221.0718(1)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
ss. 814.01 and
814.04, the court may assess costs against all or some of the dissenters, in amounts that the court finds to be equitable, to the extent that the court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith in demanding payment under
s. 221.0716.
221.0718(2)
(2) When liable for fees and costs. The parties shall bear their own expenses of the proceeding, except that, notwithstanding
ss. 814.01 to
814.04, the court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts for the respective parties, in amounts that the court finds to be equitable, as follows:
221.0718(2)(a)
(a) Against the bank and in favor of any dissenter if the court finds that the bank did not substantially comply with
ss. 221.0708 to
221.0716.
221.0718(2)(b)
(b) Against the bank or against a dissenter, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this chapter.
221.0718(3)
(3) Payment of counsel and experts from recovery. Notwithstanding
ss. 814.01 to
814.04, if the court finds that the services of counsel and experts for any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated, the court may award to these counsel and experts reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the dissenters who were benefited.
221.0718 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
221.0801(1)(1)
When authorized. A bank organized or doing business under this chapter may go into liquidation by a vote of its shareholders owning a majority of the capital stock outstanding or such greater percentage required under the articles of incorporation or bylaws. If a vote is taken to go into liquidation, the board of directors shall give notice of this fact to the division, and the notice shall be certified by an officer of the bank. A liquidating bank may not transfer assets or liabilities to another bank until the transfer is approved by the division.
221.0801(2)
(2) Notice. The board of directors shall also give notice of this fact by certified mail to all persons whose names appear as creditors upon the books of the bank and by publication as a class 3 notice, under
ch. 985. The notice shall direct all persons who may have claims against the bank to file the claims.
221.0801 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
221.0802
221.0802
Banks may be placed in hands of division. A bank doing business under this chapter may place its affairs and assets under the control of the division by posting a notice on its front door, as follows: "This bank is in the hands of the Division of Banking of the Department of Financial Institutions". Immediately upon posting such notice, the bank shall notify the division of this action. The posting of the notice, or the taking possession of a bank by the division, places the bank's assets and property in the possession of the division, and bars any attachment proceedings. For each day the division is placed in possession of the bank, and until such time as a special deputy is appointed under
s. 220.08 (4), the bank shall pay to the division the actual cost of such liquidation proceedings. The division shall pay the amounts to the state treasurer and the percentage specified in
s. 20.124 (1) (g) [20.144 (1) (g)] shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.124 (1) (g) [20.144 (1) (g)].
221.0802 Note
NOTE: The bracketed language indicates the correct cross-reference. Section 20.124 (1) (g) was repealed by
1995 Wis. Act 27 and the percentage and appropriation now appear at s. 20.144 (1) (g). Corrective legislation is pending.
221.0802 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
221.0803
221.0803
Charter, how forfeited. If the board of directors or a quorum thereof or any committee of the board of any bank knowingly violates or knowingly permits any of the officers, agents or employes of the bank to violate this chapter, the directors are jointly and severally liable for the amount of the loss sustained by the bank. If, after a warning from the division, the directors shall fail to make good any loss or damage resulting from the violations, or continue such conduct, it shall constitute a ground for the forfeiture of the charter of the bank, and the division shall institute proceedings to enforce the forfeiture and to secure a dissolution and a winding up of the affairs of the bank.
221.0803 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
INTERSTATE BANKING AND FOREIGN BANKS
221.0901
221.0901
Acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies. 221.0901(1)(1)
Applicability. This section applies to acquisitions of an in-state bank or an in-state bank holding company by any company.
221.0901(2)(c)
(c) "Bank holding company" has the meaning set forth in
12 USC 1841 (a), and unless the context otherwise requires, includes an in-state bank holding company, an out-of-state bank holding company and a foreign bank holding company.
221.0901(2)(d)
(d) "Bank supervisory agency" means the U.S. office of the comptroller of the currency, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the board of governors of the federal reserve system, or any successor to these agencies, or any agency of another state with primary responsibility for chartering and supervising banks.
221.0901(2)(j)
(j) "Foreign bank holding company" means a bank holding company that is organized under the laws of a country other than the United States or any territory or possession of the United States.
221.0901(2)(k)
(k) "In-state bank" means a bank that is organized under this chapter, a trust company bank organized under
ch. 223 or a bank organized under federal law and having its principal place of business in this state.
