Section 11-44-110 - Power to take possession of association(1) If the commissioner finds that an association doing business in this state is violating its articles of incorporation or bylaws or the laws of this state provided for the association's government, or is conducting its business in an unsafe or unauthorized manner, the commissioner may order the association to discontinue the violations or unsafe or unauthorized practices.(2) If an association refuses or neglects to comply with an order of the commissioner within the time specified in the order, or if it appears to the commissioner that an association is in an unsafe condition or is conducting its business in an unsafe manner that renders its further proceedings hazardous to the public or to any of the association's members, or if the commissioner finds that the association's assets are impaired to such an extent that it threatens loss to the withdrawable shares, or if an association refuses to submit its books, papers, and accounts to the inspection of the commissioner or any of the commissioner's examiners, deputies, or assistants, or if any officer refuses to be examined under oath concerning the affairs of the officer's association, then the commissioner may revoke the certificate of authority of the association, which revocation serves as an injunction against the association issuing any new shares or stock, making any new loans, transferring any shares or stock, or making any change in its managerial or directorial personnel during the time the revocation is in effect.(3) The commissioner may, with the written approval of the board, take possession of the property, business, and assets of such an association and retain such possession until such association, with the consent of the commissioner, resumes business or until its affairs are liquidated. Such association, with the consent of the commissioner, may resume business upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the commissioner, but such savings and loan association shall pay all the expenses of the commissioner and the commissioner's deputy and employees in so taking possession of its property and assets.(4)(a) In addition to all other powers to take possession of any association, the commissioner may appoint himself or herself or a third party as conservator of any association and immediately take possession and control of the business and assets of the association if the commissioner determines that: (I) Such action is necessary to conserve the assets of the association or to protect the interests of its shareholders from acts or omissions of the existing management;(II) The association, by a resolution of its board of directors, consents to such action;(III) There is a willful violation of a cease-and-desist order that results in the association being operated in an unsafe or unsound manner; or(IV) The association is significantly undercapitalized and has no reasonable prospect of becoming adequately capitalized.(b) The commissioner may appoint a conservator and take immediate possession of the association without prior notice or a hearing; except that, within ten days after the conservator is appointed, the association may file an appeal with the board requesting the board to rescind the commissioner's appointment of a conservator. Upon receipt of a timely appeal, the board shall set a date for hearing and determine whether the commissioner's appointment should be rescinded; except that such appeal shall not act as a stay of the commissioner's action. If the board finds the commissioner's action was unauthorized, the board shall restore control of the association to its board of directors. If no appeal is filed within ten days after the commissioner's appointment of a conservator, all action taken by the commissioner shall be final.(c) In extraordinary circumstances, upon order of the board, any hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be exempt from any provision of law requiring that proceedings of the board be conducted publicly. Such extraordinary circumstances occur only when specific concern arises about prompt withdrawal of moneys from the association.(d) The conservator shall have all the powers of the shareholders, directors, and officers of the association and shall be authorized to operate the association in its own name or to conserve its assets as directed by the commissioner. The conservator shall conduct the business of the association and make regular reports to the commissioner until such time as the commissioner has determined that the purposes of conservatorship have been accomplished and the association should be returned to the control of its board of directors. All costs incident to the conservatorship shall be paid out of the assets of the association. If the commissioner determines that the purposes of the conservatorship will not be accomplished, the commissioner may proceed with the involuntary liquidation of the association in the manner described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.(e) If a conservator is appointed, and the conservator is other than the federal deposit insurance corporation or an employee of the division of financial services, the conservator and any assistants shall provide a bond, payable to the association and executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, which surety company meets with the approval of the financial services board, for the faithful discharge of its duties in connection with the conservatorship and the accounting for all money coming into its possession. The cost of the bond shall be paid from the assets of the association. Suit may be maintained on the bond by any person injured by a breach of the conditions of the bond. This requirement is met if the financial services board determines that the association's fidelity bond covers the conservator and any assistants.Amended by 2024 Ch. 350,§ 49, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to the operations of the division of financial services, the commissioner of financial services, the financial services board, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and life care institutions on or after 8/7/2024, including the imposition of fines by the commissioner of financial services against a person who violates a cease-and-desist order or a suspension or removal order.L. 33: p. 340, § 9. CSA: C. 25, § 55. CRS 53: § 122-6-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 122-5-10. L. 99: (3) amended and (4) added, p. 1012, § 7, effective August 4.Section 67(2) of chapter 350 (HB 24-1381), Session Laws of Colorado 2024, provides that the act changing this section applies to the operations of the division of financial services, the commissioner of financial services, the financial services board, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and life care institutions on or after August 7, 2024, including the imposition of fines by the commissioner of financial services against a person who violates a cease-and-desist order or a suspension or removal order.
2024 Ch. 350, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).