending bank shall promptly report such fact to the Secretary upon obtaining knowledge of such loan or loans, except that no report need be made in those cases where the borrower has been the owner of record of the stock for a period of one year or more, or the stock is that of a newly organized bank prior to its opening.

(d) The reports required by subsection (b) of this Section 18, other than those relating to a transfer of assets or assumption of liabilities, shall contain the following information to the extent that it is known by the person making the report: (1) the number of shares involved; (2) the names of the sellers (or transferors); (3) the names of the purchasers (or transferees); (4) the names of the beneficial owners if the shares are registered in another name: (5) the purchase price, if applicable; (6) the total number of shares owned by the sellers (or transferors), the purchasers (or transferees) and the beneficial owners both immediately before and after the transaction; and, (7) in the case of a loan, the name of the borrower, the amount of the loan, the name of the bank issuing the stock securing the loan and the number of shares securing the loan. In addition to the foregoing, such reports shall contain such other information which is requested by the Secretary to inform the Secretary of the effect of the transaction upon control of the bank whose stock is involved.

(d-1) The reports required by subsection (b) of this Section 18 that relate to purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities shall contain the following information to the extent that it is known by the person making the report: (1) the value, amount, and description of the assets transferred; (2) the amount, type, and to whom each type of liabilities are owed; (3) the names of the purchasers (or transferees); (4) the names of the beneficial owners if the shares of a purchaser or transferee are registered in another name; (5) the purchase price, if applicable; and, (6) in the case of a loan obtained to effect a purchase, the name of the borrower, the amount and terms of the loan, and the description of the assets securing the loan. In addition to the foregoing, these reports shall contain any other information that is requested by the Secretary to inform the Secretary of the effect of the transaction upon the bank from which assets are purchased or liabilities are transferred.

(e) Whenever such a change as described in subsection (a) of this Section 18 occurs, each State bank shall report promptly to the Secretary any changes or replacement of its chief executive officer or of any director occurring in the next 12 month period, including in its report a statement of the past and current business and professional affiliations of the new chief executive officer or directors.

(f) (Blank).

(g)(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subsection (g), the Secretary shall not approve an application for a change in control if upon consummation of the change in control the persons applying for the change in control, including any affiliates of the persons applying, would control 30% or more of the total amount of deposits which are located in this State at insured depository institutions. For purposes of this subsection (g), the words "insured depository institution" shall mean State banks, national banks, and insured savings associations. For purposes of this subsection (g), the word "deposits" shall have the meaning ascribed to that word in Section 3(l) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. For purposes of this subsection (g), the total amount of deposits which are considered to be located in this State at insured depository institutions shall equal the sum of all deposits held at the main banking premises and branches in the State of Illinois of State banks, national banks, or insured savings associations. For purposes of this subsection (g), the word "affiliates" shall have the meaning ascribed to that word in Section 35.2 of this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary may approve an application for a change in control for a bank that is in default or in danger of default. Except in those instances in which an application for a change in control is for a bank that is in default or in danger of default, the Secretary may not approve a change in control which does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection. The Secretary may not waive the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, whether pursuant to Section 3(d) of the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or Section 44(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, except as expressly provided in this paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(h) As used in this Section:

"Control" means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of the bank or to vote 25% or more of the outstanding stock of the bank. If there is any question as to whether a change in control application should be filed, the question shall be resolved in favor of filing the application with the Secretary.

"Substantially all" the assets or liabilities of a State bank means that portion of the assets or liabilities of a State bank such that their purchase or transfer will materially impair the ability of the State bank to continue successful, safe, and sound operations or to continue as a going concern or would cause the bank to lose its federal deposit insurance.

"Purchase" includes a transfer by gift, bequest, inheritance, or any other means.

As used in this Section, a person is acting in concert if that person is acting in concert under federal laws or regulations.

(Source: P.A. 100-888, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

(205 ILCS 5/19.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 326.1)

Sec. 19.1. As used in Sections 20 through 30 both inclusive of this Act and for purposes of any Section of the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957, the existence of a bank converted from a State bank to a national bank or vice versa, or from a trust company to a State bank, or from a State bank to an insured savings association or vice versa shall be measured from the date of the charter of the original entity.

(Source: P.A. 89-567, eff. 7-26-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/19.2)

Sec. 19.2. For purposes of Sections 20 through 30 both inclusive of this Act, a "stockholder" shall include, without limitation, a "member" or other designation of holders of ownership or voting interest in an insured savings association.

(Source: P.A. 89-567, eff. 7-26-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/20) (from Ch. 17, par. 327)

Sec. 20. Resulting national bank or insured savings association. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the approval of any Illinois State authority as a condition to the right of a State bank, pursuant to the laws of the United States or of this State, to be converted into a national bank or insured savings association or to merge with an insured savings association or with a national bank under a national charter. The action to be taken by such merging or converting State bank and its rights and liabilities and those of its stockholders and of its dissenting stockholders shall be the same as those prescribed for a State bank merging with, or converting into, a national bank or insured savings association that has received its charter from an agency of the United States Government at the time of the action by the law of the United States and not by the law of this State unless the State bank merges with or converts to a savings and loan association or savings bank chartered under the laws of this State, except that an affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock of a State bank entitled to vote at a meeting called in conformity with Section 23 shall be required for the merger or conversion. Upon the completion of a merger or conversion, resulting in a national bank or insured savings association, the charter of any merging or converting State bank shall automatically terminate. Approval by the Commissioner to convert a State bank to a national bank or insured savings association or to merge a State bank into a national bank or insured savings association shall not be required under this Act. However, any such converting or merging State bank shall notify the Commissioner in writing of the proposed conversion or merger not less than 30 days prior to such conversion or merger and shall pay all accrued or outstanding assessments pursuant to Section 48 of this Act as of the date of conversion or merger.

(Source: P.A. 89-567, eff. 7-26-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 17, par. 328)

Sec. 21. Resulting State bank.

(a) Upon approval by the Commissioner, banks may be merged to result in a State bank, and a national bank or insured savings association may convert into a State bank as prescribed by this Act, except that the action by a national bank or an insured savings association shall be taken in the manner prescribed by and shall be subject to limitations and requirements imposed by the law of the United States or the laws of the State of Illinois, which shall also govern the rights of its dissenting stockholders.

(b) Upon approval by the Commissioner, a State bank may be merged with an insured savings association resulting in a State bank except that the merger of an insured savings association shall be in the manner prescribed by and shall be subject to limitations and requirements imposed by the laws of the State of Illinois, including this Act, and the laws of the United States.

(c) On or after June 1, 1997, a State bank, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, may merge with an out-of-state bank. When the resulting bank will be a State bank, the merger shall be subject to the provisions and requirements of this Act. When the resulting bank will be an out-of-state bank, the merger shall be in the manner prescribed by and shall be subject to the limitations and requirements imposed by the laws of the other State, except that if the laws of the other state do not provide rights for dissenting shareholders that are comparable to those provided by Section 29 of this Act, then the rights of the dissenting stockholders of the State bank shall be governed by Section 29 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-208, eff. 9-29-95; 89-567, eff. 7-26-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/21.1)

Sec. 21.1. Application for certificate of authority.

(a) On or after June 1, 1997, an out-of-state bank may merge with a State bank after executing and filing not less than 60 days before the proposed effective date of the merger an application therefor with the Commissioner and after also filing with the Commissioner a copy of its charter, articles of association or articles of incorporation, and all amendments thereto, duly authenticated by the proper officer of the state wherein it is chartered or incorporated and the last quarterly statement of condition filed by the out-of-state bank with the appropriate federal banking regulator. The Commissioner shall specify the form of the application which shall set forth, to the extent applicable, the same information required in an application by a foreign corporation pursuant to Section 13.15 of the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Subject to Sections 21.2 and 21.3 of this Act, receipt by the Commissioner of a copy of an application filed with and approved by the out-of-state bank's chartering authority authorizing the out-of-state bank to merge with a State bank shall satisfy the filing requirements of this subsection (a).

When the provisions of this Section have been complied with, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to merge. If the merger is not consummated within one year, the Commissioner may cancel the certificate of authority.

(b) An out-of-state bank that is the resulting bank in a merger with a State bank may, after the merger, establish and maintain a branch or branches in Illinois at the locations where the State bank had its main office and branches immediately before the merger.

(c) An out-of-state bank that establishes and maintains a branch or branches in Illinois pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section may, after the merger, establish and maintain additional branches in this State to the same extent as a State bank.

(d) A branch of an out-of-state bank may not conduct any activity that is not authorized for a State bank.

(e) An out-of-state bank shall provide written notice to the Commissioner of its intent to establish an additional branch or branches in this State within 30 days after approval of the appropriate federal banking agency to establish the branch or branches. The notice form shall be specified by the Commissioner and may include any of the information required for a similar notice by a State bank. Receipt by the Commissioner of notice of the out-of-state bank's intent to establish such additional branch or branches in this State from the out-of-state bank's chartering authority shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection (e).

(Source: P.A. 89-208, eff. 9-29-95; 90-665, eff. 7-30-98.)

(205 ILCS 5/21.2)

Sec. 21.2. Interstate mergers; minimum age requirement.

(a) No out of state bank and no national bank whose main banking premises is located in a state other than Illinois shall merge with or into, or shall acquire all or substantially all of the assets of an Illinois bank that has existed and continuously operated as a bank for 5 years or less.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a) of this Section, an Illinois bank that is the resulting bank following a merger involving an Illinois interim bank shall be considered to have been in existence and continuously operated during the existence and continuous operation of the Illinois merged bank. As used in this subsection (b), the words "interim bank" shall mean a bank which shall not accept deposits, make loans, pay checks, or engage in the general business of banking or any part thereof, and is chartered solely for the purpose of merging with or acquiring control of, or acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of an existing Illinois bank.

(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of the Section shall not apply to the merger or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of an Illinois bank:

(1) if the merger or acquisition is part of a purchase or acquisition with respect to which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provides assistance under Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or

(2) if the Illinois bank is in default or in danger of default; or

(3) if the out of state bank or national bank has its main banking premises in a state that is deemed to be reciprocal with Illinois and would be eligible to establish a branch pursuant to Section 21.4 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-965, eff. 8-20-04.)

(205 ILCS 5/21.3)

Sec. 21.3. Mergers; deposit concentration limits.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section, no bank shall merge with or into or acquire control of, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, a State bank or a national bank whose main banking premises is located in Illinois if, upon consummation of the merger or acquisition, the bank, including any affiliates of the bank, would control 30% or more of the total amount of deposits which are located in this State at insured depository institutions. For purposes of this subsection (a) the words "insured depository institution" shall mean State banks, national banks, and insured savings associations. For purposes of this subsection (a), the word "deposits" shall have the meaning ascribed to that word in Section (3)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. For purposes of this subsection (a), the total amount of deposits which are considered to be located in this State at insured depository institutions shall equal the sum of all deposits held at the main banking premises and branches in the State of Illinois of State banks, national banks, and insured savings associations. For purposes of this Section, the word "affiliates" shall have the meaning ascribed to that word in Section 35.2 of this Act.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section, the Commissioner or the appropriate federal banking agency may approve a merger or acquisition of a bank that is in default or in danger of default. The provisions of subsection (a) of this Section may not be waived, whether pursuant to Section 3(d) of the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or Section 44(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, except as expressly provided in this subsection (b).

(Source: P.A. 90-226, eff. 7-25-97.)

(205 ILCS 5/21.4)

Sec. 21.4. Out-of-state banks establishing branches.

(a) No out-of-state bank and no national bank whose main banking premises is located in a state other than Illinois shall establish a branch in this State, other than a branch authorized pursuant to Section 21.1 of this Act, unless:

(1) the laws of the state in which such out-of-state bank or national bank has its main banking premises permit such out-of-state bank or national bank to establish a branch in this State;

(2) such out-of-state bank or national bank has its main banking premises in a state that permits a State bank to establish a branch in that state pursuant to terms and conditions that are deemed to be reciprocal with the provisions of this Act; and

(3) such out-of-state bank obtains a certificate of authority from, or provides notice to, the Commissioner as provided in subsection (b) of this Section.

(b) Before such out-of-state bank may establish a branch in this State, the out-of-state bank must obtain a certificate of authority from the Commissioner. The out-of-state bank must file an application for a certificate of authority on a form prescribed by the Commissioner.

The application for a certificate of authority shall not be required if the state in which the out-of-state bank is chartered permits a state bank to establish a branch in that state without filing an application. An out-of-state bank chartered in such a state may establish a branch in this State pursuant to this Section after providing the Commissioner with written notice. The Commissioner may prescribe the form of such notice and may accept a copy of a notice or application provided by the out-of-state bank to its chartering authority or to its appropriate federal banking agency.

(c) The determination of whether the laws of the state in which such out-of-state bank or national bank has its main banking premises are reciprocal with the provisions of this Act shall be made in writing by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall not make a finding of reciprocity unless the Commissioner determines that the laws of the other state permit a State bank to establish a branch in such other state under terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the provisions of this Section. The Commissioner shall consider, at a minimum, whether the laws of such other state discriminate in any way against a State bank and whether the laws of such other state impose administrative or regulatory burdens that are substantially more restrictive than those imposed by this Act on an out-of-state bank or national bank seeking to establish a branch in this State.

(d) After such out-of-state bank or national bank lawfully establishes a branch in this State pursuant to the provisions of this Section, such out-of-state bank or national bank may establish and maintain additional branches in this State to the same extent as a State bank. An out-of-state bank shall provide written notice to the Commissioner of its intent to establish an additional branch or branches in this State within 30 days after receiving approval from the appropriate federal banking agency to establish the branch or branches. The form of the notice shall be specified by the Commissioner.

(e) A branch of an out-of-state bank may not conduct any activity that is not authorized for a State bank.

(Source: P.A. 93-965, eff. 8-20-04.)

(205 ILCS 5/21.5)

Sec. 21.5. Prohibition against establishment of branches on or near the premises of certain affiliates.

(a) For purposes of this Section:

"Affiliate" has the meaning ascribed to that term in item (1) of subsection (b) of Section 35.2 of this Act, except that for purposes of this Section, the provisions in item (1) of subsection (b) of Section 35.2 shall apply to all banks.

"Bank" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and includes any out-of-state bank.

"Bank holding company" and "financial holding company" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law of this State, no bank may establish or maintain a branch that accepts deposits on or adjacent to the premises of an affiliate of the bank if the affiliate engages in any commercial activity that could not lawfully be conducted by a bank holding company, a financial holding company, or a subsidiary of the bank holding company or financial holding company, pursuant to federal law.

(c) This Section shall not apply to an affiliate that operates solely for the purpose of owning or leasing the real estate on which the branch that accepts deposits is located.

(d) This Section shall not be construed to prohibit the maintenance of a branch that was established prior to May 10, 2007, or the conduct of any transactions that were lawfully being conducted at the branch prior to May 10, 2007.

(e) The Commissioner may make and enforce reasonable rules, regulations, directions, orders, decisions, and findings as the execution and enforcement of the provisions of this Section require.

(Source: P.A. 95-526, eff. 8-28-07.)

(205 ILCS 5/22) (from Ch. 17, par. 329)

Sec. 22. Merger procedure; resulting State bank. The merger procedure required of a State bank where there is to be a resulting State bank by consolidation or merger shall be:

(1) The board of directors of each merging bank or insured savings association shall, by a majority of the entire board, approve a merger agreement that shall contain:

(a) The name of each merging bank or insured savings association and its location and a list of each merging bank's or insured savings association's stockholders as of the date of the merger agreement;

(b) With respect to the resulting bank (i) its name and place of business; (ii) the amount of Tier 1 capital; (iii) the classes and the number of shares of stock and the par value of each share; (iv) the designation of the continuing bank and the charter which is to be the charter of the resulting bank, together with the amendments to the continuing charter and to the continuing by-laws; and (v) a detailed financial statement showing the assets and liabilities after the proposed merger or consolidation;

(c) Provisions stating the method, terms and conditions of carrying the merger into effect, including the manner of converting the shares of the merging banks or insured savings association into the cash, shares of stock or other securities of any corporation or other property, or any combination of the foregoing, stated in the merger agreement as to be received by the stockholders of each merging bank or insured savings association;

(d) A statement that the agreement is subject to approval by the Commissioner and by the stockholders of each merging bank or insured savings association and that whether approved or disapproved the merging banks or insured savings association will pay the Commissioner's expenses of examination;

(e) Provisions governing the manner of disposing of the shares of the resulting bank not taken by the dissenting stockholders of the merging banks or insured savings association; and

(f) Such other provisions as the Commissioner may reasonably require to enable him to discharge his duties with respect to the merger.

(2) After approval by the board of directors of each bank or insured savings association, the merger agreement shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval, together with certified copies of the authorizing resolutions of each board of directors showing approval by a majority of the entire board of each bank or insured savings association.

(3) After receipt by the Commissioner of the papers specified in paragraph (2), he shall approve or disapprove the merger agreement. The Commissioner shall not approve the merger agreement unless he shall be of the opinion and shall find:

(a) That the resulting bank meets the requirements of this Act for the formation of a new bank at the proposed main banking premises of the resulting bank;

(b) That the same matters exist with respect to the resulting bank which would have been required under Section 10 of this Act for the organization of a new bank;

(c) That the merger agreement is fair to all persons affected; and

(d) That the resulting bank will be operated in a safe and sound manner.

If the Commissioner disapproves an agreement he shall state his objections and give an opportunity to the merging banks to amend the merger agreement to obviate such objections.

(4) The Commissioner may impose such terms and conditions on the approval of the merger agreement as he deems necessary or appropriate.

(5) If the Commissioner approves a merger agreement, he may revoke that approval if the merger has not been approved by the shareholders in accordance with Section 23 within 180 days after the date of the Commissioner's approval, unless a request has been submitted, in writing, to the Commissioner for an extension and the request has been approved.

(6) The board of directors of a bank or insured savings association is under a continuing obligation until the Commissioner takes action on the application to furnish additional information if there are any material changes in circumstances after the merger agreement has been submitted which may affect the Commissioner's opinions and findings.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/23) (from Ch. 17, par. 330)

Sec. 23. Merger; approval by stockholders. To be effective, even though approved by the Commissioner, a merger that is to result in a State bank must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock of the State bank entitled to vote at a meeting called to consider the action, unless holders of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the proposed merger shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares of the State bank entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof and of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting, and must be approved by the stockholders of each merging national bank or insured savings association and, after May 31, 1997, each out-of-state bank as provided by the laws of Illinois, the laws of the state that chartered the out-of-state bank and the laws of the United States. The prescribed vote by the merging banks or insured savings association shall constitute the adoption of the charter and by-laws of the continuing State bank, including the amendments in the merger agreement, as the charter and by-laws of the resulting bank. Written or printed notice of the meeting of the stockholders shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least 30 days before the meeting and in the manner provided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of stockholders. The notice shall State that dissenting stockholders will be entitled to payment of the value of those shares that are voted against approval of the merger, if a proper demand is made on the resulting bank and the requirements of this Act are satisfied as specified in Section 29 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-208, eff. 9-29-95; 89-541, eff. 7-19-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/24) (from Ch. 17, par. 331)

Sec. 24. Effective date of merger; filing. The executed merger agreement together with copies of the resolutions of the stockholders of each merging bank or insured savings association approving it, certified by the bank's or insured savings association's president or vice-president or the cashier, shall be filed with the Commissioner. A merger that is to result in a State bank shall, unless a later date is specified in the agreement, become effective when the Commissioner has approved the agreement and issued a certificate of merger to the continuing bank. The charters of the merging banks or insured savings association, other than the continuing bank, shall thereupon automatically terminate. If, after May 31, 1997, the merger will result in an out-of-state bank, the charter of a merging State bank shall terminate upon notice to the Commissioner that the merger is effective. The certificate of merger shall specify the name of each merging bank or insured savings association and the name of the continuing bank, and the amendments to the charter of the continuing bank provided for by the merger agreement. The certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the merger and of the correctness of all proceedings therefor in all courts and places.