221.0901(2)(L)
(L) "In-state bank holding company" means a bank holding company that has its principal place of business in this state or a company that has control of a trust company organized under
ch. 223 and is not controlled by a bank holding company other than an in-state bank holding company.
221.0901(2)(m)
(m) "Out-of-state bank holding company" means a bank holding company that is not an in-state bank holding company and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes a foreign bank holding company.
221.0901(2)(n)
(n) "Principal place of business" of a bank holding company means the state in which the total deposits of its bank subsidiaries are the greatest.
221.0901(2)(p)
(p) "State" means any state, territory or other possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia.
221.0901(3)(a)(a) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by federal law or
par. (b), no company may do any of the following without the prior approval of the division:
221.0901(3)(a)2.a.
a. More than 25% of any class of voting shares of an in-state bank holding company or an in-state bank, if the acquiring company is not a bank holding company prior to the acquisition.
221.0901(3)(a)2.b.
b. More than 5% of any class of voting shares of an in-state bank holding company or an in-state bank, if the acquiring company is a bank holding company prior to the acquisition.
221.0901(3)(a)2.c.
c. All or substantially all of the assets of an in-state bank holding company or an in-state bank.
221.0901(3)(a)3.
3. Take other action that results in the direct or indirect acquisition of control of an in-state bank holding company or an in-state bank.
221.0901(3)(b)
(b) The approval of the division is not needed under
par. (a) in any of the following transactions:
221.0901(3)(b)1.
1. A transaction arranged by the division or a bank supervisory agency to prevent the insolvency or closing of the acquired bank.
221.0901(3)(b)2.
2. A transaction in which a bank forms its own bank holding company, if the ownership rights of the former bank shareholders are substantially similar to those of the shareholders of the new bank holding company.
221.0901(3)(c)
(c) In a transaction under
par. (b) in which the division's approval is not required, the parties shall give written notice to the division at least 15 days before the effective date of the acquisition, unless a shorter period of notice is required under applicable federal law.
221.0901(4)
(4) Required application. A company that requires the division's approval under
sub. (3) (a) shall do all of the following:
221.0901(4)(a)
(a) File with the division an application in the form that the division requires.
221.0901(4)(b)
(b) Pay to the division an application fee determined by the division.
221.0901(4)(c)
(c) Reimburse the division for all actual costs incurred by the division in making an investigation related to the application under
par. (a) and in holding any hearing on the application.
221.0901(4)(d)
(d) Cause to be published a class 3 notice, under
ch. 985, in the form prescribed by the division, in the official state newspaper, of the application under
par. (a) and of the opportunity for a hearing under
sub. (5). If the application is to acquire an in-state bank, the notice also shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, village or town where the home office of the in-state bank is located.
221.0901(4)(e)
(e) File with the division proof of publication of the notice under
par. (d), upon completion of the publication of the notice.
221.0901(4)(f)
(f) If the applicant is an out-of-state bank holding company, submit to the division with the application, proof that the applicant has complied with, or is exempt from, the requirements of
subch. XV of ch. 180.
221.0901(5)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the division shall hold a hearing on the application under
sub. (4) (a) if at least 25 residents of this state petition for a hearing within 30 days after the notice under
sub. (4) (d) or if the division, on its own motion, calls for a hearing within 30 days after the notice under
sub. (4) (d). Except as provided in
par. (b), the division may not approve any transaction under
sub. (3) (a) until the later of 30 days after the notice under
sub. (4) (d) or 30 days after any hearing required under this paragraph.
221.0901(5)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a proposed transaction if the division finds that an emergency exists and that the proposed transaction is necessary and appropriate to prevent the probable failure of an in-state bank.
221.0901(6)
(6) Standards for disapproval. The division may disapprove a transaction under
sub. (3) (a) if the division finds any of the following:
221.0901(6)(a)
(a) Considering the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the applicant and of the in-state bank or in-state bank holding company, the transaction would be contrary to the best interests of the shareholders or customers of the in-state bank or in-state bank holding company.
221.0901(6)(b)
(b) The action would be detrimental to the safety and soundness of the applicant or of the in-state bank or in-state bank holding company, or to the safety and soundness of a subsidiary or affiliate of the applicant, the in-state bank or the in-state bank holding company.
221.0901(6)(c)
(c) Because the applicant or its executive officers, directors or principal shareholders have not established a record of sound performance, efficient management, financial responsibility and integrity, the action would be contrary to the best interests of the depositors, other customers, creditors or shareholders of the applicant or of the in-state bank or in-state bank holding company or contrary to the best interests of the public.
