220.14   Division’s report.
220.17   Effect of consolidating banks and trust companies.
220.18   Bank or corporate notaries; permitted acts.
220.285   Reproduction and destruction of records; evidence.
220.30   Closing in emergencies.
220.32   Transfer of trust business within bank holding company groups.
220.01220.01Definitions. As used in chs. 220 to 224:
220.01(1)(1)Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “bank” means any banking institution incorporated under the laws of this state.
220.01(1e)(1e)“Department” means the department of financial institutions.
220.01(1m)(1m)“Division” means the division of banking.
220.01(2)(2)The term “lawful money” means all forms of money issued by or under the authority of the United States as a circulating medium, and includes any form of certificate declared to be lawful money by any law of the United States.
220.01 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 189; 1991 a. 221; 1993 a. 213; Stats. 1993 s. 220.01; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 191.
220.02220.02Division; duties.
220.02(2)(2)The division shall enforce all laws relating to banks and banking in this state, and shall enforce and cause to be enforced every law relating to the supervision and control thereof, including those relating to:
220.02(2)(a)(a) State banks under this chapter and ch. 221 and trust company banks under ch. 223.
220.02(2)(b)(b) The lending of money under s. 138.09 or 138.14, or those relating to finance companies, motor vehicle dealers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges and collection agencies under ch. 218.
220.02(2)(c)(c) Money transmitters under ch. 217.
220.02(2)(d)(d) Fiduciary operations of organizations under ss. 220.04 (7) and 223.105.
220.02(2)(e)(e) Savings banks under ch. 214.
220.02(2)(f)(f) Savings and loan associations under ch. 215.
220.02(2)(g)(g) Mortgage bankers, mortgage loan originators, and mortgage brokers under subch. III of ch. 224.
220.02(2)(h)(h) Nondepository small business lenders under subch. IV of ch. 224.
220.02(2)(i)(i) Insurance premium finance companies under s. 138.12.
220.02(2)(j)(j) Earned wage access services providers under ch. 203.
220.02(3)(3)It is the intent of sub. (2) to give the division jurisdiction to enforce and carry out all laws relating to banks or banking in this state, including those relating to state banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, and trust company banks, and also all laws relating to small loan companies or other loan companies or agencies, finance companies, insurance premium finance companies, earned wage access services providers, motor vehicle dealers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges, mortgage bankers, mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and collection agencies and those relating to money transmitters under ch. 217, whether doing business as corporations, individuals, or otherwise, but to exclude laws relating to credit unions.
220.02(5)(5)Except for acts and decisions of the division under chs. 138, 217, and 218, any interested person or any bank or banking corporation aggrieved by an act, order, or determination of the division may, within 10 days from the date thereof, apply to the banking institutions review board to review the same. All such applications for review shall be considered and disposed of as speedily as possible. The banking institutions review board may require the division to submit any of the division’s actions subject to such review to said board for its approval.
220.02 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 239, 307; 1973 c. 3, 243; 1975 c. 65; 1977 c. 196 s. 131; 1977 c. 418; 1981 c. 390; 1985 a. 127; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 221, 316; 1995 a. 27 ss. 52c, 5979 to 5984; 1995 a. 55, 216; 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 158, 215; 2007 a. 97; 2009 a. 2, 405; 2019 a. 65; 2023 a. 131, 267.
220.02 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also DFI-Bkg, Wis. adm. code.