(Source: P.A. 89-208, eff. 9-29-95; 90-665, eff. 7-30-98.)

(205 ILCS 5/25) (from Ch. 17, par. 332)

Sec. 25. Conversion of national bank or insured savings association into State bank. A national bank or insured savings association located in this State which follows the procedure prescribed by the laws of the United States or of the State of Illinois to convert into a State bank may be granted a charter by the Commissioner. The national bank or insured savings association may apply for such charter by filing with the Commissioner:

(1) A certificate signed by its president, or a vice-president, or the cashier, and by a majority of the entire board of directors setting forth the corporate action taken in compliance with the provisions of the laws of the United States or of the State of Illinois governing the conversion of a national bank or insured savings association to a State bank;

(2) The plan of conversion and the proposed charter approved by the stockholders for the operation of the bank or insured savings association as a State bank;

(3) The name proposed for the converting bank or insured savings association, its location and a list of its stockholders as of the date of the stockholders' approval of the plan of conversion;

(4) The amount of its Tier 1 capital, the classes and the number of the shares of stock and the par value of each share, and a detailed statement showing the assets and liabilities of the converting bank or insured savings association; and

(5) A statement that the plan of conversion is subject to the approval of the Commissioner and that whether approved or disapproved the converting bank or insured savings association will pay the Commissioner's expenses of examination.

For purposes of this Section, a national bank or insured savings association is located in the State where its main banking premises or main office is located.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 17, par. 333)

Sec. 26. Converting national banks or insured savings association; issuance of charter to resulting State bank. After receipt by the Commissioner of the papers specified in Section 25, he shall approve or disapprove the plan of conversion. The Commissioner shall not approve the plan of conversion unless he shall be of the opinion and finds:

(a) That the resulting bank meets the requirements of this Act for the formation of a new bank at the proposed place of business of the resulting bank;

(b) That the same matters exist in respect of the resulting bank which would have been required under Section 10 of this Act for the organization of a new bank; and

(c) That the plan of conversion is fair to all persons affected.

If the Commissioner disapproves the plan of conversion, he shall state his objections in writing and give an opportunity to the converting bank or insured savings association to amend the plan of conversion to obviate such objections. The conversion, unless a later date is specified in the plan of conversion, shall become effective upon the Commissioner's approval and the charter proposed in the plan of conversion shall constitute the charter. The Commissioner shall issue a certificate of conversion which shall specify the name of the converting bank or insured savings association, the name of the resulting bank, and the charter provided for by said plan of conversion. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the conversion and of the correctness of all proceedings therefor in all courts and places, and such certificate shall be recorded.

(Source: P.A. 89-567, eff. 7-26-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/27) (from Ch. 17, par. 334)

Sec. 27. Commissioner's expenses. The expenses of any examination made by the Commissioner or at his direction in connection with a proposed merger or a proposed conversion shall be paid by the merging banks or insured savings association or by the converting bank or insured savings association. In any merger under the provisions of Section 31 of this Act, the continuing or resulting bank, or if the proposed merger is not consummated, the bank that would have been the continuing or resulting bank shall pay the expenses of any examination made by the Commissioner or at his direction in connection with the merger.

(Source: P.A. 89-567, eff. 7-26-96.)

(205 ILCS 5/28) (from Ch. 17, par. 335)

Sec. 28. Continuation of corporate entity. A resulting State bank, national bank or, after May 31, 1997, out-of-state bank shall be considered the same business and corporate entity as each merging bank or insured savings association or as the converting bank or insured savings association with all the property, rights, powers, duties, and obligations of each merging bank or of the converting bank or insured savings association except as affected by the State law in the case of a resulting State bank or out-of-state bank or by the national law in the case of a resulting national bank, and by the charter and by-laws of the resulting bank. A resulting bank shall be liable for all liabilities of the merging banks, insured savings association, or converting bank or insured savings association, and all the rights, franchises and interests of the merging banks, insured savings association, or converting bank or insured savings association in and to every species of property, real, personal, and mixed, and choses in action thereunto belonging, shall be deemed to be transferred to and vested in the resulting bank without any deed or other transfer, and the resulting bank, without any order or other action on the part of any court or otherwise, shall hold and enjoy the same and all rights of property, franchises, and interests, including appointments, designations, and nominations and all other rights and interests as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar or transfer agent of stocks and bonds, guardian, assignee, receiver, and in every other fiduciary capacity, in the same manner and to the same extent as was held and enjoyed by the merging banks, insured savings association, or the converting bank or insured savings association. Any reference to a merging or converting bank or a merging or converting insured savings association in any writing, whether executed or taking effect before or after the merger or conversion, shall be deemed a reference to the resulting bank if not inconsistent with the other provisions of the writing.

(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

(205 ILCS 5/29) (from Ch. 17, par. 336)

Sec. 29. Dissenting stockholders.) If a stockholder of a state bank which is a party to a merger other than a merger which is to result in a national bank, shall file with such bank prior to or at the meeting of stockholders at which the plan of merger is submitted to a vote, a written objection to such plan or merger, and shall not vote in favor thereof, and such stockholder, within 20 days after receiving written notice of the date the merger became effective, shall make written demand on the continuing bank for payment of the fair value of his shares as of the day prior to the date on which the vote was taken approving the merger, the continuing bank shall pay to such stockholder, upon surrender of his certificate or certificates representing said stock, the fair value thereof. Such demand shall state the number of the shares owned by such dissenting stockholder. The continuing bank shall provide written notice of the effective date of the merger to all shareholders who have filed written objections in order that such dissenting shareholders may know when they must file written demand if they choose to do so. Any stockholder failing to make demand within the 20-day period shall be conclusively presumed to have consented to the merger and shall be bound by the terms thereof. If within 30 days after the date on which such merger was effected the value of such shares is agreed upon between the dissenting stockholders and the continuing bank, payment therefor shall be made within 90 days after the date on which such merger was effected, upon the surrender of his certificate or certificates representing said shares. Upon payment of the agreed value the dissenting stockholder shall cease to have any interest in such shares or in the continuing bank. If within such period of 30 days the stockholder and the continuing bank do not so agree, then the dissenting stockholder may, within 60 days after the expiration of the 30-day period, file a complaint in the circuit court asking for a finding and determination of the fair value of such shares, and shall be entitled to judgment against the continuing bank for the amount of such fair value as of the day prior to the date on which such vote was taken approving such merger with interest thereon to the date of such judgment. The practice, procedure and judgment shall be governed by the Civil Practice Law of this State. The judgment shall be payable only upon and simultaneously with the surrender to the continuing bank of the certificate or certificates representing said shares. Upon the payment of the judgment, the dissenting stockholder shall cease to have any interest in such shares or in the continuing bank. Such shares of stock may be held and disposed of by the continuing bank. Unless the dissenting stockholder shall file such complaint within the time herein limited, such stockholder and all persons claiming under him shall be conclusively presumed to have approved and ratified the merger, and shall be bound by the terms thereof. The right of a dissenting stockholder to be paid the fair value of his shares of stock as herein provided shall cease if and when the continuing bank shall abandon the merger.

(Source: P.A. 85-211.)

(205 ILCS 5/30) (from Ch. 17, par. 337)

Sec. 30. Conversion; merger with trust company. Upon approval by the Commissioner a trust company having power so to do under the law under which it is organized may convert into a state bank or may merge into a state bank as prescribed by this Act; except that the action by a trust company shall be taken in the manner prescribed by and shall be subject to limitations and requirements imposed by the law under which it is organized which law shall also govern the rights of its dissenting stockholders. The rights of dissenting stockholders of a state bank shall be governed by Section 29 of this Act. The conversion or merger procedure shall be:

(1) In the case of a merger, the board of directors of both the merging trust company and the merging bank by a majority of the entire board in each case shall approve a merger agreement which shall contain:

(a) The name and location of the merging bank and of the merging trust company and a list of the stockholders of each as of the date of the merger agreement;

(b) With respect to the resulting bank (i) its name and place of business; (ii) the amount of capital, surplus and reserve for operating expenses; (iii) the classes and the number of shares of stock and the par value of each share; (iv) the charter which is to be the charter of the resulting bank, together with the amendments to the continuing charter and to the continuing by-laws; and (v) a detailed financial statement showing the assets and liabilities after the proposed merger;

(c) Provisions governing the manner of converting the shares of the merging bank and of the merging trust company into shares of the resulting bank;

(d) A statement that the merger agreement is subject to approval by the Commissioner and by the stockholders of the merging bank and the merging trust company, and that whether approved or disapproved, the parties thereto will pay the Commissioner's expenses of examination;

(e) Provisions governing the manner of disposing of the shares of the resulting bank not taken by the dissenting stockholders of the merging trust company; and

(f) Such other provisions as the Commissioner may reasonably require to enable him to discharge his duties with respect to the merger.

(2) After approval by the board of directors of the merging bank and of the merging trust company, the merger agreement shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval together with the certified copies of the authorizing resolution of each board of directors showing approval by a majority of each board.

(3) After receipt by the Commissioner of the papers specified in subsection (2), he shall approve or disapprove the merger agreement. The Commissioner shall not approve the agreement unless he shall be of the opinion and finds:

(a) That the resulting bank meets the requirements of this Act for the formation of a new bank at the proposed place of business of the resulting bank;

(b) That the same matters exist in respect of the resulting bank which would have been required under Section 10 of this Act for the organization of a new bank; and

(c) That the merger agreement is fair to all persons affected. If the Commissioner disapproves the merger agreement, he shall state his objections in writing and give an opportunity to the merging bank and the merging trust company to obviate such objections.

(4) To be effective, if approved by the Commissioner, a merger of a bank and a trust company where there is to be a resulting bank must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock of the merging bank entitled to vote at a meeting called to consider such action, unless holders of preferred stock are entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the proposed merger shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof and of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting and must be approved by the stockholders of the merging trust company as provided by the Act under which it is organized. The prescribed vote by the merging bank and the merging trust company shall constitute the adoption of the charter and by-laws of the continuing bank, including the amendments in the merger agreement, as the charter and by-laws of the resulting bank. Written or printed notice of the meeting of the stockholders of the merging bank shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting at least thirty days before such meeting and in the manner provided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of stockholders. The notice shall state that dissenting stockholders of the merging trust company will be entitled to payment of the value of those shares which are voted against approval of the merger, if a proper demand is made on the resulting bank and the requirements of the Act under which the merging trust company is organized are satisfied.

(5) Unless a later date is specified in the merger agreement, the merger shall become effective upon the filing with the Commissioner of the executed merger agreement, together with copies of the resolutions of the stockholders of the merging bank and the merging trust company approving it, certified by the president or a vice-president or, the cashier and also by the secretary or other officer charged with keeping the records. The charter of the merging trust company shall thereupon automatically terminate. The Commissioner shall thereupon issue to the continuing bank a certificate of merger which shall specify the name of the merging trust company, the name of the continuing bank and the amendments to the charter of the continuing bank provided for by the merger agreement. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the merger and of the correctness of all proceedings therefor in all courts and places including the office of the Secretary of State, and said certificate shall be recorded.

(6) In the case of a conversion, a trust company shall apply for a charter by filing with the Commissioner:

(a) A certificate signed by its president, or a vice-president, and by a majority of the entire board of directors setting forth the corporate action taken in compliance with the provisions of the Act under which it is organized governing the conversion of a trust company to a bank or governing the merger of a trust company into another corporation;

(b) The plan of conversion and the proposed charter approved by the stockholders for the operation of the trust company as a bank. The plan of conversion shall contain (i) the name and location proposed for the converting trust company; (ii) a list of its stockholders as of the date of the stockholders' approval of the plan of conversion; (iii) the amount of its capital, surplus and reserve for operating expenses; (iv) the classes and the number of shares of stock and the par value of each share; (v) the charter which is to be the charter of the resulting bank; and (vi) a detailed financial statement showing the assets and liabilities of the converting trust company;

(c) A statement that the plan of conversion is subject to approval by the Commissioner and that, whether approved or disapproved, the converting trust company will pay the Commissioner's expenses of examination; and

(d) Such other instruments as the Commissioner may reasonably require to enable him to discharge his duties with respect to the conversion.

(7) After receipt by the Commissioner of the papers specified in subsection (6), he shall approve or disapprove the plan of conversion. The Commissioner shall not approve the plan of conversion unless he shall be of the opinion and finds:

(a) That the resulting bank meets the requirements of this Act for the formation of a new bank at the proposed place of business of the resulting bank;

(b) That the same matters exist in respect of the resulting bank which would have been required under Section 10 of this Act for the organization of a new bank; and

(c) That the plan of conversion is fair to all persons affected.

If the commissioner disapproves the plan of conversion, he shall state his objections in writing and give an opportunity to the converting trust company to obviate such objections.

(8) Unless a later date is specified in the plan of conversion, the conversion shall become effective upon the Commissioner's approval, and the charter proposed in the plan of conversion shall constitute the charter of the resulting bank. The Commissioner shall issue a certificate of conversion which shall specify the name of the converting trust company, the name of the resulting bank and the charter provided for by said plan of conversion. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the conversion and of the correctness of all proceedings therefor in all courts and places including the office of the Secretary of State, and such certificate shall be recorded.

(9) In the case of either a merger or a conversion under this Section 30, the resulting bank shall be considered the same business and corporate entity as each merging bank and merging trust company or as the converting trust company with all the property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of each as specified in Section 28 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(205 ILCS 5/30.5)

Sec. 30.5. Mid-tier bank holding company merger with State bank. Upon approval by the Commissioner, a mid-tier bank holding company having power so to do under the law under which it is organized may merge into its subsidiary State bank as prescribed by this Act; except that the action by the mid-tier bank holding company shall be taken in the manner prescribed by and shall be subject to limitations and requirements imposed by the law under which it is organized. The merger procedure shall be as follows:

(1) The board of directors of the parent bank holding company shall, by resolution, approve a merger agreement which shall contain:

(a) the name and location of the merging bank and of the mid-tier bank holding company;

(b) with respect to the merging bank (i) the amount of Tier 1 capital; (ii) the classes and the number of shares of stock and the par value of each share; (iii) a detailed financial statement showing the assets and liabilities after the proposed merger; and (iv) any amendments to the charter or by-laws;

(c) provisions governing the manner of converting the shares of the merging bank and the mid-tier bank holding company into shares of the merging bank and the manner of transferring the converted shares to the parent bank holding company;

(d) a statement that the merger agreement is subject to approval by the Commissioner and that whether approved or disapproved, the parties thereto will pay the Commissioner's expenses of examination; and

(e) such other provisions as the Commissioner may reasonably require to enable him to discharge his duties with respect to the merger.

(2) After approval by the board of directors of the parent bank holding company, the merger agreement shall be submitted to the Commissioner for approval.

(3) After receipt by the Commissioner of the papers specified in item (2), he shall approve or disapprove the merger agreement. The Commissioner shall not approve the agreement unless he shall be of the opinion and finds that the same matters exist in respect of the continuing bank which would have been required under Section 10 of this Act for the organization of a new bank, that the mid-tier bank holding company has no known liabilities that will become liabilities of the continuing bank, and that the parent bank holding company will indemnify the continuing bank for any known and unknown contingent liabilities for which the continuing bank may become liable as a result of the merger. Nothing in this Section shall authorize a resulting State bank to acquire, hold, or invest any asset or to assume or incur any liability that does not conform to the legal requirements for assets acquired, held, or invested or liabilities assumed or incurred by State banks, or to engage in any activity in which a State bank is not authorized to engage as part of a general banking business. If the Commissioner disapproves the merger agreement, he shall state his objections in writing and give an opportunity to the merging bank and mid-tier bank holding company to obviate the objections.

(4) To be effective, if approved by the Commissioner, a copy of the merger agreement executed by the duly authorized president of the mid-tier bank holding company and president of the merging State bank, together with copies of the resolution of the board of directors of the parent bank holding company, approving the merger agreement, certified by the parent bank holding company's president or vice-president and attested by the secretary, must be filed with the Commissioner. The merger shall, unless a later date is specified in the agreement, become effective when the Commissioner has approved the agreement and issued a certificate of merger to the continuing bank, which shall specify the name of the mid-tier bank holding company, the name of the continuing bank, and the amendments to the charter of the continuing bank provided for by the merger agreement. The charter of the mid-tier bank holding company shall thereupon automatically terminate. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the merger and of the correctness of all proceedings therefor in all courts and places including the office of the Secretary of State, and the certificate shall be recorded.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/31) (from Ch. 17, par. 338)

Sec. 31. Emergency sale of assets, change in control, or merger.

(a) With the prior written approval of the Commissioner, any State bank in danger of default may, by vote of a majority of its board of directors, and without a vote of its shareholders, and any State bank in default may, by appropriate action of its receiver or conservator, and without a vote of its shareholders, sell all or any part of its assets to another State bank that is not an eligible depository institution, to a national bank that is not an eligible depository institution, to an insured savings association that is not an eligible depository institution, to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or to any one or more of them, provided that a State bank that is not an eligible depository institution, a national bank that is not an eligible depository institution, an insured savings association that is not an eligible depository institution, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any one or more of them assumes in writing all of the liabilities of the selling bank as shown by its records, other than the liabilities of the selling bank to its shareholders as such.

(b) If the Commissioner has made one or more of the findings provided in Section 51, and the finding that an emergency exists as provided in Section 52, and if, in addition, the Commissioner gives his approval in writing, any State bank may, by vote of a majority of its board of directors and without a vote of its shareholders, merge with another State bank that is not an eligible depository institution, a national bank that is not an eligible depository institution, or an insured savings association located in Illinois that is not an eligible depository institution, and after May 31, 1997, an out-of-state bank that is not an eligible depository institution, with such other State bank, out-of-state bank, national bank, or insured savings association being the resulting or continuing bank or resulting insured savings association in such a merger.

(c) With the prior written approval of the Commissioner, any State bank may either purchase, assume, or both purchase and assume all or any part of the assets or liabilities, or act as paying agent for the payment of deposit insurance to the depositors of an eligible depository institution.

(d) With the prior written approval of the Commissioner, a State bank may, by vote of a majority of its board of directors and without a vote of its shareholders, merge with an insured savings association, national bank, or after May 31, 1997, out-of-state bank, in default or in danger of default, provided such State bank results from such merger, and provided further that such resulting bank shall conform all assets acquired or liabilities incurred as a result of such merger to the legal requirements for such assets acquired, held or invested or liabilities assumed or incurred by State banks, and that such resulting or continuing bank shall conform all of its activities to those activities in which a State bank is authorized to engage as part of a general banking business.

(d-5) If the Commissioner has made one or more of the findings provided in Section 51 or the finding that an emergency exists as provided in Section 52, and if, in addition, the Commissioner gives his approval in writing, a change in the ownership of outstanding stock of any State bank, including the acquisition of stock of the State bank by any bank holding company, may occur that will result in control or a change in the control of the State bank or a change in the control of a holding company having control of the outstanding stock of a State bank, including the acquisition of stock of such holding company by any other bank holding company, which will result in control or a change in control of the bank or holding company.

(e) Nothing in this Section shall authorize a State bank to acquire, hold, or invest any asset or to assume or incur any liability that does not conform to the legal requirements for assets acquired, held, or invested or liabilities assumed or incurred by State banks, or to engage in any activity in which a State bank is not authorized to engage as part of a general banking business.

(f) Nothing in this Section shall authorize a bank holding company to own or control, directly or indirectly, a State bank or a national bank having its main banking premises in Illinois unless such ownership or control is expressly authorized under the provisions of the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/31.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 338.1)

Sec. 31.1. Savings association branch; bank branch.

(a) A State bank that purchases an Illinois branch of an insured savings association that is not an eligible depository institution may establish and maintain that branch as a branch of the purchasing State bank.

(b) Nothing in this Section shall authorize a State bank to acquire, hold, or invest any asset or to assume or incur any liability that does not conform to the legal requirements for assets acquired, held, or invested or liabilities assumed or incurred by State banks, or to engage in any activity in which a State bank is not authorized to engage as part of a general banking business.

(Source: P.A. 88-4.)

(205 ILCS 5/32) (from Ch. 17, par. 339)

Sec. 32. Basic loaning limits. The liabilities outstanding at one time to a state bank of a person for money borrowed, including the liabilities of a partnership or joint venture in the liabilities of the several members thereof, shall not exceed 25% of the amount of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank.

The liabilities to any state bank of a person may exceed 25% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank, provided that (i) the excess amount from time to time outstanding is fully secured by readily marketable collateral having a market value, as determined by reliable and continuously available quotations, at least equal to the excess amount outstanding; and (ii) the total liabilities shall not exceed 30% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank.

The following shall not be considered as money borrowed within the meaning of this Section:

(1) The purchase or discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values.

(2) The purchase or discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same.

(3) The purchase of or loaning money in exchange for evidences of indebtedness which shall be secured by mortgage or trust deed upon productive real estate the value of which, as ascertained by the oath of 2 qualified appraisers, neither of whom shall be an officer, director, or employee of the bank or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the bank, is double the amount of the principal debt secured at the time of the original purchase of evidence of indebtedness or loan of money and which is still double the amount of the principal debt secured at the time of any renewal of the indebtedness or loan, and which mortgage or trust deed is shown, either by a guaranty policy of a title guaranty company approved by the Commissioner or by a registrar's certificate of title in any county having adopted the provisions of the Registered Titles (Torrens) Act, or by the opinion of an attorney-at-law, to be a first lien upon the real estate therein described, and real estate shall not be deemed to be encumbered within the meaning of this subsection (3) by reason of the existence of instruments reserving rights-of-way, sewer rights and rights in wells, building restrictions or other restrictive covenants, nor by reason of the fact it is subject to lease under which rents or profits are reserved by the owners.

(4) The purchase of marketable investment securities.

(5) The liability to a state bank of a person who is an accommodation party to, or guarantor of payment for, any evidence of indebtedness of another person who obtains a loan from or discounts paper with or sells paper to the state bank; but the total liability to a state bank of a person as an accommodation party or guarantor of payment in respect of such evidences of indebtedness shall not exceed 25% of the amount of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank; provided however that the liability of an accommodation party to paper excepted under subsection 2 of this Section shall not be included in the computation of this limitation.

(6) The liability to a state bank of a person, who as a guarantor, guarantees collection of the obligation or indebtedness of another person.

The total liabilities of any one person, for money borrowed, or otherwise, shall not exceed 25% of the deposits of the bank, and those total liabilities shall at no time exceed 50% of the amount of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank. Absent an actual unremedied breach, the obligation or responsibility for breach of warranties or representations, express or implied, of a person transferring negotiable or non-negotiable paper to a bank without recourse and without guaranty of payment, shall not be included in determining the amount of liabilities of the person to the bank for borrowed money or otherwise; and in the event of and to the extent of an unremedied breach, the amount remaining unpaid for principal and interest on the paper in respect of which the unremedied breach exists shall thereafter for the purpose of determining whether subsequent transactions giving rise to additional liability of the person to the state bank for borrowed money or otherwise are within the limitations of Sections 32 through 34 of this Act, be included in computing the amount of liabilities of the person for borrowed money or otherwise.

The liability of a person to a state bank on account of acceptances made or issued by the state bank on behalf of the person shall be included in the computation of the total liabilities of the person for money borrowed except to the extent the acceptances grow out of transactions of the character described in subsection (6) of Section 34 of this Act and are otherwise within the limitations of that subsection; provided nevertheless that any such excepted acceptances acquired by the state bank which accepted the same shall be included in the computation of the liabilities of the person to the state bank for money borrowed.

The Secretary may adopt rules to address the funding by banks of any loan commitment, when such funding would involve additional extensions of credit to be made after the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank have decreased and the Secretary determines that such decrease in unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus would cause the additional extensions of credit to result in an unsafe and unsound condition.

(Source: P.A. 96-1365, eff. 7-28-10.)

(205 ILCS 5/32.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 340)

Sec. 32.1. Loans to Single Females. No State bank shall require that single females to whom loans are made have cosigners on promissory notes negotiated to secure such loans unless such bank shall, under the same or similar circumstances, also require that single males have cosigners on promissory notes negotiated to secure loans.

(Source: P.A. 79-556.)

(205 ILCS 5/33) (from Ch. 17, par. 341)

Sec. 33. Marketable investment securities limit. Any State bank may purchase for its own account marketable investment securities without regard to any other liability to the bank of the issuer, maker, obligor, or guarantor of any marketable investment securities, but the total amount of the marketable investment securities of any one issuer, maker or obligor held by the bank or for its account at any one time shall not exceed 20% of its unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. As used in this Section the term "marketable investment securities" means marketable obligations evidencing indebtedness of any person in the form of bonds, notes, or debentures commonly known as investment securities; obligations identified by certificates of participation in investments the bank could have invested in directly; and includes certificates of participation in open end investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933 commonly referred to as mutual or money market funds, provided the portfolios of those investment companies consist of investments that a bank could invest in directly. Marketable investment securities shall be rated in the top 4 rating categories by national rating services and designated as "investment grade" or "bank quality investments" securities. The rating restriction on marketable investment securities does not apply to securities that are issued by a public agency as defined in Section 1 of the Public Funds Investment Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/34) (from Ch. 17, par. 342)

Sec. 34. Exceptions to loans and investment limits. The limitations in Sections 32, 33, and 35.1 of this Act upon the liabilities of any one person and upon the purchase and holding of marketable investment securities shall not apply:

(1) To the extent of 50% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of any bank, to loans to or obligations of any person to the extent that the loan shall be secured by a like amount of obligations of or guaranteed by the United States or by the State of Illinois, or by a like amount of obligations of any corporation wholly owned directly or indirectly by the United States or of any agency or instrumentality of the United States or of the State of Illinois, including any unit of local government or school district, provided that the total liabilities to any bank of any one person shall not exceed 50% of such unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus.

(2) To the extent of 30% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of any bank, to loans to or obligations of any person to the extent that the same shall be secured by shipping documents or instruments transferring or securing title covering livestock or giving a lien on livestock when the market value of the livestock securing the obligation is not at the time of the making of the loan less than 115% of the principal amount of the obligation, provided that the total liabilities to any bank of any one person shall not exceed 50% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus.

(3) To the extent of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of any bank, to the purchase of or holding by any bank of the general obligations of each municipality located in the State of Illinois or in any other state of the United States or to the purchase of or holding of the tax anticipation warrants of each such municipality.

(4) To the obligations as endorser, whether with or without recourse, or as guarantor, whether conditional or unconditional, of negotiable or nonnegotiable installment consumer paper of the person transferring the same if the bank's files or the knowledge of its officers of the financial condition of each maker of those obligations is reasonably adequate and if an officer of the bank, designated for that purpose by the board of directors of the bank, certifies that the responsibility of each maker of the obligations has been evaluated and that the bank is relying primarily upon each maker for the payment of the obligations; certification shall be in writing and shall be retained as part of the records of the bank.

(5) To the issuance, advice, or confirmation of letters of credit; however, if the letter of credit is a standby letter of credit, it shall be included within the limit under Section 32 for the person who has procured the issuance of the standby letter of credit unless the issuing bank has, at the time of issuance, an irrevocable commitment by another bank to purchase or participate out any amounts that may later be drawn under the letter of credit that would create a loan in excess of the limits under Section 32 for the person or the amounts are secured by pledge of United States government securities, a segregated deposit account, or other security that would exempt a loan so secured by application of Section 34 or 35 of this Act; if, however, a commitment to purchase or participate is in place, the amounts are not included in the limits under Section 32 for the person until drafts are presented upon the letter.

(6) To the acceptance of drafts or bills of exchange that grow out of transactions involving the importation or exportation of goods; or that grow out of transactions involving the domestic shipment of goods, provided documents of title covering the goods secure the acceptances at the time of acceptance; or that are secured at the time of acceptances by documents of title covering readily marketable staples; but the aggregate amount of these acceptances by any State bank on behalf of any one person at any one time outstanding shall not exceed 20% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank unless the part thereof in excess of that percentum of unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus is and will remain secured by accompanying documents of title or proceeds thereof growing out of the same transaction or by substituted security of similar character; provided further, however, that the aggregate amount of the acceptances on behalf of any one person outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 50% of the amount of unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank. The provisions of this paragraph (6) apply to the acceptances by a State bank on behalf of any one person and not to the purchase by a State bank of other banks' acceptances. A State bank may purchase acceptances from other banks in amounts not to exceed 50% of the State bank's unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus from any one bank.

(7) To the extent of 20% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of any bank, to the purchase of or holding by any bank of obligations of the State of Israel or obligations fully guaranteed by the State of Israel as to payment of principal and interest.

(8) To the purchase of stock in a Federal Home Loan Bank.

(Source: P.A. 93-620, eff. 12-15-03.)

(205 ILCS 5/35) (from Ch. 17, par. 343)

Sec. 35. Exemptions from loan and investment limits. The limitations in Sections 32, 33, 34, and 35.1 upon the liabilities of any one person and upon the purchase or holding of marketable investment securities shall not apply to the following as to which there shall be no limitation:

(1) Obligations of, or guaranteed by the United States.

(2) Loans to or obligations of any person to the extent that they are secured by not less than a like amount of bonds or notes of the United States, or certificates of indebtedness of the United States, or Treasury Bills of the United States or obligations fully guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States, or to the extent that the same shall be secured or covered by guaranty or by commitment or agreement to take over or purchase, made by any Federal Reserve Bank or by the United States or any department, bureau, board, commission or establishment of the United States, including any corporation wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the United States.

(3) Obligations of any corporation wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the United States or of any agency or instrumentality of the United States.

(4) General obligations and tax anticipation warrants of each state of the United States and general obligations of each municipality located in whole or in part in the county in which the bank is located.

(5) Loans to or obligations of any person to the extent that they are secured by not less than the same amount of general obligations and tax anticipation warrants of each state of the United States and of each municipality located in whole or in part in the county in which the bank is located.

(6) Loans to or obligations of or investments in those subsidiaries, established or acquired pursuant to subsection (12) of Section 5 of this Act, all of the stock of which is owned by the bank.

(7) Loans or extensions of credit secured by a segregated deposit account in the lending bank.

(8) Obligations of the State of Illinois, and obligations guaranteed by the State of Illinois to the extent of the guarantee.

(9) To the ownership of certificates of participation in open-end investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, provided the portfolios of such investment companies consist wholly of investments in which the bank could invest directly without limitation.

(Source: P.A. 90-301, eff. 8-1-97.)

(205 ILCS 5/35.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 344)

Sec. 35.1. Lease limitations. In exercise of the power conferred by paragraph (14) of Section 5 of this Act to own and lease personal property, a state bank shall be subject to the following limitations and restrictions in addition to those contained in that paragraph:

(a) The unamortized investment of the bank in personal property subject to any lease or series of leases which is or are the responsibility of a person shall not, when added to any liability of such person for money borrowed, exceed 25% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank. The term "unamortized investment" means the total cost of such property to the bank less so much of the payments theretofore received by the bank from the lessee and other sources, which under generally accepted principles of accounting are applicable to amortization of the investment.

(b) The amount of unamortized investment of the bank in personal property subject to a lease or leases which are the responsibility of a person shall for the purpose of computing the total permitted amount of liability of such person to the bank for money borrowed or otherwise under Section 32 of this Act be treated as the liability of such person.

(c) No such lease or related agreement shall obligate the bank to maintain, repair or service the personal property, or unconditionally obligate the bank to restore or replace the same, or in effect unconditionally place on the bank the risk of such restoration or replacement, in the event of loss, theft or destruction of or damage to such property from any cause other than a wilful act of the bank.

The limitations and restrictions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above shall apply and be complied with even though such owning and leasing is carried on by the bank, in whole or in part, through the medium of a subsidiary as permitted by paragraph (12) of Section 5 of this Act.

In the event a state bank acquires by purchase or discount a lease, or the sums due and to become due thereunder, of personal property made by a lessor other than the bank or such a subsidiary, paragraph (b) of this Section 35.1 shall also apply to the obligation of the lessee under such lease.

(Source: P.A. 92-573, eff. 6-26-02.)

(205 ILCS 5/35.2) (from Ch. 17, par. 345)

Sec. 35.2. Limitations on investments in and loans to affiliates.

(a) Restrictions on transactions with affiliates.

(1) A state bank and its subsidiaries may engage in a covered transaction with an affiliate, as expressly provided in this Section 35.2, only if:

(A) in the case of any one affiliate, the aggregate amount of covered transactions of the state bank and its subsidiaries will not exceed 10% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the state bank; and

(B) in the case of all affiliates, the aggregate amount of covered transactions of the state bank and its subsidiaries will not exceed 20% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the state bank.

(2) For the purpose of this Section, any transactions by a state bank with any person shall be deemed to be a transaction with an affiliate to the extent that the proceeds of the transaction are used for the benefit of, or transferred to, that affiliate.

(3) A state bank and its subsidiaries may not purchase a low-quality asset from an affiliate unless the bank or such subsidiary, pursuant to an independent credit evaluation, committed itself to purchase such asset prior to the time such asset was acquired by the affiliate.

(4) Any covered transactions and any transactions exempt under subsection (d) between a state bank and an affiliate shall be on terms and conditions that are consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

(b) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following rules and definitions apply:

(1) "Affiliate" with respect to a state bank means

(A) any company that controls the state bank and any other company that is controlled by the company that controls the state bank;

(B) a bank subsidiary of the state bank;

(C) any company

(i) controlled directly or indirectly, by a trust or otherwise, by or for the benefit of shareholders who beneficially or otherwise control, directly or indirectly, by trust or otherwise, the state bank or any company that controls the state bank; or

(ii) a majority of the directors or trustees of which constitute a majority of the persons holding any such office with the state bank or any company that controls the state bank;

(D) (i) any company, including a real estate investment trust, that is sponsored and advised on a contractual basis by the state bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of the state bank; or

(ii) any investment company with respect to which a state bank or any affiliate thereof is an investment advisor. An investment advisor is defined as "any person (other than a bona fide officer, director, trustee, member of an advisory board, or employee of such company, as such) who pursuant to contract with such company regularly furnishes advice to such company, with respect to the desirability or investing in, purchasing, or selling securities or other property shall be purchased or sold by such company, and any other who pursuant to contract with a person as described above regularly performs substantially all of the duties undertaken by such person described above; but does not include a person whose advice is furnished solely through uniform publications to subscribers thereto or a person who furnishes only statistical and other factual information, advice regarding economic factors and trends, or advice as to occasional transactions in specific securities, but without generally furnishing advice or making recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of securities, or a company furnishing such services at cost to one or more investment companies, insurance companies or other financial institutions, or any person the character and amount of whose compensation for such services must be approved by a court.

(E) any company the Commissioner determines as having a relationship with the state bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of the state bank, such that covered transactions by the state bank or its subsidiary with the company may be affected by the relationship to the detriment of the state bank or its subsidiary.

(2) None of the following are considered to be an affiliate:

(A) any company, other than a bank, that is a subsidiary of a state bank, unless a determination is made under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) not to exclude such subsidiary company from the definition of affiliate;

(B) any company engaged solely in holding the premises of the state bank;

(C) any company engaged solely in conducting a safe deposit business;

(D) any company engaged solely in holding obligations of the United States or its agencies or obligations fully guaranteed by the United States or its agencies as to principal and interest; and

(E) any company where control results from the exercise of rights arising out of a bona fide debt previously contracted, but only for the period of time specifically authorized under applicable State and federal law or regulations or, in the absence of such law or regulation, for a period of 2 years from the date of the exercise of such rights or the effective date of this Act, whichever date is later, subject, upon application, to authorization by the Commissioner for good cause shown of extensions of time for not more than one year at a time, with such extensions not to exceed an aggregate of 3 years.

(3) (A) A company or shareholder has control over another company if

(i) such company or shareholder, directly or indirectly, or acting through one or more other persons, owns, controls, or has power to vote 25% or more of any class of voting securities of the other company;

(ii) such company or shareholder controls in any manner the election of a majority of the directors or trustees of the other company; or

(iii) the Commissioner determines, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that such company or shareholder, directly or indirectly, exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of the other company.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, no company shall be deemed to own or control another company by virtue of its ownership or control of shares in a fiduciary capacity, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) or because of its ownership or control of such shares in a business trust.

(4) "Subsidiary" with respect to a specified company means a company that is controlled by such specified company.

(5) "Bank" means any bank now or hereafter organized under the laws of any State or territory of the United States including the District of Columbia, any national bank, and any trust company.

(6) "Company" means a corporation, partnership, business trust, association, or similar organization and, unless specifically excluded, includes a "state bank" and a "bank".

(7) "Covered transaction" means, with respect to an affiliate of a state bank,

(A) a loan or extension of credit to the affiliate;

(B) a purchase of or an investment in securities issued by the affiliate;

(C) a purchase of assets, including assets subject to an agreement to repurchase, from the affiliate, except such purchases of real and personal property as may be specifically exempted by the Commissioner;

(D) the acceptance of securities issued by the affiliate as collateral security for a loan or extension of credit to any person or company; or

(E) the issuance of a guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit, including an endorsement or standby letter of credit, on behalf of an affiliate.

(8) "Aggregate amount of covered transactions" means the amount of covered transactions about to be engaged in added to the current amount of all outstanding covered transactions.

(9) "Securities" means stocks, bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations.

(10) "Low-quality asset" means an asset that falls into any one or more of the following categories:

(A) an asset classified as "substandard", "doubtful", or "loss" or treated as "other loans especially mentioned" in the most recent report of examination of an affiliate;

(B) an asset in a nonaccrual status;

(C) an asset on which principal or interest payments are more than 30 days past due; or

(D) an asset whose terms have been renegotiated or compromised due to the deteriorating financial condition of the obligor.

(c) Collateral for certain transactions with affiliates.

(1) Each loan or extension of credit to, or guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit issued on behalf of, an affiliate by a state bank or its subsidiary shall be secured at the time of the transaction by collateral having a market value equal to

(A) 100% of the amount of such loan or extension of credit, guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit, if the collateral is composed of

(i) obligations of the United States or its agencies;

(ii) obligations fully guaranteed by the United States or its agencies as to principal and interest;

(iii) notes, drafts, bills of exchange or bankers' acceptances that are eligible for rediscount or purchase by a Federal Reserve Bank; or

(iv) a segregated, earmarked deposit account with the state bank;

(B) 110% of the amount of such loan or extension of credit, guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit if the collateral is composed of obligations of any state or political subdivision of any State;

(C) 120% of the amount of such loan or extension of credit, guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit if the collateral is composed of other debt instruments, including receivables; and

(D) 130% of the amount of such loan or extension of credit, guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit if the collateral is composed of stock, leases, or other real or personal property.

(2) Any such collateral that is subsequently retired or amortized shall be replaced by additional eligible collateral where needed to keep the percentage of the collateral value relative to the amount of the outstanding loan or extension of credit, guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit equal to the minimum percentage required at the inception of the transaction.

(3) A low-quality asset shall not be acceptable as collateral for a loan or extension of credit to, or guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit issued on behalf of, an affiliate.

(4) The securities issued by an affiliate of the state bank shall not be acceptable as collateral for a loan or extension of credit to, or guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit issued on behalf of, that affiliate or any other affiliate of the state bank.

(5) The collateral requirements of this paragraph do not apply to an acceptance that is already fully secured either by attached documents or by other property having an ascertainable market value that is involved in the transaction.

(d) Exemptions. The provisions of this Section, except paragraph (4) of subsection (a), shall not be applicable to the following as to which there shall be no limitation:

(1) any transaction, subject to the prohibition contained in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), with a bank

(A) which controls 80% or more of the voting shares of the state bank;

(B) in which the state bank controls 80% or more of the voting shares; or

(C) in which 80% or more of the voting shares are controlled by the company that controls 80% or more of the voting shares of the state bank;

(2) making deposits in an affiliated bank or affiliated foreign bank in the ordinary course of correspondent business, subject to any restrictions that the Commissioner may prescribe;

(3) giving immediate credit to an affiliate for uncollected items received in the ordinary course of business;

(4) making a loan or extension of credit to, or issuing a guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit on behalf of, an affiliate that is fully secured by

(A) obligations of the United States or its agencies;

(B) obligations fully guaranteed by the United States or its agencies as to principal and interest; or

(C) a segregated, earmarked deposit account with the state bank;

(5) purchasing securities issued by any company of the kinds described as follows:

Shares of any company engaged or to be engaged solely in one or more of the following activities: holding or operating properties used wholly or substantially by any banking subsidiary of such bank holding company in the operations of such banking subsidiary or acquired for such future use; or conducting a safe deposit business; or furnishing services to or performing services for such bank holding company or its banking subsidiaries; or liquidating assets acquired from such bank holding company or its banking subsidiaries or acquired from any other source prior to May 9, 1956, or the date on which such company became a bank holding company, whichever is later;

(6) purchasing assets having a readily identifiable and publicly available market quotation and purchased at the market quotation or, subject to the prohibition contained in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), purchasing loans on a nonrecourse basis from affiliated banks; and

(7) purchasing from an affiliate a loan or extension of credit that was originated by the state bank and sold to the affiliate subject to a repurchase agreement or with recourse.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a state bank and its subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Regulation W [12 C.F.R. Part 223] promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section.

This Section shall apply to any transaction entered into after January 1, 1984, except for transactions which are the subject of a binding written contract or commitment entered into on or before July 28, 1982, and except that any renewal of a participation in a loan outstanding on July 28, 1982, to a company that becomes an affiliate as a result of the enactment of this Act, or any participation in a loan to such an affiliate emanating from the renewal of a binding written contract or commitment outstanding on July 28, 1982, shall not be subject to the collateral requirements of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 95-77, eff. 8-13-07.)

(205 ILCS 5/36) (from Ch. 17, par. 346)

Sec. 36. Classification of loans and investments. For the determination of the character and classification of loans and investments made by state banks the substantive character of the underlying security for a loan or of the marketable investment security shall be the determinant, and the state bank's ownership or interest therein may be evidenced by warehouse receipts, deposit receipts, shipping documents, trust receipts, participation certificates, mortgages, conditional sale agreements, and such other or different instruments of title or of lien as may establish the bank's ownership in or lien upon the underlying security.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/37) (from Ch. 17, par. 347)

Sec. 37. Loans to officers and loans on and purchases of bank's own stock.

(1) No state bank shall make any loan or extension of credit in excess of the limits, as determined by the Commissioner, at any one time outstanding each to its president, or to any of its vice presidents or its salaried officers or employees or directors or to corporations or firms, controlled by them, or in the management of which any of them are actively engaged, unless such loan or extension of credit shall have been first approved, by the board of directors. The Commissioner shall prescribe such limits by rules.

(2) It shall not be lawful for a state bank to make any loan or discount on the security of the shares of its own capital stock or preferred stock or on the security of its own debentures or evidences of debt which are either convertible into capital stock or are junior or subordinate in right of payment to deposit or other liabilities of the bank.

(3)(a) For purposes of this Section, "control" means (i) ownership, control, or power to vote 25% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of the corporation or firm, directly or indirectly, or acting through or in concert with one or more other persons; (ii) control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors of the corporation or firm; or (iii) the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of the corporation or firm, directly or indirectly, or acting through or in concert with one or more persons.

(3)(b) A person does not have the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a corporation or firm solely by virtue of the person's position as an officer or director of the corporation or firm.

(3)(c) A person is presumed to have control, including the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies, of a corporation or firm if:

(i) the person:

(A) is an executive officer, director, or individual exercising similar functions of the corporation or firm; and

(B) directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10% of any class of voting securities of the corporation or firm; or

(ii) (A) the person directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote more than 10% of any class of voting securities of the corporation or firm; and

(B) no other person directly or indirectly owns, controls, or has the power to vote a greater percentage of that class of voting securities.

(3)(d) A person may rebut a presumption established under subdivision (3)(c) of this Section by submitting written materials that, in the Commissioner's judgment, demonstrate an absence of control.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/38) (from Ch. 17, par. 348)

Sec. 38. Validation of loans and investments. Every loan made or obligation or security purchased or discounted in violation of the provisions of this Act shall be due and payable according to its terms and the remedy for the recovery of any money loaned or obligation or security purchased or discounted in violation of the provisions of this Act or for the enforcement of any agreement, collateral or otherwise, made in connection with any such loan or obligation or security shall not be held to be impaired, affected or prohibited by reason of such violation, but such remedy shall exist notwithstanding the same.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/39) (from Ch. 17, par. 349)

Sec. 39. Directors' and officers' liability.

(a) Every director or officer of a State bank, who shall violate, or participate in, or assent to a violation of Section 32, 33, 34, 35.1, or 35.2 of this Act, or who shall permit any of the officers, agents, or servants of the state bank to violate the provisions of Section 32, 33, 34, 35.1, or 35.2 of this Act shall be held liable in his or her personal or individual capacity for all damages which the State bank, its stockholders, or any other person shall have sustained in consequence of the violation. No director or officer of a State bank shall be held liable in his or her personal or individual capacity under this Section, however, for a loan, investment, lease, or other transaction that complied in good faith with the applicable provisions of Section 32, 33, 34, 35.1, or 35.2, when made or acquired by the State bank, but later violated the provisions of Section 32, 33, 34, 35.1, or 35.2 solely because of a subsequent reduction in the amount of the unimpaired capital or unimpaired surplus of the State bank. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to limit in any way the Commissioner's powers and authority including, but not limited to, the powers and authority vested in the Commissioner by Section 48 of this Act.

(b) By the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of stock of a State bank, such vote occurring at any annual or special meeting of shareholders held pursuant to this Act or occurring pursuant to the waiver provisions of Section 43 of this Act, a State bank may establish that a director is not personally liable to the bank or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of the director's fiduciary duty; provided, however, that such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any of the following:

(1) An act or omission that is grossly negligent.

(2) A breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the bank or its shareholders.

(3) Acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

(4) A transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

(5) An act or omission occurring before the effective date of the provision authorized by this subsection.

(Source: P.A. 91-322, eff. 1-1-00.)

(205 ILCS 5/40) (from Ch. 17, par. 350)

Sec. 40. Prohibited activities. The Commissioner, deputy commissioners, and employees of the Office of Banks and Real Estate shall be subject to the restrictions provided in Section 2.5 of the Division of Banking Act including, without limitation, the restrictions on (i) owning shares of stock or holding any other equity interest in an entity regulated under this Act or in any corporation or company that owns or controls an entity regulated under this Act; (ii) being an officer, director, employee, or agent of an entity regulated under this Act; and (iii) obtaining a loan or accepting a gratuity from an entity regulated under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-1365, eff. 7-28-10.)

(205 ILCS 5/43) (from Ch. 17, par. 353)

Sec. 43. Waivers; corporate action by unanimously signed writing. When a notice is required to be given to stockholders or directors under this Act, or by the charter or by-laws of any state bank, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Whenever the vote of the stockholders or the directors, as the case may be, at a meeting thereof is required or permitted to be taken in connection with any corporate action, by any section of this Act, the meeting and vote of stockholders or directors may be dispensed with, if all of the stockholders or all of the directors who would have been entitled to vote upon the action if such meeting were held, shall consent in writing to such corporate action being taken. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any of the other sections of this Act, if such action had been voted upon by the stockholders or directors at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed under such other section shall state that written consent has been given hereunder, in lieu of stating that the stockholders or directors have voted upon the corporate action in question, if such last mentioned statement is required thereby.

(Source: P.A. 85-211.)

(205 ILCS 5/44) (from Ch. 17, par. 354)

Sec. 44. School or institutional deposits. Subject to such regulations as the Commissioner may prescribe for the protection of depositors, a bank may contract with the proper authorities of any elementary or secondary school, or of any institution caring for minors, for the participation by the bank in any school or institutional thrift or savings plan, and it may accept deposits at such school or institution, either by its own collector or by any representative of the school or institution who becomes the agent of the bank for such purpose.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/44.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 354.1)

Sec. 44.1. Services at care facilities. Subject to reasonable regulations the Commissioner may prescribe for the protection of depositors, a bank may take any action necessary for the provision of banking services to persons residing in any bona fide nursing home, senior citizens' retirement home, or long term care facility and may conduct a banking business at the location on a limited basis. However, no location served by a bank on a limited basis pursuant to this Section shall be deemed a branch for purposes of Section 5 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-602; 88-4.)

(205 ILCS 5/45.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 356)

Sec. 45.1. Accounts for minors. A state bank may accept deposits made by a minor and may open an account in the name of such minor and the rules and regulations of such bank with respect to each such deposit and account shall be as binding upon such minor as if such minor were of full age and legal capacity. The receipt, acquittance or order of payment of such minor on such account or deposit or any part thereof shall be as binding upon such minor as if such minor were of full age and legal capacity.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/46) (from Ch. 17, par. 357)

Sec. 46. Misleading practices and names prohibited; penalty.

(a) No person, firm, partnership, or corporation that is not a bank shall transact business in this State in a manner which has a substantial likelihood of misleading the public by implying that the business is a bank, or shall use the word "bank", "banker", or "banking" in connection with the business. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating this Section shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and the Attorney General or State's Attorney of the county in which any such violation occurs may restrain such violation by a complaint for injunctive relief.

(b) If the Commissioner is of the opinion and finds that a person, firm, partnership, or corporation that is not a bank has transacted or intends to transact business in this State in a manner which has a substantial likelihood of misleading the public by implying that the business is a bank, or has used or intends to use the word "bank", "banker", or "banking" in connection with the business, then the Commissioner may direct that person, firm, partnership, or corporation to cease and desist from transacting the business or using the word "bank", "banker", or "banking". If that person, firm, partnership, or corporation persists in transacting the business or using the word "bank", "banker", or "banking", then the Commissioner may impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation. Each day that the person, firm, partnership, or corporation continues transacting the business or using the word "bank", "banker", or "banking" in connection with the business shall constitute a separate violation of these provisions.

(c) A person, firm, partnership, or corporation that is not a bank, and is not transacting or intending to transact business in this State in a manner that has a substantial likelihood of misleading the public by implying that such business is a bank, may apply to the Commissioner for permission to use the word "bank", "banker", or "banking" in connection with the business. If the Commissioner determines that there is no substantial likelihood of misleading the public, and upon such conditions as the Commissioner may impose to prevent the person, firm, partnership, or corporation from holding itself out in a misleading manner, then such person, firm, partnership, or corporation may use the word "bank", "banker", or "banking".

(d) (1) Unless otherwise expressly permitted by law, no person, firm, partnership, or corporation may use the name of an existing bank when marketing to or soliciting business from customers or prospective customers if the reference to the existing bank is made without the consent of the existing bank.

(1.5) Unless otherwise expressly permitted by law, no person, firm, partnership, or corporation may use a name similar to that of an existing bank when marketing to or soliciting business from customers or prospective customers if the similar name is used in a manner that could cause a reasonable person to believe that the marketing material or solicitation originated from or is endorsed by the existing bank or that the existing bank is in any other way responsible for the marketing material or solicitation.

(2) An existing bank may, in addition to any other remedies available under the law, report an alleged violation of this subsection (d) to the Commissioner. If the Commissioner finds the marketing material or solicitation in question to be in violation of this subsection, the Commissioner may direct the person, firm, partnership, or corporation to cease and desist from using that marketing material or solicitation in Illinois. If that person, firm, partnership, or corporation persists in the use of the marketing material or solicitation, then the Commissioner may impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation. Each instance in which the marketing material or solicitation is sent to a customer or prospective customer shall constitute a separate violation of these provisions. The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules to administer these provisions.

(3) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 92-476, eff. 8-23-01; 92-811, eff. 8-21-02.)

(205 ILCS 5/47) (from Ch. 17, par. 358)

Sec. 47. Reports to Commissioner.

(a) All State banks shall make a full and accurate statement of their affairs at least 1 time during each calendar quarter which shall be certified to, under oath by the president, a vice-president or the cashier of such bank. If the statement is submitted in electronic form, the Commissioner may, in the call for the report, specify the manner in which the appropriate officer of the bank shall certify the statement of affairs. The statement shall be according to the form which may be prescribed by the Commissioner and shall exhibit in detail information concerning such bank at the close of business of any day the Commissioner may choose and designate in a call for such report. Each bank shall deliver its quarterly statement to the location specified by the Commissioner within 30 calendar days of the date of the call for such reports. If the quarterly statement is mailed, it must be postmarked within the period prescribed for delivery, and if the quarterly statement is delivered in electronic form, the bank shall generate and retain satisfactory proof that it has caused the report to be delivered within the period prescribed for delivery.

(b) In addition to the foregoing reports, any bank which is the victim of a shortage of funds in excess of $10,000, an apparent misapplication of the bank's funds by an officer, employee or director, or any adverse legal action in an amount in excess of 10% of total unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the bank, including but not limited to, the entry of an adverse money judgment against the bank or a write-off of assets of the bank, shall report that information in writing to the Commissioner within 7 days of the occurrence. Compliance with the time frames prescribed by the United States Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shall be deemed compliance with this Section. Neither the bank, its directors, officers, employees or its agents, in the preparation or filing of the reports required by subsection (b) of this Section, shall be subject to any liability for libel, slander, or other charges resulting from information supplied in such reports, except when the supplying of such information is done in a corrupt or malicious manner or otherwise not in good faith.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/48)

Sec. 48. Secretary's powers; duties. The Secretary shall have the powers and authority, and is charged with the duties and responsibilities designated in this Act, and a State bank shall not be subject to any other visitorial power other than as authorized by this Act, except those vested in the courts, or upon prior consultation with the Secretary, a foreign bank regulator with an appropriate supervisory interest in the parent or affiliate of a State bank. In the performance of the Secretary's duties:

(1) The Commissioner shall call for statements from all State banks as provided in Section 47 at least one time during each calendar quarter.

(2) (a) The Commissioner, as often as the Commissioner shall deem necessary or proper, and no less frequently than 18 months following the preceding examination, shall appoint a suitable person or persons to make an examination of the affairs of every State bank, except that for every eligible State bank, as defined by regulation, the Commissioner in lieu of the examination may accept on an alternating basis the examination made by the eligible State bank's appropriate federal banking agency pursuant to Section 111 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, provided the appropriate federal banking agency has made such an examination. A person so appointed shall not be a stockholder or officer or employee of any bank which that person may be directed to examine, and shall have powers to make a thorough examination into all the affairs of the bank and in so doing to examine any of the officers or agents or employees thereof on oath and shall make a full and detailed report of the condition of the bank to the Commissioner. In making the examination the examiners shall include an examination of the affairs of all the affiliates of the bank, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 35.2 of this Act, or subsidiaries of the bank as shall be necessary to disclose fully the conditions of the subsidiaries or affiliates, the relations between the bank and the subsidiaries or affiliates and the effect of those relations upon the affairs of the bank, and in connection therewith shall have power to examine any of the officers, directors, agents, or employees of the subsidiaries or affiliates on oath. After May 31, 1997, the Commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with state regulatory authorities of other states to provide for examination of State bank branches in those states, and the Commissioner may accept reports of examinations of State bank branches from those state regulatory authorities. These cooperative agreements may set forth the manner in which the other state regulatory authorities may be compensated for examinations prepared for and submitted to the Commissioner.

(b) After May 31, 1997, the Commissioner is authorized to examine, as often as the Commissioner shall deem necessary or proper, branches of out-of-state banks. The Commissioner may establish and may assess fees to be paid to the Commissioner for examinations under this subsection (b). The fees shall be borne by the out-of-state bank, unless the fees are borne by the state regulatory authority that chartered the out-of-state bank, as determined by a cooperative agreement between the Commissioner and the state regulatory authority that chartered the out-of-state bank.

(2.1) Pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of this Section, the Secretary shall adopt rules that ensure consistency and due process in the examination process. The Secretary may also establish guidelines that (i) define the scope of the examination process and (ii) clarify examination items to be resolved. The rules, formal guidance, interpretive letters, or opinions furnished to State banks by the Secretary may be relied upon by the State banks.

(2.5) Whenever any State bank, any subsidiary or affiliate of a State bank, or after May 31, 1997, any branch of an out-of-state bank causes to be performed, by contract or otherwise, any bank services for itself, whether on or off its premises:

(a) that performance shall be subject to examination by the Commissioner to the same extent as if services were being performed by the bank or, after May 31, 1997, branch of the out-of-state bank itself on its own premises; and

(b) the bank or, after May 31, 1997, branch of the out-of-state bank shall notify the Commissioner of the existence of a service relationship. The notification shall be submitted with the first statement of condition (as required by Section 47 of this Act) due after the making of the service contract or the performance of the service, whichever occurs first. The Commissioner shall be notified of each subsequent contract in the same manner.

For purposes of this subsection (2.5), the term "bank services" means services such as sorting and posting of checks and deposits, computation and posting of interest and other credits and charges, preparation and mailing of checks, statements, notices, and similar items, or any other clerical, bookkeeping, accounting, statistical, or similar functions performed for a State bank, including, but not limited to, electronic data processing related to those bank services.

(3) The expense of administering this Act, including the expense of the examinations of State banks as provided in this Act, shall to the extent of the amounts resulting from the fees provided for in paragraphs (a), (a-2), and (b) of this subsection (3) be assessed against and borne by the State banks:

(a) Each bank shall pay to the Secretary a Call Report Fee which shall be paid in quarterly installments equal to one-fourth of the sum of the annual fixed fee of $800, plus a variable fee based on the assets shown on the quarterly statement of condition delivered to the Secretary in accordance with Section 47 for the preceding quarter according to the following schedule: 16¢ per $1,000 of the first $5,000,000 of total assets, 15¢ per $1,000 of the next $20,000,000 of total assets, 13¢ per $1,000 of the next $75,000,000 of total assets, 9¢ per $1,000 of the next $400,000,000 of total assets, 7¢ per $1,000 of the next $500,000,000 of total assets, and 5¢ per $1,000 of all assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, of the State bank. The Call Report Fee shall be calculated by the Secretary and billed to the banks for remittance at the time of the quarterly statements of condition provided for in Section 47. The Secretary may require payment of the fees provided in this Section by an electronic transfer of funds or an automatic debit of an account of each of the State banks. In case more than one examination of any bank is deemed by the Secretary to be necessary in any examination frequency cycle specified in subsection 2(a) of this Section, and is performed at his direction, the Secretary may assess a reasonable additional fee to recover the cost of the additional examination. In lieu of the method and amounts set forth in this paragraph (a) for the calculation of the Call Report Fee, the Secretary may specify by rule that the Call Report Fees provided by this Section may be assessed semiannually or some other period and may provide in the rule the formula to be used for calculating and assessing the periodic Call Report Fees to be paid by State banks.

(a-1) If in the opinion of the Commissioner an emergency exists or appears likely, the Commissioner may assign an examiner or examiners to monitor the affairs of a State bank with whatever frequency he deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, a daily basis. The reasonable and necessary expenses of the Commissioner during the period of the monitoring shall be borne by the subject bank. The Commissioner shall furnish the State bank a statement of time and expenses if requested to do so within 30 days of the conclusion of the monitoring period.

(a-2) On and after January 1, 1990, the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Commissioner during examination of the performance of electronic data processing services under subsection (2.5) shall be borne by the banks for which the services are provided. An amount, based upon a fee structure prescribed by the Commissioner, shall be paid by the banks or, after May 31, 1997, branches of out-of-state banks receiving the electronic data processing services along with the Call Report Fee assessed under paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).

(a-3) After May 31, 1997, the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Commissioner during examination of the performance of electronic data processing services under subsection (2.5) at or on behalf of branches of out-of-state banks shall be borne by the out-of-state banks, unless those expenses are borne by the state regulatory authorities that chartered the out-of-state banks, as determined by cooperative agreements between the Commissioner and the state regulatory authorities that chartered the out-of-state banks.

(b) "Fiscal year" for purposes of this Section 48 is defined as a period beginning July 1 of any year and ending June 30 of the next year. The Commissioner shall receive for each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, a contingent fee equal to the lesser of the aggregate of the fees paid by all State banks under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) for that year, or the amount, if any, whereby the aggregate of the administration expenses, as defined in paragraph (c), for that fiscal year exceeds the sum of the aggregate of the fees payable by all State banks for that year under paragraph (a) of subsection (3), plus any amounts transferred into the Bank and Trust Company Fund from the State Pensions Fund for that year, plus all other amounts collected by the Commissioner for that year under any other provision of this Act, plus the aggregate of all fees collected for that year by the Commissioner under the Corporate Fiduciary Act, excluding the receivership fees provided for in Section 5-10 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act, and the Foreign Banking Office Act. The aggregate amount of the contingent fee thus arrived at for any fiscal year shall be apportioned among, assessed upon, and paid by the State banks and foreign banking corporations, respectively, in the same proportion that the fee of each under paragraph (a) of subsection (3), respectively, for that year bears to the aggregate for that year of the fees collected under paragraph (a) of subsection (3). The aggregate amount of the contingent fee, and the portion thereof to be assessed upon each State bank and foreign banking corporation, respectively, shall be determined by the Commissioner and shall be paid by each, respectively, within 120 days of the close of the period for which the contingent fee is computed and is payable, and the Commissioner shall give 20 days' advance notice of the amount of the contingent fee payable by the State bank and of the date fixed by the Commissioner for payment of the fee.

(c) The "administration expenses" for any fiscal year shall mean the ordinary and contingent expenses for that year incident to making the examinations provided for by, and for otherwise administering, this Act, the Corporate Fiduciary Act, excluding the expenses paid from the Corporate Fiduciary Receivership account in the Bank and Trust Company Fund, the Foreign Banking Office Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation Act, including all salaries and other compensation paid for personal services rendered for the State by officers or employees of the State, including the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioners, communication equipment and services, office furnishings, surety bond premiums, and travel expenses of those officers and employees, employees, expenditures or charges for the acquisition, enlargement or improvement of, or for the use of, any office space, building, or structure, or expenditures for the maintenance thereof or for furnishing heat, light, or power with respect thereto, all to the extent that those expenditures are directly incidental to such examinations or administration. The Commissioner shall not be required by paragraph (c) or (d-1) of this subsection (3) to maintain in any fiscal year's budget appropriated reserves for accrued vacation and accrued sick leave that is required to be paid to employees of the Commissioner upon termination of their service with the Commissioner in an amount that is more than is reasonably anticipated to be necessary for any anticipated turnover in employees, whether due to normal attrition or due to layoffs, terminations, or resignations.

(d) The aggregate of all fees collected by the Secretary under this Act, the Corporate Fiduciary Act, or the Foreign Banking Office Act on and after July 1, 1979, shall be paid promptly after receipt of the same, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof, into the State treasury and shall be set apart in a special fund to be known as the Bank and Trust Company Fund, except as provided in paragraph (c) of subsection (11) of this Section. All earnings received from investments of funds in the Bank and Trust Company Fund shall be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund and may be used for the same purposes as fees deposited into that Fund. The amount from time to time deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund shall be used: (i) to offset the ordinary administrative expenses of the Secretary as defined in this Section or (ii) as a credit against fees under paragraph (d-1) of this subsection (3). Nothing in Public Act 81-131 shall prevent continuing the practice of paying expenses involving salaries, retirement, social security, and State-paid insurance premiums of State officers by appropriations from the General Revenue Fund. However, the General Revenue Fund shall be reimbursed for those payments made on and after July 1, 1979, by an annual transfer of funds from the Bank and Trust Company Fund. Moneys in the Bank and Trust Company Fund may be transferred to the Professions Indirect Cost Fund, as authorized under Section 2105-300 of the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.

Notwithstanding provisions in the State Finance Act, as now or hereafter amended, or any other law to the contrary, the Governor may, during any fiscal year through January 10, 2011, from time to time direct the State Treasurer and Comptroller to transfer a specified sum not exceeding 10% of the revenues to be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund during that fiscal year from that Fund to the General Revenue Fund in order to help defray the State's operating costs for the fiscal year. Notwithstanding provisions in the State Finance Act, as now or hereafter amended, or any other law to the contrary, the total sum transferred during any fiscal year through January 10, 2011, from the Bank and Trust Company Fund to the General Revenue Fund pursuant to this provision shall not exceed during any fiscal year 10% of the revenues to be deposited into the Bank and Trust Company Fund during that fiscal year. The State Treasurer and Comptroller shall transfer the amounts designated under this Section as soon as may be practicable after receiving the direction to transfer from the Governor.

(d-1) Adequate funds shall be available in the Bank and Trust Company Fund to permit the timely payment of administration expenses. In each fiscal year the total administration expenses shall be deducted from the total fees collected by the Commissioner and the remainder transferred into the Cash Flow Reserve Account, unless the balance of the Cash Flow Reserve Account prior to the transfer equals or exceeds one-fourth of the total initial appropriations from the Bank and Trust Company Fund for the subsequent year, in which case the remainder shall be credited to State banks and foreign banking corporations and applied against their fees for the subsequent year. The amount credited to each State bank and foreign banking corporation shall be in the same proportion as the Call Report Fees paid by each for the year bear to the total Call Report Fees collected for the year. If, after a transfer to the Cash Flow Reserve Account is made or if no remainder is available for transfer, the balance of the Cash Flow Reserve Account is less than one-fourth of the total initial appropriations for the subsequent year and the amount transferred is less than 5% of the total Call Report Fees for the year, additional amounts needed to make the transfer equal to 5% of the total Call Report Fees for the year shall be apportioned among, assessed upon, and paid by the State banks and foreign banking corporations in the same proportion that the Call Report Fees of each, respectively, for the year bear to the total Call Report Fees collected for the year. The additional amounts assessed shall be transferred into the Cash Flow Reserve Account. For purposes of this paragraph (d-1), the calculation of the fees collected by the Commissioner shall exclude the receivership fees provided for in Section 5-10 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act.

(e) The Commissioner may upon request certify to any public record in his keeping and shall have authority to levy a reasonable charge for issuing certifications of any public record in his keeping.

(f) In addition to fees authorized elsewhere in this Act, the Commissioner may, in connection with a review, approval, or provision of a service, levy a reasonable charge to recover the cost of the review, approval, or service.

(4) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation relative to examinations and reports of any State bank, deposits in which are to any extent insured by the United States or any agency thereof, nor to limit in any way the powers of the Commissioner with reference to examinations and reports of that bank.

(5) The nature and condition of the assets in or investment of any bonus, pension, or profit sharing plan for officers or employees of every State bank or, after May 31, 1997, branch of an out-of-state bank shall be deemed to be included in the affairs of that State bank or branch of an out-of-state bank subject to examination by the Commissioner under the provisions of subsection (2) of this Section, and if the Commissioner shall find from an examination that the condition of or operation of the investments or assets of the plan is unlawful, fraudulent, or unsafe, or that any trustee has abused his trust, the Commissioner shall, if the situation so found by the Commissioner shall not be corrected to his satisfaction within 60 days after the Commissioner has given notice to the board of directors of the State bank or out-of-state bank of his findings, report the facts to the Attorney General who shall thereupon institute proceedings against the State bank or out-of-state bank, the board of directors thereof, or the trustees under such plan as the nature of the case may require.

(6) The Commissioner shall have the power:

(a) To promulgate reasonable rules for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Act.

(a-5) To impose conditions on any approval issued by the Commissioner if he determines that the conditions are necessary or appropriate. These conditions shall be imposed in writing and shall continue in effect for the period prescribed by the Commissioner.

(b) To issue orders against any person, if the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that an unsafe or unsound banking practice has occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur, if any person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate any law, rule, or written agreement with the Commissioner, or for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Act and any rule promulgated in accordance with this Act.

(b-1) To enter into agreements with a bank establishing a program to correct the condition of the bank or its practices.

(c) To appoint hearing officers to execute any of the powers granted to the Commissioner under this Section for the purpose of administering this Act and any rule promulgated in accordance with this Act and otherwise to authorize, in writing, an officer or employee of the Office of Banks and Real Estate to exercise his powers under this Act.

(d) To subpoena witnesses, to compel their attendance, to administer an oath, to examine any person under oath, and to require the production of any relevant books, papers, accounts, and documents in the course of and pursuant to any investigation being conducted, or any action being taken, by the Commissioner in respect of any matter relating to the duties imposed upon, or the powers vested in, the Commissioner under the provisions of this Act or any rule promulgated in accordance with this Act.

(e) To conduct hearings.

(7) Whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary, any director, officer, employee, or agent of a State bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank or, after May 31, 1997, of any branch of an out-of-state bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank shall have violated any law, rule, or order relating to that bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank, shall have obstructed or impeded any examination or investigation by the Secretary, shall have engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of that bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank, or shall have violated any law or engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with any financial institution or other business entity such that the character and fitness of the director, officer, employee, or agent does not assure reasonable promise of safe and sound operation of the State bank, the Secretary may issue an order of removal. If, in the opinion of the Secretary, any former director, officer, employee, or agent of a State bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank, prior to the termination of his or her service with that bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank, violated any law, rule, or order relating to that State bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank, obstructed or impeded any examination or investigation by the Secretary, engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of that bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank, or violated any law or engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with any financial institution or other business entity such that the character and fitness of the director, officer, employee, or agent would not have assured reasonable promise of safe and sound operation of the State bank, the Secretary may issue an order prohibiting that person from further service with a bank or any subsidiary or bank holding company of the bank as a director, officer, employee, or agent. An order issued pursuant to this subsection shall be served upon the director, officer, employee, or agent. A copy of the order shall be sent to each director of the bank affected by registered mail. A copy of the order shall also be served upon the bank of which he is a director, officer, employee, or agent, whereupon he shall cease to be a director, officer, employee, or agent of that bank. The Secretary may institute a civil action against the director, officer, or agent of the State bank or, after May 31, 1997, of the branch of the out-of-state bank against whom any order provided for by this subsection (7) of this Section 48 has been issued, and against the State bank or, after May 31, 1997, out-of-state bank, to enforce compliance with or to enjoin any violation of the terms of the order. Any person who has been the subject of an order of removal or an order of prohibition issued by the Secretary under this subsection or Section 5-6 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act may not thereafter serve as director, officer, employee, or agent of any State bank or of any branch of any out-of-state bank, or of any corporate fiduciary, as defined in Section 1-5.05 of the Corporate Fiduciary Act, or of any other entity that is subject to licensure or regulation by the Division of Banking unless the Secretary has granted prior approval in writing.

For purposes of this paragraph (7), "bank holding company" has the meaning prescribed in Section 2 of the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957.

(7.5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the Secretary shall not:

(1) issue an order against a State bank or any subsidiary organized under this Act for unsafe or unsound banking practices solely because the entity provides or has provided financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business;

(2) prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discourage a State bank or any subsidiary from providing financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the entity provides or has provided financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate business;

(3) recommend, incentivize, or encourage a State bank or any subsidiary not to offer financial services to an account holder or to downgrade or cancel the financial services offered to an account holder solely because:

(A) the account holder is a manufacturer or producer, or is the owner, operator, or employee of a cannabis-related legitimate business;

(B) the account holder later becomes an owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business; or

(C) the State bank or any subsidiary was not aware that the account holder is the owner or operator of a cannabis-related legitimate business; and

(4) take any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to an owner or operator of:

(A) a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator owns or operates a cannabis-related legitimate business; or

(B) real estate or equipment that is leased to a cannabis-related legitimate business solely because the owner or operator of the real estate or equipment leased the equipment or real estate to a cannabis-related legitimate business.

(8) The Commissioner may impose civil penalties of up to $100,000 against any person for each violation of any provision of this Act, any rule promulgated in accordance with this Act, any order of the Commissioner, or any other action which in the Commissioner's discretion is an unsafe or unsound banking practice.

(9) The Commissioner may impose civil penalties of up to $100 against any person for the first failure to comply with reporting requirements set forth in the report of examination of the bank and up to $200 for the second and subsequent failures to comply with those reporting requirements.

(10) All final administrative decisions of the Commissioner hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law. For matters involving administrative review, venue shall be in either Sangamon County or Cook County.

(11) The endowment fund for the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation shall be administered as follows:

(a) (Blank).

(b) The Foundation is empowered to receive voluntary contributions, gifts, grants, bequests, and donations on behalf of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation from national banks and other persons for the purpose of funding the endowment of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation.

(c) The aggregate of all special educational fees collected by the Secretary and property received by the Secretary on behalf of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation under this subsection (11) on or after June 30, 1986, shall be either (i) promptly paid after receipt of the same, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof, into the State treasury and shall be set apart in a special fund to be known as the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Fund to be invested by either the Treasurer of the State of Illinois in the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool or in any other investment he is authorized to make or by the Illinois State Board of Investment as the State Banking Board of Illinois may direct or (ii) deposited into an account maintained in a commercial bank or corporate fiduciary in the name of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation pursuant to the order and direction of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Foundation.

(12) (Blank).

(13) The Secretary may borrow funds from the General Revenue Fund on behalf of the Bank and Trust Company Fund if the Director of Banking certifies to the Governor that there is an economic emergency affecting banking that requires a borrowing to provide additional funds to the Bank and Trust Company Fund. The borrowed funds shall be paid back within 3 years and shall not exceed the total funding appropriated to the Agency in the previous year.

(14) In addition to the fees authorized in this Act, the Secretary may assess reasonable receivership fees against any State bank that does not maintain insurance with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All fees collected under this subsection (14) shall be paid into the Non-insured Institutions Receivership account in the Bank and Trust Company Fund, as established by the Secretary. The fees assessed under this subsection (14) shall provide for the expenses that arise from the administration of the receivership of any such institution required to pay into the Non-insured Institutions Receivership account, whether pursuant to this Act, the Corporate Fiduciary Act, the Foreign Banking Office Act, or any other Act that requires payments into the Non-insured Institutions Receivership account. The Secretary may establish by rule a reasonable manner of assessing fees under this subsection (14).

(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.05)

Sec. 48.05. Regulatory fees. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 and every year thereafter, each state bank regulated by the Department shall pay a regulatory fee to the Department based upon its total assets as reflected in the most recent quarterly report of condition at the following rates:

19.295¢ per $1,000 of the first $5,000,000 of total assets;

18.16¢ per $1,000 of the next $20,000,000 of total assets;

15.89¢ per $1,000 of the next $75,000,000 of total assets;

10.7825¢ per $1,000 of the next $400,000,000 of total assets;

8.5125¢ per $1,000 of the next $500,000,000 of total assets;

6.2425¢ per $1,000 of the next $19,000,000,000 of total assets;

2.27¢ per $1,000 of the next $30,000,000,000 of total assets;

1.135¢ per $1,000 of the next $50,000,000,000 of total assets; and

0.5675¢ per $1,000 of all assets in excess of $100,000,000,000 of the state bank.

(Source: P.A. 99-39, eff. 1-1-16.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.1) (from Ch. 17, par. 360)

Sec. 48.1. Customer financial records; confidentiality.

(a) For the purpose of this Section, the term "financial records" means any original, any copy, or any summary of:

(1) a document granting signature authority over a deposit or account;

(2) a statement, ledger card or other record on any deposit or account, which shows each transaction in or with respect to that account;

(3) a check, draft or money order drawn on a bank or issued and payable by a bank; or

(4) any other item containing information pertaining to any relationship established in the ordinary course of a bank's business between a bank and its customer, including financial statements or other financial information provided by the customer.

(b) This Section does not prohibit:

(1) The preparation, examination, handling or maintenance of any financial records by any officer, employee or agent of a bank having custody of the records, or the examination of the records by a certified public accountant engaged by the bank to perform an independent audit.

(2) The examination of any financial records by, or the furnishing of financial records by a bank to, any officer, employee or agent of (i) the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate, (ii) after May 31, 1997, a state regulatory authority authorized to examine a branch of a State bank located in another state, (iii) the Comptroller of the Currency, (iv) the Federal Reserve Board, or (v) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for use solely in the exercise of his duties as an officer, employee, or agent.

(3) The publication of data furnished from financial records relating to customers where the data cannot be identified to any particular customer or account.

(4) The making of reports or returns required under Chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(5) Furnishing information concerning the dishonor of any negotiable instrument permitted to be disclosed under the Uniform Commercial Code.

(6) The exchange in the regular course of business of (i) credit information between a bank and other banks or financial institutions or commercial enterprises, directly or through a consumer reporting agency or (ii) financial records or information derived from financial records between a bank and other banks or financial institutions or commercial enterprises for the purpose of conducting due diligence pursuant to a purchase or sale involving the bank or assets or liabilities of the bank.

(7) The furnishing of information to the appropriate law enforcement authorities where the bank reasonably believes it has been the victim of a crime.

(8) The furnishing of information under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

(9) The furnishing of information under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act.

(10) The furnishing of information under the federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act Title 31, United States Code, Section 1051 et seq.

(11) The furnishing of information under any other statute that by its terms or by regulations promulgated thereunder requires the disclosure of financial records other than by subpoena, summons, warrant, or court order.

(12) The furnishing of information about the existence of an account of a person to a judgment creditor of that person who has made a written request for that information.

(13) The exchange in the regular course of business of information between commonly owned banks in connection with a transaction authorized under paragraph (23) of Section 5 and conducted at an affiliate facility.

(14) The furnishing of information in accordance with the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Any bank governed by this Act shall enter into an agreement for data exchanges with a State agency provided the State agency pays to the bank a reasonable fee not to exceed its actual cost incurred. A bank providing information in accordance with this item shall not be liable to any account holder or other person for any disclosure of information to a State agency, for encumbering or surrendering any assets held by the bank in response to a lien or order to withhold and deliver issued by a State agency, or for any other action taken pursuant to this item, including individual or mechanical errors, provided the action does not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. A bank shall have no obligation to hold, encumber, or surrender assets until it has been served with a subpoena, summons, warrant, court or administrative order, lien, or levy.

(15) The exchange in the regular course of business of information between a bank and any commonly owned affiliate of the bank, subject to the provisions of the Financial Institutions Insurance Sales Law.

(16) The furnishing of information to law enforcement authorities, the Illinois Department on Aging and its regional administrative and provider agencies, the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, or public guardians: (i) upon subpoena by the investigatory entity or the guardian, or (ii) if there is suspicion by the bank that a customer who is an elderly person or person with a disability has been or may become the victim of financial exploitation. For the purposes of this item (16), the term: (i) "elderly person" means a person who is 60 or more years of age, (ii) "disabled person" means a person who has or reasonably appears to the bank to have a physical or mental disability that impairs his or her ability to seek or obtain protection from or prevent financial exploitation, and (iii) "financial exploitation" means tortious or illegal use of the assets or resources of an elderly or disabled person, and includes, without limitation, misappropriation of the elderly or disabled person's assets or resources by undue influence, breach of fiduciary relationship, intimidation, fraud, deception, extortion, or the use of assets or resources in any manner contrary to law. A bank or person furnishing information pursuant to this item (16) shall be entitled to the same rights and protections as a person furnishing information under the Adult Protective Services Act and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

(17) The disclosure of financial records or information as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce a transaction requested or authorized by the customer, or in connection with:

(A) servicing or processing a financial product or service requested or authorized by the customer;

(B) maintaining or servicing a customer's account with the bank; or

(C) a proposed or actual securitization or secondary market sale (including sales of servicing rights) related to a transaction of a customer.

Nothing in this item (17), however, authorizes the sale of the financial records or information of a customer without the consent of the customer.

(18) The disclosure of financial records or information as necessary to protect against actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims, or other liability.

(19)(A) The disclosure of financial records or information related to a private label credit program between a financial institution and a private label party in connection with that private label credit program. Such information is limited to outstanding balance, available credit, payment and performance and account history, product references, purchase information, and information related to the identity of the customer.

(B)(1) For purposes of this paragraph (19) of subsection (b) of Section 48.1, a "private label credit program" means a credit program involving a financial institution and a private label party that is used by a customer of the financial institution and the private label party primarily for payment for goods or services sold, manufactured, or distributed by a private label party.

(2) For purposes of this paragraph (19) of subsection (b) of Section 48.1, a "private label party" means, with respect to a private label credit program, any of the following: a retailer, a merchant, a manufacturer, a trade group, or any such person's affiliate, subsidiary, member, agent, or service provider.

(20)(A) The furnishing of financial records of a customer to the Department to aid the Department's initial determination or subsequent re-determination of the customer's eligibility for Medicaid and Medicaid long-term care benefits for long-term care services, provided that the bank receives the written consent and authorization of the customer, which shall:

(1) have the customer's signature notarized;

(2) be signed by at least one witness who certifies that he or she believes the customer to be of sound mind and memory;

(3) be tendered to the bank at the earliest practicable time following its execution, certification, and notarization;

(4) specifically limit the disclosure of the customer's financial records to the Department; and

(5) be in substantially the following form:

CUSTOMER CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF FINANCIAL RECORDS

I, ........................................, hereby authorize

(Name of Customer)

.............................................................

(Name of Financial Institution)

.............................................................

(Address of Financial Institution)

to disclose the following financial records:

any and all information concerning my deposit, savings, money market, certificate of deposit, individual retirement, retirement plan, 401(k) plan, incentive plan, employee benefit plan, mutual fund and loan accounts (including, but not limited to, any indebtedness or obligation for which I am a co-borrower, co-obligor, guarantor, or surety), and any and all other accounts in which I have an interest and any other information regarding me in the possession of the Financial Institution,

to the Illinois Department of Human Services or the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or both ("the Department"), for the following purpose(s):

to aid in the initial determination or re-determination by the State of Illinois of my eligibility for Medicaid long-term care benefits, pursuant to applicable law.

I understand that this Consent and Authorization may be revoked by me in writing at any time before my financial records, as described above, are disclosed, and that this Consent and Authorization is valid until the Financial Institution receives my written revocation. This Consent and Authorization shall constitute valid authorization for the Department identified above to inspect all such financial records set forth above, and to request and receive copies of such financial records from the Financial Institution (subject to such records search and reproduction reimbursement policies as the Financial Institution may have in place). An executed copy of this Consent and Authorization shall be sufficient and as good as the original and permission is hereby granted to honor a photostatic or electronic copy of this Consent and Authorization. Disclosure is strictly limited to the Department identified above and no other person or entity shall receive my financial records pursuant to this Consent and Authorization. By signing this form, I agree to indemnify and hold the Financial Institution harmless from any and all claims, demands, and losses, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, arising from or incurred in its reliance on this Consent and Authorization. As used herein, "Customer" shall mean "Member" if the Financial Institution is a credit union.

....................... ......................

(Date) (Signature of Customer)

......................

......................

(Address of Customer)

......................

(Customer's birth date)

(month/day/year)

The undersigned witness certifies that ................., known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed as the customer to the foregoing Consent and Authorization, appeared before me and the notary public and acknowledged signing and delivering the instrument as his or her free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth. I believe him or her to be of sound mind and memory. The undersigned witness also certifies that the witness is not an owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a long-term care facility in which the customer is a patient or resident.

Dated: ................. ......................

(Signature of Witness)

......................

(Print Name of Witness)

......................

......................

(Address of Witness)

State of Illinois)

) ss.

County of .......)

The undersigned, a notary public in and for the above county and state, certifies that .........., known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed as the customer to the foregoing Consent and Authorization, appeared before me together with the witness, .........., in person and acknowledged signing and delivering the instrument as the free and voluntary act of the customer for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

Dated:........................................................

Notary Public:................................................

My commission expires:........................................

(B) In no event shall the bank distribute the customer's financial records to the long-term care facility from which the customer seeks initial or continuing residency or long-term care services.

(C) A bank providing financial records of a customer in good faith relying on a consent and authorization executed and tendered in accordance with this paragraph (20) shall not be liable to the customer or any other person in relation to the bank's disclosure of the customer's financial records to the Department. The customer signing the consent and authorization shall indemnify and hold the bank harmless that relies in good faith upon the consent and authorization and incurs a loss because of such reliance. The bank recovering under this indemnification provision shall also be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and the expenses of recovery.

(D) A bank shall be reimbursed by the customer for all costs reasonably necessary and directly incurred in searching for, reproducing, and disclosing a customer's financial records required or requested to be produced pursuant to any consent and authorization executed under this paragraph (20). The requested financial records shall be delivered to the Department within 10 days after receiving a properly executed consent and authorization or at the earliest practicable time thereafter if the requested records cannot be delivered within 10 days, but delivery may be delayed until the final reimbursement of all costs is received by the bank. The bank may honor a photostatic or electronic copy of a properly executed consent and authorization.

(E) Nothing in this paragraph (20) shall impair, abridge, or abrogate the right of a customer to:

(1) directly disclose his or her financial records to the Department or any other person; or

(2) authorize his or her attorney or duly appointed agent to request and obtain the customer's financial records and disclose those financial records to the Department.

(F) For purposes of this paragraph (20), "Department" means the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or any successor administrative agency of either agency.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, a bank may not disclose to any person, except to the customer or his duly authorized agent, any financial records or financial information obtained from financial records relating to that customer of that bank unless:

(1) the customer has authorized disclosure to the person;

(2) the financial records are disclosed in response to a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order which meets the requirements of subsection (d) of this Section; or

(3) the bank is attempting to collect an obligation owed to the bank and the bank complies with the provisions of Section 2I of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

(d) A bank shall disclose financial records under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this Section under a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order only after the bank sends a copy of the subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order to the person establishing the relationship with the bank, if living, and, otherwise the person's personal representative, if known, at the person's last known address by first class mail, postage prepaid, through a third-party commercial carrier or courier with delivery charge fully prepaid, by hand delivery, or by electronic delivery at an email address on file with the bank (if the person establishing the relationship with the bank has consented to receive electronic delivery and, if the person establishing the relationship with the bank is a consumer, the person has consented under the consumer consent provisions set forth in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United States Code), unless the bank is specifically prohibited from notifying the person by order of court or by applicable State or federal law. A bank shall not mail a copy of a subpoena to any person pursuant to this subsection if the subpoena was issued by a grand jury under the Statewide Grand Jury Act.

(e) Any officer or employee of a bank who knowingly and willfully furnishes financial records in violation of this Section is guilty of a business offense and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000.

(f) Any person who knowingly and willfully induces or attempts to induce any officer or employee of a bank to disclose financial records in violation of this Section is guilty of a business offense and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000.

(g) A bank shall be reimbursed for costs that are reasonably necessary and that have been directly incurred in searching for, reproducing, or transporting books, papers, records, or other data required or requested to be produced pursuant to a lawful subpoena, summons, warrant, citation to discover assets, or court order. The Commissioner shall determine the rates and conditions under which payment may be made.

(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-873, eff. 5-13-22.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.2) (from Ch. 17, par. 360.1)

Sec. 48.2. Prohibition against certain activities.

(a) Any bank, subsidiary, affiliate, officer or employee of such bank subject to this Act shall not:

(1) grant any loan on the prior condition, agreement or understanding that the borrower contract with any specific person or organization for the following:

(A) insurance services of an agent or broker;

(B) legal services rendered to the borrower;

(C) services of a real estate agent or broker; or

(D) real estate or property management services;

(2) require that insurance services, legal services, real estate services or property management services be placed with any subsidiary, affiliate, officer or employee of any bank.

(b) Any bank or subsidiary, affiliate, employee, officer, banking house, branch bank, branch office, additional office or agency of such bank that is transacting an insurance business in this State shall comply with Article XLIV of the Illinois Insurance Code.

(c) Any officer or employee of a bank or its affiliates or subsidiaries who violates this Section is guilty of a business offense, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $1,000. This Section does not create a private cause of action for civil damages.

(d) In any contract or loan which is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or conveyance in the nature of a mortgage, on residential real estate, the interest which is computed, calculated, charged, or collected pursuant to such contract or loan, or pursuant to any regulation or rule promulgated pursuant to this Act, may not be computed, calculated, charged or collected for any period of time occurring after the date on which the total indebtedness, with the exception of late payment penalties, is paid in full. For purposes of this subsection (d) of this Section 48.2, a prepayment shall mean the payment of the total indebtedness, with the exception of late payment penalties if incurred or charged, on any date before the date specified in the contract or loan agreement on which the total indebtedness shall be paid in full, or before the date on which all payments, if timely made, shall have been made. In the event of a prepayment of the indebtedness which is made on a date after the date on which interest on the indebtedness was last computed, calculated, charged, or collected but before the next date on which interest on the indebtedness was to be calculated, computed, charged, or collected, the lender may calculate, charge and collect interest on the indebtedness for the period which elapsed between the date on which the prepayment is made and the date on which interest on the indebtedness was last computed, calculated, charged or collected at a rate equal to 1/360 of the annual rate for each day which so elapsed, which rate shall be applied to the indebtedness outstanding as of the date of prepayment. The lender shall refund to the borrower any interest charged or collected which exceeds that which the lender may charge or collect pursuant to the preceding sentence. The provisions of this amendatory Act of 1985 shall apply only to contracts or loans entered into on or after January 1, 1986.

(e) Any bank, affiliate or subsidiary of such bank which shall engage in making residential mortgage financing transactions, shall with respect to each such transaction, provide the following:

(1) if a contractual obligation is intended to a borrower, a mortgage commitment which shall set forth the material terms, conditions and contingencies of such commitment;

(2) if the servicing of a residential mortgage shall be transferred from the original mortgagee, within 45 days of such transfer, written notice sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the mortgagor at the address of the property, unless the mortgagor shall have directed correspondence from the mortgagee shall be sent to another address, which notice shall set forth: the name and address of the transferee; the name, address and telephone number to which inquiries by the residential mortgagor should be addressed; and the name and address to which the next 3 monthly installments are to be submitted to the transferee and the amount of each of such monthly installment; and

(3) if the servicing of a residential mortgage shall be transferred again or if the information in paragraph (2) above shall change, the notice with the corrected information shall be provided within 45 days of such subsequent transfer or change in information by the transferee of the servicing of the mortgage at that time.

(Source: P.A. 90-41, eff. 10-1-97.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.3) (from Ch. 17, par. 360.2)

Sec. 48.3. Disclosure of reports of examinations and confidential supervisory information; limitations.

(a) Any report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared by the Secretary under this Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Corporate Fiduciary Act, the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957, and the Foreign Banking Office Act, any report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared by the state regulatory authority of another state that examines a branch of an Illinois State bank in that state, any document or record prepared or obtained in connection with or relating to any examination, visitation, or investigation, and any record prepared or obtained by the Secretary to the extent that the record summarizes or contains information derived from any report, document, or record described in this subsection shall be deemed "confidential supervisory information". Confidential supervisory information shall not include any information or record routinely prepared by a bank or other financial institution and maintained in the ordinary course of business or any information or record that is required to be made publicly available pursuant to State or federal law or rule. Confidential supervisory information shall be the property of the Secretary and shall only be disclosed under the circumstances and for the purposes set forth in this Section.

The Secretary may disclose confidential supervisory information only under the following circumstances:

(1) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the federal reserve bank of the federal reserve district in which the State bank is located or in which the parent or other affiliate of the State bank is located, any official or examiner thereof duly accredited for the purpose, or any other state regulator, federal regulator, or in the case of a foreign bank possessing a certificate of authority pursuant to the Foreign Banking Office Act or a license pursuant to the Foreign Bank Representative Office Act, the bank regulator in the country where the foreign bank is chartered, that the Secretary determines to have an appropriate regulatory interest. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation of any member State bank to comply with the requirements relative to examinations and reports of the Federal Reserve Act and of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the federal reserve bank of the federal reserve district in which the bank is located, nor to limit in any way the powers of the Secretary with reference to examinations and reports.

(2) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the United States, any agency thereof that has insured a bank's deposits in whole or in part, or any official or examiner thereof duly accredited for the purpose. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation relative to examinations and reports of any State bank, deposits in which are to any extent insured by the United States, any agency thereof, nor to limit in any way the powers of the Secretary with reference to examination and reports of such bank.

(2.5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to a Federal Home Loan Bank in connection with any bank that is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank or in connection with any application by the bank before the Federal Home Loan Bank. The confidential supervisory information shall remain the property of the Secretary and may not be further disclosed without the Secretary's permission.

(3) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the appropriate law enforcement authorities when the Secretary reasonably believes a bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, has been a victim of a crime.

(4) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, to be sent to the administrator of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

(5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, relating to its performance of obligations under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act to the Illinois Department of Revenue.

(6) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, under the federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, Title 31, United States Code, Section 1051 et seq.

(6.5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to any other agency or entity that the Secretary determines to have a legitimate regulatory interest.

(7) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information under any other statute that by its terms or by regulations promulgated thereunder requires the disclosure of financial records other than by subpoena, summons, warrant, or court order.

(8) At the request of the affected bank or other financial institution, the Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, in connection with the obtaining of insurance coverage or the pursuit of an insurance claim for or on behalf of the bank or other financial institution; provided that, when possible, the Secretary shall disclose only relevant information while maintaining the confidentiality of financial records not relevant to such insurance coverage or claim and, when appropriate, may delete identifying data relating to any person or individual.

(9) The Secretary may furnish a copy of a report of any examination performed by the Secretary of the condition and affairs of any electronic data processing entity to the banks serviced by the electronic data processing entity.

(10) In addition to the foregoing circumstances, the Secretary may, but is not required to, furnish confidential supervisory information under the same circumstances authorized for the bank or financial institution pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, except that the Secretary shall provide confidential supervisory information under circumstances described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section only upon the request of the bank or other financial institution.

(b) A bank or other financial institution or its officers, agents, and employees may disclose confidential supervisory information only under the following circumstances:

(1) to the board of directors of the bank or other financial institution, as well as the president, vice-president, cashier, and other officers of the bank or other financial institution to whom the board of directors may delegate duties with respect to compliance with recommendations for action, and to the board of directors of a bank holding company that owns at least 80% of the outstanding stock of the bank or other financial institution;

(2) to attorneys for the bank or other financial institution and to a certified public accountant engaged by the State bank or financial institution to perform an independent audit provided that the attorney or certified public accountant shall not permit the confidential supervisory information to be further disseminated;

(3) to any person who seeks to acquire a controlling interest in, or who seeks to merge with, the bank or financial institution, provided that all attorneys, certified public accountants, officers, agents, or employees of that person shall agree to be bound to respect the confidentiality of the confidential supervisory information and to not further disseminate the information therein contained;

(3.5) to a Federal Home Loan Bank of which it is a member;

(4) (blank);

(4.5) to any attorney, accountant, consultant, or other professional as needed to comply with any enforcement action issued by the Secretary; or

(5) to the bank's insurance company in relation to an insurance claim or the effort by the bank to procure insurance coverage, provided that, when possible, the bank shall disclose only information that is relevant to the insurance claim or that is necessary to procure the insurance coverage, while maintaining the confidentiality of financial information pertaining to customers. When appropriate, the bank may delete identifying data relating to any person.