221.0901(6)(d)
(d) The applicant has received a rating of "needs to improve record of meeting community credit needs" under
12 USC 2906 (b) (2) (C) or "substantial noncompliance in meeting community credit needs" under
12 USC 2906 (b) (2) (D) by the bank supervisory agency.
221.0901(6)(f)
(f) The applicant has failed to enter into an agreement prepared by the division to comply with the laws and rules of this state regulating consumer credit finance charges and other charges and related disclosure requirements, except to the extent preempted by federal law or regulation.
221.0901(6)(g)
(g) The applicant fails to meet any other standards established by rule of the division.
221.0901(7)
(7) State concentration limit. The division may not approve any transaction under
sub. (3) (a) if, upon consummation of the transaction, the applicant would control a greater percentage of the total amount of deposits of insured depository institutions in the state than the percentage specified under
12 USC 1842 (d) (2) (B) (ii).
221.0901(8)(a)(a) Except as provided in
pars. (b) and
(c), the division may not approve an application by an out-of-state bank holding company under
sub. (3) (a) unless the in-state bank to be acquired, or all in-state bank subsidiaries of the in-state bank holding company to be acquired, have as of the proposed date of acquisition been in existence and in continuous operation for at least 5 years.
221.0901(8)(b)
(b) The division may approve an application for an acquisition of an in-state bank holding company that owns one or more in-state banks that have been in existence for less than 5 years, if the out-of-state bank holding company divests itself of those in-state banks within 2 years after the date of acquisition of the in-state bank holding company by the out-of-state bank holding company.
221.0901(8)(c)
(c) Paragraphs (a) and
(b) do not apply to an in-state bank that is the surviving bank of a merger with an in-state bank that had been in existence and continuous operation for at least 5 years at the time of the merger or would have been in existence and in continuous operation for at least 5 years as of the proposed date of acquisition, if the merger had not taken place.
221.0901(9)
(9) Reports. Each bank holding company that controls an in-state bank or an in-state bank holding company shall submit to the division reports under
s. 221.0526.
221.0901(10)
(10) Penalties. The division may enforce the provisions of this section pursuant to
s. 220.04 (9).
221.0901 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
RECORDS, REPORTS AND LEGAL PROCESS
221.1001
221.1001
Stock book. Every bank shall keep a stock book. The stock book shall be subject to the inspection of officers, directors and shareholders of the bank during the usual hours for transacting business. The stock book shall show the name, residence and number of shares held by each shareholder. A refusal by the officers of such bank to exhibit the stock book to any person rightfully demanding inspection of the book, may be required to forfeit not more than $50. In all actions, suits and proceedings, the stock book is presumptive evidence of the facts contained in the book.
221.1001 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
221.1002(1)(1)
Reporting requirements. A bank shall make to the division not less than 2 reports during each calendar year. The reports shall be made at the times required by the division on forms prescribed and furnished by the division. The forms shall conform as nearly as practicable to that required of national banks, including any schedules.
221.1002(2)
(2) Attestation. The reports under
sub. (1) shall be signed and verified by the oath or affirmation of one of the officers of the bank, and shall be attested by at least 2 of the directors. If by reason of absence or other inability it is impracticable to obtain the signature of 2 directors, the report shall specify the reason why it is impracticable and the attestation by the director so absent or under disability is not required.
221.1002(3)
(3) Resources and liabilities. The report under
sub. (1) shall exhibit in detail and under the proper headings, the resources and liabilities of the bank at the close of the business of any past day specified by the division. The bank shall transmit the report to the division within 30 days after the receipt of request for the report from the division.
221.1002(4)
(4) List of shareholders. When requested by the division, any bank shall report to the division a list of its shareholders, their residences, and the amount of stock held by each. The shareholder list shall be signed and verified by the oath or affirmation of one of the officers of the bank.
221.1002(5)
(5) Special reports. The division may require special reports from a bank, if the division determines that the reports are necessary to inform the division fully of the bank's condition.
221.1002 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
221.1003
221.1003
Forfeiture. A bank failing to make and transmit to the division a report or proof of publication required under this chapter may be required to forfeit to the division not more than $100 for each day after the report or proof of publication was required. If a bank fails or refuses to pay the forfeiture under this section, the division may institute proceedings for the recovery of the forfeiture.
221.1003 History
History: 1995 a. 336.
221.1004(1)(1)
Prohibition. An officer, director or employe of a bank may not do any of the following:
