Any bank, thrift or credit union organized under the laws of the United States or any other state may, by a majority vote of its directors or other governing body, convert into a state bank with any name approved by the board of Banking and Financial Institutions in accordance with this article.
(a) A converting institution shall file an application with the division on a form prescribed by the commissioner along with articles of incorporation, bylaws for the proposed state bank and a check for $2,500. The application shall declare that a majority of the converting institution's board of directors or other governing body has authorized the […]
(a) When the board of Banking and Financial Institutions has provided the converting institution an order that this article has been complied with, the converting institution and all its stockholders or members, officers and employees shall have the same powers and privileges and duties, liabilities and regulations as shall have been prescribed for banks originally […]
After the board of Banking and Financial Institutions issues an order granting a state charter to the converting institution, the bank shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate of incorporation in compliance with chapter thirty-one-d of this code or articles of organization in compliance with chapter thirty-one-b of this code […]