The disclosure of confidential supervisory information by a bank or other financial institution pursuant to this subsection (b) and the disclosure of information to the Secretary or other regulatory agency in connection with any examination, visitation, or investigation shall not constitute a waiver of any legal privilege otherwise available to the bank or other financial institution with respect to the information.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, confidential supervisory information shall be the property of the Secretary and shall be privileged from disclosure to any person except as provided in this Section. No person in possession of confidential supervisory information may disclose that information for any reason or under any circumstances not specified in this Section without the prior authorization of the Secretary. Any person upon whom a demand for production of confidential supervisory information is made, whether by subpoena, order, or other judicial or administrative process, must withhold production of the confidential supervisory information and must notify the Secretary of the demand, at which time the Secretary is authorized to intervene for the purpose of enforcing the limitations of this Section or seeking the withdrawal or termination of the attempt to compel production of the confidential supervisory information.

(2) Any request for discovery or disclosure of confidential supervisory information, whether by subpoena, order, or other judicial or administrative process, shall be made to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall determine within 15 days whether to disclose the information pursuant to procedures and standards that the Secretary shall establish by rule. If the Secretary determines that such information will not be disclosed, the Secretary's decision shall be subject to judicial review under the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and venue shall be in either Sangamon County or Cook County.

(3) Any court order that compels disclosure of confidential supervisory information may be immediately appealed by the Secretary, and the order shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the appeal.

(d) If any officer, agent, attorney, or employee of a bank or financial institution knowingly and willfully furnishes confidential supervisory information in violation of this Section, the Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty up to $1,000 for the violation against the officer, agent, attorney, or employee.

(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff 1-1-18; 100-64, eff. 8-11-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-888, eff. 8-14-18.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.4)

Sec. 48.4. Enforcement of child support.

(a) Any bank governed by this Act shall encumber or surrender accounts or assets held by the bank on behalf of any responsible relative who is subject to a child support lien, upon notice of the lien or levy of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) or its successor agency pursuant to Section 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code, or upon notice of interstate lien or levy from any other state's agency responsible for implementing the child support enforcement program set forth in Title IV, Part D of the Social Security Act.

(b) Within 90 days after receiving notice from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) that the Department has adopted a child support enforcement debit authorization form as required under the Illinois Public Aid Code, each bank governed by this Act shall take all appropriate steps to implement the use of the form in relation to accounts held by the bank. Upon receiving from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid) a copy of a child support enforcement debit authorization form signed by an obligor, a bank holding an account on behalf of the obligor shall debit the account and transfer the debited amounts to the State Disbursement Unit according to the instructions in the child support enforcement debit authorization form.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.5)

Sec. 48.5. Reliance on Commissioner.

(a) The Commissioner may issue an opinion in response to a specific request from a member of the public or the banking industry or on his own initiative. The opinion may be in the form of an interpretive letter, no-objection letter, or other issuance the Commissioner deems appropriate.

(b) No bank or other person shall be liable under this Act for any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with any rule, interpretation, or opinion issued by the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate, notwithstanding that after the act or omission has occurred, the rule, opinion, or interpretation upon which reliance is placed is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.6)

Sec. 48.6. Retention of records.

(a) Each bank shall retain its records in a manner consistent with prudent business practices and in accordance with this Act and applicable State or federal laws, rules, and regulations. The record retention system utilized must be able to accurately produce such records.

(b) Except where a retention period is required by State or federal laws, rules, or regulations, a bank may destroy its records subject to the considerations set forth in subsection (a). In the destruction of records, the bank shall take reasonable precautions to ensure the confidentiality of information in the records. No liability shall accrue against the bank, the Commissioner, or this State for the destruction of records under the authority of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 102-873, eff. 5-13-22.)

(205 ILCS 5/49) (from Ch. 17, par. 361)

Sec. 49. False statements; penalty. It is unlawful for any officer, director, or employee of any State bank or subsidiary or holding company of that bank or, after May 31, 1997, branch out of an out-of-state bank subject to examination by the Commissioner or any person filing an application or notice or submitting information in connection with an application or notice with the Commissioner to willfully and knowingly subscribe to or make, or cause to be made, any false statement or false entry with intent to deceive any person or persons authorized to examine into the affairs of the bank or the subsidiary or holding company of that bank, the branch of an out-of-state bank, or the applicant or with intent to deceive the Commissioner or his administrative officers in the performance of their duties under this Act. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class 3 felony.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/50) (from Ch. 17, par. 362)

Sec. 50. Commissioner's proceedings exclusive. Except by the authority of the Commissioner, represented by the Attorney General, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, no complaint shall be filed or 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 state bank on the grounds:

(1) That it is insolvent; or

(2) That its capital is impaired or it is otherwise in an unsound condition; or

(3) That its business is being conducted in an unlawful, fraudulent or unsafe manner; or

(4) That it is unable to continue operations; or

(5) That its examination has been obstructed or impaired.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/51) (from Ch. 17, par. 363)

Sec. 51. Capital impairment, etc.; correction.

(a) If the Commissioner with respect to a State bank 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, including, without limitation, in violation of any provisions of State or federal law, or in a fraudulent or unsafe manner; or

(3) it is unable to continue operations; or

(4) its examination has been obstructed or impeded; or

(5) that losses have occurred or are likely to occur that have or will deplete all or substantially all of the State bank's capital;

the Commissioner may give notice to the board of directors of his or her finding or findings. If the situation so found by the Commissioner shall not be corrected to his satisfaction within a period of at least 60 but no more than 180 days after receipt of such notice, which period shall be determined by the Commissioner and set forth in the notice, the Commissioner at the termination of said period may take possession and control of the bank and its assets as in this Act provided for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership.

(b) If the Commissioner has given notice to the board of directors of his findings, as provided in subsection (a), and the time period prescribed in that notice has expired, the Commissioner may extend the time period prescribed in that notice for such period as the Commissioner deems appropriate.

(Source: P.A. 96-1365, eff. 7-28-10.)

(205 ILCS 5/52) (from Ch. 17, par. 364)

Sec. 52. Capital impairment, etc.; emergency. If, in addition to a finding as provided in Section 51, the Commissioner shall be of the opinion and shall find that an emergency exists which may result in the inability of the bank to continue in its operations, meet the demands of its depositors, or pay its obligations in the normal course of business, he may, in his discretion, without having given the notice provided for in Section 51, and whether or not proceedings under Section 51 have been instituted or are then pending, forthwith take possession and control of the bank and its assets for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership. For purposes of this Section, an emergency includes, but is not limited to, when the bank is in an unsafe or unsound condition that precludes continued operations or when the interests of the bank's depositors are prejudiced.

(Source: P.A. 96-1365, eff. 7-28-10.)

(205 ILCS 5/53) (from Ch. 17, par. 365)

Sec. 53. Commissioner's possession; power. The Commissioner may take possession and control of a state bank and its assets, by posting upon the premises a notice reciting that he is assuming possession pursuant to this Act, and the time when his possession shall be deemed to commence, which time shall not pre-date the posting of the notice. Promptly after taking possession and control of a bank, if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is not appointed as receiver, the Commissioner shall file a copy of the notice posted upon the premises in the circuit court in the county in which the bank is located, and thereupon the clerk of such court shall note the filing thereof upon the records of the court, and shall enter such cause 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 bank), and thereupon the court wherein such 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 bank 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. When the Commissioner has taken possession and control of a bank and its assets, he shall be vested with the full powers of management and control, including without limiting the generality thereof, 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, provided, however with respect to a qualified financial contract between any party and a bank or banking office, the branch or agency of which the Commissioner has taken possession and control, which party has a perfected security interest in collateral or other valid lien or security interest in collateral enforceable against third parties pursuant to a security arrangement related to that qualified financial contract, the party may retain all of the collateral and upon repudiation or termination of that qualified financial contract in accordance with its terms apply the collateral in satisfaction of any claims secured by the collateral; in no event shall the total amount so applied exceed the global net payment obligation, if any;

(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 bank;

(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 banks or with the United States or any agency thereof which shall have insured the bank's deposits, in whole or in part, for the payment or assumption of the bank's 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 bank and to pledge its assets as security for the loan;

(10) the power to terminate his possession and control by restoring the bank to its board of directors;

(11) the power to reorganize the bank as provided in this Act;

(12) the power to appoint a receiver and to order liquidation of the bank 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 bank has been closed for the purpose of liquidation without adequate provision being made for payment of its depositors, and thereupon the bank shall be deemed to have been closed on account of inability to meet the demands of its depositors.

As soon as practical after taking possession, the Commissioner shall make his examination of the condition of the bank and an inventory of the assets. Unless the time shall be extended by order of the court and, unless the Commissioner shall have otherwise settled the affairs of a bank pursuant to the provisions of this Act, at the termination of thirty days from the time of taking possession and control of a bank for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership, the Commissioner shall either terminate his possession and control by restoring the bank to its board of directors or appoint a receiver and order the liquidation of the bank as provided in this Act. All necessary and reasonable expenses of the Commissioner's possession and control and of its reorganization shall be borne by the bank and may be paid by the Commissioner from its assets. If the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is appointed by the Commissioner as receiver of a State bank, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation takes possession of such State bank, the receivership proceedings and the powers and duties of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be governed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and regulations promulgated thereunder rather than the provisions of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)

(205 ILCS 5/54) (from Ch. 17, par. 366)

Sec. 54. Commissioner's possession; limitation of actions. Except when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has taken possession of the bank or is acting as receiver, if the Commissioner has taken possession and control of a state bank and its assets, there shall be a postponement until 6 months after the commencement of such possession of the date upon which any period of limitation fixed by a statute or agreement would otherwise expire on a claim or right of action of the bank, or upon which an appeal must be taken or a pleading or other document must be filed by the bank in any pending action or proceeding. 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 bank while it is in the possession of the Commissioner, except upon the order of the court referred to in Section 53 entered in due course pursuant to Section 65 of this Act. The provisions of this Section shall continue to apply and shall govern notwithstanding the appointment of and the possession by a receiver pursuant to Section 58 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/55) (from Ch. 17, par. 367)

Sec. 55. Reorganization. The Commissioner, while in possession and control of a state bank and its assets, after according such hearing to interested parties as he may determine and upon the order of the court, may propose a reorganization plan. Such reorganization plan shall become effective only (1) when the requirements of Section 56 shall have been satisfied, and (2) when, after reasonable notice of such reorganization, as the case may require (a) depositors and other creditors of such bank representing at least seventy-five per cent in amount of its total deposits and other liabilities as shown by the books of the bank, or (b) stockholders owning at least two-thirds of its outstanding capital stock as shown by the books of the bank, or (c) both depositors and other creditors representing at least seventy-five per cent in amount of the total deposits and other liabilities and stockholders owning at least two-thirds of its outstanding capital stock as shown by the books of the bank, shall have consented in writing to the plan of reorganization; provided, however, that claims of depositors or other creditors which will be satisfied in full on demand under the provisions of the plan of reorganization shall not be included among the total deposits and other liabilities of the bank in determining the seventy-five per cent thereof as above provided. When such reorganization becomes effective, all books, records, and assets of the bank shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the plan and the affairs of the bank shall be conducted by its board of directors in the manner provided by the plan and under the conditions, restrictions, and limitations which may have been prescribed by the Commissioner. In any reorganization which shall have been approved and shall have become effective as provided herein, all depositors and other creditors and stockholders of such bank, whether or not they shall have consented to such plan of reorganization, shall be fully and in all respects subject to and bound by its provisions, and claims of all depositors and other creditors shall be treated as if they have consented to such plan of reorganization. A department, agency or political subdivision of this State holding a claim which will not be paid in full is authorized to participate in a plan of reorganization as any other creditor and shall be subject to and bound by its provisions as any other creditor.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/56) (from Ch. 17, par. 368)

Sec. 56. Requirements of reorganization plan. A plan of reorganization for a state bank shall not be proposed under this Act unless:

(1) The plan is feasible and fair to all classes of depositors, creditors and stockholders.

(2) The face amount of the interest accorded to any class of depositors, creditors and 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 bank provided by the plan conforms to the requirements of this Act for the organization of a bank.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/57) (from Ch. 17, par. 369)

Sec. 57. Reorganization; emergency. Whenever in the course of reorganization supervening conditions render the plan of reorganization unfair or its execution impractical, the Commissioner may modify the plan (provided the modification is with the written consent of the depositors and other creditors representing at least seventy-five per cent in amount of the total deposits and other liabilities which are impaired or lessened by the modification) or may, provided the Federal Deposit Insurance has not been appointed, appoint a receiver for liquidation as provided in this Act.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/58) (from Ch. 17, par. 370)

Sec. 58. Appointment of receiver; court proceeding.

(a) If the Commissioner determines (which determination may be made at the time, or any time subsequent to his taking possession and control of a bank and its assets) that no practical possibility exists to reorganize the bank after reasonable efforts have been made and that it should be liquidated through receivership, he shall appoint a receiver and require of him such bond and security as the Commissioner deems proper, and the Commissioner, represented by the Attorney General, shall, if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is not acting as receiver, file a complaint for the dissolution or winding up of the affairs of such bank in the circuit court of the county where such bank is located.

(b) Unless the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is acting as receiver for the bank, the Commissioner, upon taking possession and control of a bank and its assets, 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 trust department of the bank 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 the Corporate Fiduciary Act, as now or hereafter amended, 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 state bank 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 state bank. 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 state bank and no guardian ad litem need be appointed to review the accounting.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/59) (from Ch. 17, par. 371)

Sec. 59. Notice of receivership. Upon appointing a receiver, other than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and upon the filing of a complaint for the dissolution or winding up of the affairs of a state bank, the Commissioner shall cause notice to be given in such newspaper as he directs once each week for twelve consecutive weeks calling on all persons who may have claims against such bank to present the same to such 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 bank and stating the name and location of said court. All persons who may have claims against such bank 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. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/60) (from Ch. 17, par. 372)

Sec. 60. Receiver's powers; duties. Other than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which shall derive its powers and perform its duties pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, the receiver for a state bank, under the direction of the Commissioner, shall have the power and authority and is charged with the duties and responsibilities as follows:

(1) He or she shall take possession of, and for the purpose of the receivership, the title to the books, records and assets of every description of the bank.

(2) He or she shall proceed to collect all debts, dues and claims belonging to the bank.

(3) He or she shall 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) He or she shall have authority to sue and defend in his or her own name with respect to the affairs, assets, claims, debts, and choses in action of the bank.

(5) He or she shall have authority, and it shall be his or her duty, to surrender to the customers of such bank their private papers and valuables left with the bank for safekeeping, upon satisfactory proof of ownership.

(6) He or she shall have authority to redeem or take down collateral hypothecated by the bank to secure its notes or other evidence of indebtedness whenever the Commissioner deems it to the best interest of the creditors of the bank so to do.

(7) Whenever he or she shall find it necessary in his or her opinion to use and employ money of the bank, in order to protect fully and benefit the bank, by the purchase or redemption of any property, real or personal, in which the bank may have any rights by reason of any bond, mortgage, assignment, or other claim thereto, he or she may certify the facts together with his or her opinions as to the value of the property involved, and the value of the equity the bank 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 bank 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 bank as the Commissioner may have authorized to purchase the property at such sale.

(8) He or she shall deposit daily all monies collected by him or her 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 bank and be subject to withdrawal upon his or her 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 to which the deposit belongs.

(9) He or she 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 bank's assets and secure the best interests of the creditors of the bank.

(10) He or she shall record any judgment of dissolution entered in a dissolution proceeding and thereupon deliver to the Commissioner a certified copy thereof, together with all books of accounts and ledgers of such bank for preservation.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(205 ILCS 5/61) (from Ch. 17, par. 373)

Sec. 61. Receiver's powers; court directions. Upon the order of the court wherein the Commissioner's complaint for the dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the state bank was filed, the receiver for the bank shall have the power and authority and is charged with the duties and responsibilities as follows:

(1) He or she may sell and compound all bad and doubtful debts on such terms as the court shall direct.

(2) He or she may sell the real and personal property of the bank on such terms as the court shall direct.

(3) He or she may petition the court for the authority to borrow money, and to pledge the assets of the bank 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 or other persons interested in such bank.

(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 bank, 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 bank or its merger or consolidation with another bank, 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) He or she may make and carry out agreements with other banks or with the United States or any agency thereof which has insured the bank's deposits, in whole or in part, for the payment or assumption of the bank's liabilities, in whole or in part, and he or she may transfer assets and make guaranties in connection therewith.

(5) After the expiration of 12 weeks after the first publication of the Commissioner's notice as provided in Section 59, he or she shall file with the court a correct list of all creditors of the bank, 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 bank. 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 his or her administration, he or she 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 bank's charter is terminated.

The provisions of this Section do not apply to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver, which shall derive its powers and perform its duties pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/62) (from Ch. 17, par. 374)

Sec. 62. Change of receiver. At any time, whenever two-thirds in amount of the creditors of a state bank, after a receiver, other than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, shall have been appointed by the Commissioner, shall petition the Commissioner for the appointment of any person nominated by them as receiver, who is a reputable person and a resident of the county in which such bank is located, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner to make such appointment and all rights and duties of his predecessor shall at once devolve upon such appointee. The Commissioner may remove any receiver appointed by him except the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or such receiver as shall have been appointed through nomination by the creditors and such receiver may be removed by the court upon a petition for his removal filed by the Commissioner after hearing had upon such notice as the court may prescribe. Upon the death, inability to act, resignation or removal of a receiver the Commissioner may appoint his successor and upon such appointment all rights and duties of his predecessor shall at once devolve upon such appointee.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/63) (from Ch. 17, par. 375)

Sec. 63. Insured deposits; subrogation. The right of an agency of the United States insuring deposits to be subrogated to the rights of depositors upon payment of their claim shall not be less extensive than the law of the United States requires as a condition of the authority to issue such insurance or make such payment.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/64) (from Ch. 17, par. 376)

Sec. 64. Expenses and fees. 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 state bank. All expenses of any preliminary or other examination into the condition of any such bank or receivership, and all expenses incident to and in connection with the possession and control of the bank and its assets for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership shall be paid out of the assets of such bank. The payment herein authorized may be made by the Commissioner with monies and property of the bank in his or her possession and control and shall have priority over all claims.

(Source: P.A. 83-345.)

