(a) Each receiver shall pay the expenses and just debts of the involved financial institution in the manner specified by this section. The receiver shall divide all claims against the institution into the general classes set forth in this section with the highest priority being given to the first listed class and then to each subsequent class as it is ranked. All such payments must be approved by the commissioner and shall be made from the following general classes in accordance with the following order of priority:
(1) First, the commissioner's costs of administration, including, but not limited to, all expenses actually incurred by the receiver in the course of the receivership; all expenses actually incurred by the commissioner pursuant to any provision of this article; all costs actually incurred in the determination of any contested claim or other contested case under this article; the payment of reasonable compensation to any receiver, conservator, hearing examiner, attorney, accountant or other person duly appointed or employed for the purpose of carrying out any provision of this article; and all other expenses expressly authorized by other provisions of this article;