(205 ILCS 5/65) (from Ch. 17, par. 377)

Sec. 65. Dividends; dissolution. From time to time during a receivership other than a receivership conducted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Commissioner shall make and pay from monies of the bank a ratable dividend on all claims as may be proved to his or her satisfaction or adjudicated by the court. Claims so proven or adjudicated shall bear interest at the rate of 3% per annum from the date of the appointment of the receiver to the date of payment, but all dividends on a claim shall be applied first to principal. In computing the amount of any dividend to be paid, if the Commissioner deems it desirable in the interests of economy of administration and to the interest of the bank and its creditors, he or she may pay up to the amount of $10 of each claim or unpaid portion thereof in full. As the proceeds of the assets of the bank are collected in the course of liquidation, the Commissioner shall make and pay further dividends on all claims previously proven or adjudicated. 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 5/66) (from Ch. 17, par. 378)

Sec. 66. Validation of dividends; destruction of records. In all cases where the Commissioner prior to the taking effect of this Act has made ratable dividends of money on claims which have been proven to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or adjudicated in any court of this State, such dividends are hereby ratified and confirmed and made valid and legal in all respects. All records of receiverships heretofore and hereafter received by the Commissioner or by a receiver appointed by the Commissioner shall be held by the Commissioner or such receiver for the period of 2 years after the close of the receivership and at the termination of said 2 year period may then be destroyed.

(Source: P.A. 86-754.)

(205 ILCS 5/67) (from Ch. 17, par. 379)

Sec. 67. Judicial review. Whenever the Commissioner shall have taken possession and control of a state bank and its assets for the purpose of examination, reorganization or liquidation through receivership, or whenever the Commissioner shall have appointed a receiver for a bank, other than the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and filed a complaint for the dissolution or for the winding up of the affairs of a bank, and the bank denies the grounds for such actions, it may at any time within ten 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, provided that neither the ten days allowed by this Section 67 for judicial review nor the pendency of any proceedings for judicial review shall operate to defer, delay, impede or prevent the payment or acquisition by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of the deposit liabilities of the state bank which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and during said period allowed for judicial review and during the pendency of any proceedings for judicial review under this Section 67, the Commissioner or, as the case may be, the receiver, shall make available to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation such facilities in or of the state bank and such books, records and other relevant data of the state bank as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to pay out or to acquire the insured deposit liabilities of the state bank, and said Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and its directors, officers, agents and employees, and the Commissioner and his agents and employees, including the receiver, if any, shall be free from any liability to the state bank and its stockholders and creditors for or on account of any matter or thing in this proviso referred to or provided for.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/68) (from Ch. 17, par. 380)

Sec. 68. Voluntary dissolution. A state bank may elect to dissolve voluntarily and wind up its affairs by the act of the bank in the following manner:

(1) The board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending that the bank be dissolved voluntarily and directing that the question of such dissolution be submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders which may be either an annual or special meeting.

(2) Written or printed notice stating that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of such meeting is to consider the advisability of voluntarily dissolving the bank shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting within the time and in the manner provided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of stockholders. If such meeting be an annual meeting, such purpose may be included in the notice of such annual meeting.

(3) At such meeting a vote of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat shall be taken on a resolution to dissolve voluntarily the bank, which shall require for its adoption the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting, unless any class of shares is entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, in which event the resolution shall require for its adoption the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a class in respect thereof, and of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting.

(4) Upon the adoption of such resolution, a statement of intent to dissolve shall be executed in duplicate by the bank by its president or a vice-president, and verified by him, and the corporate seal shall be thereto affixed, attested by its secretary or cashier which shall set forth:

(a) The name of the bank.

(b) The names and respective addresses, including street and number, if any, of its officers.

(c) The names and respective addresses, including street and number, if any, of its directors.

(d) A copy of the resolution of the stockholders authorizing the voluntary dissolution of the bank.

(e) The number of shares outstanding, and, if the shares of any class are entitled to vote as a class, the number of shares of each such class.

(f) The number of shares voted for and against the voluntary dissolution of the bank, respectively, and, if the shares of any class are entitled to vote as a class, the number of shares of each such class voted for and against the voluntary dissolution of the bank, respectively.

(g) A statement of all of the liabilities of the bank, as shown by its records.

(h) An executed copy of the contract, if any there be, with another state or national bank, or with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or with both by which another state or national bank assumes all the liabilities of the dissolving state bank.

(i) If there be no contract, as provided for in subsection (h) of this subsection (4) a statement that the dissolving bank proposes to deposit in cash with the Commissioner the whole amount of all the liabilities of the dissolving bank as shown by its records, other than the liabilities of the dissolving bank to its stockholders as such.

(j) The name of an agent for the bank in voluntary dissolution who is appointed to receive service of process and any communications relating to the bank during the pendency of the dissolution and until the Commissioner shall revoke the charter pursuant to Section 69 of this Act.

(5) A bank may elect to dissolve voluntarily and wind up its affairs by the written consent of the holders of record of all of its outstanding shares without compliance with the provisions of subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this Section 68 in which a statement as required in subsection (4) setting forth the matter in subsections (4)(a), (4)(b), (4)(c), (4)(g), (4)(h), and (4)(i) shall be executed in duplicate and signed by the holders of record of all of its outstanding shares.

(6) Duplicate originals of the statement of intent to dissolve whether pursuant to subsection (4) or pursuant to subsection (5), as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Commissioner for his approval. If the Commissioner disapproves the dissolution, he shall state his objections and give an opportunity to the dissolving bank to amend its statement of intent to dissolve to obviate such objections.

(7) If the Commissioner finds that the statement of intent to dissolve conforms to the provisions of this Act when all fees and charges have been paid as in this Act prescribed, and when the deposit required in subsection (4)(i) shall have been made with the Commissioner or, if there is a contract pursuant to subsection (4)(h), when the Commissioner has approved such contract as being in compliance with the provisions of this Act and not prejudicial to creditors, the Commissioner shall indorse upon each of such duplicate originals the word "Approved" and the month, day and year of his approval thereof. Thereupon the Commissioner shall file and record one of such duplicate originals in the office for the recording of deeds in the county where the dissolving bank is organized, and the original or a certified copy thereof shall be evidence in all courts of the dissolution of such bank.

(8) The Commissioner shall publish notice that the statement of intent to dissolve has been approved and that the liabilities of the dissolving bank as shown by its records will be redeemed by the Commissioner or by the bank which has assumed the liabilities of the dissolving bank as shown by its records, other than the liabilities of the dissolving bank to its stockholders as such.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/69) (from Ch. 17, par. 381)

Sec. 69. Voluntary dissolution; deposit with Commissioner. If any of the liabilities of the dissolving state bank as shown by its records which have been assumed by another bank are not presented or are not satisfied within one year from the publication provided for in Section 68(8), then, and in such event, the bank which has assumed them may deposit with the Commissioner a sum sufficient to meet such outstanding liabilities which when presented to the Commissioner shall be paid by him out of such sum. Upon making such deposit the assuming bank shall no longer be liable on such outstanding liabilities. If such deposit is not made within two years from the Commissioner's publication, the assuming bank shall remain liable thereon as in the case of the other liabilities.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/70) (from Ch. 17, par. 382)

Sec. 70. Voluntary dissolution; Commissioner's payments. The Commissioner shall hold and pay out sums deposited with him either by the dissolving state bank or by the assuming bank in payment of the liabilities of the dissolving bank's liabilities for which such deposits have been made and after six years from the day on which the publication of dissolution pursuant to Section 68(8) was first made, the Commissioner shall return to the stockholders of the dissolved bank, to be among them distributed pro rata, the remainder of any such sum so deposited.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/71) (from Ch. 17, par. 383)

Sec. 71. Voluntary dissolution; fees and expenses.

(a) Any bank that elects to dissolve voluntarily under this Act shall pay to the Secretary a fee, which shall be paid upon the Secretary's receipt of the bank's statement of intent. The Secretary shall prescribe by rule the amount of such fee.

(b) All expenses incurred by the Secretary in connection with the voluntary dissolution of any bank shall be paid by the dissolving State bank. The expenses incurred under this subsection shall be deemed to be a liability of the dissolving bank.

(Source: P.A. 98-1081, eff. 1-1-15.)

(205 ILCS 5/72) (from Ch. 17, par. 384)

Sec. 72. Voluntary dissolution; dissolving bank. Upon and after the day on which the publication provided for in Section 68(8) was first made:

(1) The dissolving bank shall cease to carry on its business, except insofar as may be necessary for the proper winding up thereof, but its corporate existence shall continue until the expiration of six years from the date upon which the publication provided for in Section 68(8) was first made;

(2) The dissolving bank as soon as practical shall resign all fiduciary positions and take such action as may be necessary to settle its fiduciary accounts;

(3) The dissolving bank as soon as practical shall discontinue any safe deposit business it may have and take steps to return any property of others that it may have in its possession as bailee; and

(4) The dissolving bank may make and distribute to its stockholders from time to time liquidating dividends provided in each case the amount, manner and time of payment shall have been first approved by the Commissioner.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/73) (from Ch. 17, par. 385)

Sec. 73. Voluntary dissolution; limitation on claims. The publication by the Commissioner of a resolution for dissolution shall not impair any right of a depositor or creditor to payment in full of his lawful claims nor impair any right or remedy theretofore had for the enforcement thereof, provided, however, that all debts and demands for the recovery of which no action shall have been commenced against the dissolving bank on or before the termination of six years from the first day on which the publication was made by the Commissioner shall be barred and unenforceable after the termination of said six year period, and no action shall thereafter be commenced therefor, and further, provided, that this section shall not extend the time or limitation on any action that would otherwise be earlier barred.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/74) (from Ch. 17, par. 386)

Sec. 74. Voluntary dissolution; termination of charter. Upon being satisfied that the affairs of a state bank have been wound up pursuant to a resolution of dissolution and after 6 years from the first day on which publication of a resolution of dissolution by the Commissioner was accomplished, or 2 years in the case of voluntary dissolution of a bank pursuant to Section 74.5, he shall issue his certificate of cancellation of the charter of the dissolving bank and its corporate existence shall then and thereupon terminate. This certificate shall be recorded by the Commissioner and the original or a certified copy thereof shall be evidence in all courts of the termination of the charter of a bank.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/74.5)

Sec. 74.5. Voluntary dissolution of less active bank. Upon being satisfied that the affairs of a State bank that had originally transferred substantially all its assets and liabilities pursuant to Section 13 of this Act have been wound up, and that the bank has not accepted deposits other than from other banks owned or controlled by the same bank holding company for a period of at least 2 years, the Commissioner may provide for the expedited conclusion of dissolution proceedings and termination of the charter and may, 2 years after the first day on which the publication of a resolution of dissolution by the Commissioner was accomplished, issue his certificate of cancellation of the charter of the dissolving bank and its corporate existence shall then and thereupon terminate. This certificate shall be recorded by the Commissioner and the original or a certified copy thereof shall be evidence in all courts of the termination of the charter of the bank.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)

(205 ILCS 5/75) (from Ch. 17, par. 387)

Sec. 75. Separability. If any provision, clause or phrase of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end provisions of this Act are declared to be separable.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/76) (from Ch. 17, par. 388)

Sec. 76. Effective Date. The Secretary of State for this State shall submit this Act to a vote of the people for their approval in accordance with Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution of this State at the next general election. In accordance with Section 16-7 of "The Election Code", approved May 11, 1943, as amended, the question shall be stated "Shall "An Act to revise the law with relation to banks and banking and to provide penalties for the violation thereof, and to repeal certain Acts herein named" be adopted effective January 1, 1957?" If a majority of the votes upon such question are for the adoption of such Act, the Governor shall, thereupon, issue his proclamation that this Act is in force effective January 1, 1957.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/77) (from Ch. 17, par. 389)

Sec. 77. Repealer. (1) "An Act to revise the law with relation to banks and banking" approved June 23, 1919, and all Acts amendatory thereof are hereby repealed as of the date this Act becomes effective.

(2) "An Act concerning civil actions to enforce the superadded liabilities of stockholders of banks organized under the laws of this State" approved April 22, 1941, is hereby repealed as of the date this Act becomes effective.

(3) "An Act in relation to the payment of deposits in trust" approved June 27, 1921, is hereby repealed as of the date this Act becomes effective.

(4) "An Act relating to receivers and assignees of banks, banking institutions, banking firms and savings banks" approved May 31, 1879, is hereby repealed as of the date this Act becomes effective.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 83.)

(205 ILCS 5/78) (from Ch. 17, par. 390)

Sec. 78. Board of banks and trust companies; creation, members, appointment. There is created a Board which shall be known as the State Banking Board of Illinois which shall consist of the Director of Banking, who shall be its chairman, and 12 additional members. The Board shall be comprised of individuals interested in the banking industry. Two members shall be from State banks having total assets of not more than $75,000,000 at the time of their appointment; 2 members shall be from State banks having total assets of more than $75,000,000, but not more than $150,000,000 at the time of their appointment; 2 members shall be from State banks having total assets of more than $150,000,000, but not more than $500,000,000 at the time of their appointment; 2 members shall be from State banks having total assets of more than $500,000,000, but not more than $2,000,000,000 at the time of their appointment; one member shall be from a State bank having total assets of more than $2,000,000,000 at the time of his or her appointment; and one member shall be from a savings bank organized under the Savings Bank Act. There shall be one alternate member from a savings bank organized under the Savings Bank Act whose role shall be to attend a meeting of the State Banking Board if and only if the sitting member from a savings bank is unable to attend the meeting. There shall be 2 public members, neither of whom shall be an officer or director of or owner, whether directly or indirectly, of more than 5% of the outstanding capital stock of any bank or savings bank. Members of the State Banking Board of Illinois cease to be eligible to serve on the Board once they no longer meet the requirements of their original appointment; however, a member from a State bank shall not be disqualified solely due to a change in the bank's asset size.

(Source: P.A. 99-39, eff. 1-1-16; 100-783, eff. 8-10-18.)

(205 ILCS 5/79) (from Ch. 17, par. 391)

Sec. 79. Board, terms of office. The terms of office of the State Banking Board of Illinois shall be 4 years, except that the initial Board appointments shall be staggered with the Governor initially appointing, with advice and consent of the Senate, 3 members to serve 2-year terms, 4 members to serve 3-year terms, and 4 members to serve 4-year terms. The sitting member from a savings bank organized under the Savings Bank Act and the alternate member from a savings bank organized under the Savings Bank Act shall be appointed for the same terms of office. Members shall continue to serve on the Board until their replacement is appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate.

No State Banking Board member shall serve more than 2 full 4-year terms of office.

(Source: P.A. 100-783, eff. 8-10-18.)

(205 ILCS 5/80) (from Ch. 17, par. 392)

Sec. 80. Board; powers. The Board shall have the following powers in addition to any others that may be granted to it by law:

(a) (Blank).

(b) To review, consider, and make recommendations to the Director of Banking upon any banking matters.

(c) (Blank).

(d) (Blank).

(e) To review, consider, and submit to the Director of Banking and to the Governor proposals for amendments to this Act or for changes in or additions to the administration thereof which in the opinion of the Board are necessary or desirable in order to assure the safe and sound conduct of the banking business.

(f) To require the Secretary to furnish the Board space for meetings to be held by the Board as well as to require the Secretary to provide such clerical and technical assistance as the Board may require.

(g) To adopt its own by-laws with respect to Board meetings and procedures. Such by-laws shall provide that:

(i) A majority of the whole Board constitutes a quorum.

(ii) A majority of the quorum shall constitute effective action except that a vote of a majority of the whole Board shall be necessary for recommendations made to the Director of Banking and to the Governor with regard to proposed amendments to this Act or to the administrative practices hereunder.

(iii) The Board shall meet at least once in each calendar year and upon the call of the Director of Banking or a majority of the Board. The Director of Banking or a majority of the Board may call such special or additional meetings as may be deemed necessary or desirable.

(h) (Blank).

(i) (Blank).

(j) (Blank).

(k) (Blank).

(l) (Blank).

(m) To authorize the transfer of funds from the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Fund to the Bank and Trust Company Fund. Any amount transferred shall be retransferred to the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Fund from the Bank and Trust Company Fund within 3 years.

(n) To maintain and direct the investments of the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Fund.

(o) To evaluate various courses, programs, curricula, and schools of continuing education and professional training that are available from within the United States for State banking department examination personnel and develop a program known as the Illinois Bank Examiners' Education Program. The Board shall determine which courses, programs, curricula, and schools will be included in the Program to be funded by the Foundation.

(Source: P.A. 96-1163, eff. 1-1-11.)

(205 ILCS 5/81) (from Ch. 17, par. 393)

Sec. 81. Board; compensation. No member of the Board, including the chairman, shall receive any compensation for services on the Board but shall be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board.

(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2020.)

(205 ILCS 5/82) (from Ch. 17, par. 394)

Sec. 82. Commissioner, board; civil liability. Neither the Secretary, Director of Banking, any member of the State Banking Board of Illinois, nor any examiner, assistant examiner or other employee of the Division of Banking shall be subject to any civil liability or penalty, whether for damages or otherwise, on account of or for any action taken or omitted to be taken in their respective official capacities, except when such acts or omissions to act are corrupt or malicious or unless such action is taken or omitted to be taken not in good faith and without reasonable grounds.

(Source: P.A. 96-1163, eff. 1-1-11.)

(205 ILCS 5/83)

Sec. 83. Compliance review.

(a) As used in this Section:

"Affiliate" means a corporation whose stock is at least 80% owned by the depository institution or a corporation that directly or indirectly owns at least 80% of the depository institution.

"Depository institution" means a State or national bank, a State or federally chartered savings and loan association, or a State or federally chartered savings bank that is engaged in the business of banking in Illinois as appropriate.

"Compliance review committee" means:

(1) one or more persons assigned by management or appointed by the board of directors of a depository institution for the purposes set forth in subsection (b); or

(2) any other person to the extent the person acts in an investigatory capacity at the direction of a compliance review committee.

"Compliance review documents" means documents prepared in connection with a review or evaluation conducted by or for a compliance review committee.

"Person" means an individual, a group of individuals, a board committee, a partnership, a firm, an association, a corporation, or any other entity.

(b) This Section applies to compliance review committees whose functions are to evaluate and seek to improve any of the following:

(1) loan policies or underwriting standards;

(2) asset quality;

(3) financial reporting to federal or State governmental or regulatory agencies; or

(4) compliance with federal or State statutory or regulatory requirements.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section:

(1) Compliance review documents are confidential and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any civil action.

(2) Individuals serving on compliance review committees or acting under the direction of a compliance review committee shall not be required to testify in any civil action about the contents of any compliance review document or conclusions of any compliance review committee or about the actions taken by a compliance review committee.

(3) Compliance review documents delivered to an affiliate or a State, federal, or foreign governmental or regulatory agency shall remain confidential and are not discoverable or admissible in evidence in any civil action.

(d) This Section does not apply to: (1) compliance review committees on which individuals serving on or at the direction of the compliance review committee have management responsibility for the operations, records, employees, or activities being examined or evaluated by the compliance review committee and (2) any civil action initiated by any federal or State regulatory agency.

(e) This Section shall not be construed to limit the discovery or admissibility in any civil action of any documents other than compliance review documents.

(Source: P.A. 89-364, eff. 8-18-95.)