A national bank or insured savings association located in this State which follows the procedure prescribed by the laws of the United States or of the State of Illinois to convert into a State bank may be granted a charter by the Commissioner. The national bank or insured savings association may apply for such charter by filing with the Commissioner:
(1) A certificate signed by its president, or a vice-president, or the cashier, and by a majority of the entire board of directors setting forth the corporate action taken in compliance with the provisions of the laws of the United States or of the State of Illinois governing the conversion of a national bank or insured savings association to a State bank;(2) The plan of conversion and the proposed charter approved by the stockholders for the operation of the bank or insured savings association as a State bank;(3) The name proposed for the converting bank or insured savings association, its location and a list of its stockholders as of the date of the stockholders' approval of the plan of conversion;(4) The amount of its Tier 1 capital, the classes and the number of the shares of stock and the par value of each share, and a detailed statement showing the assets and liabilities of the converting bank or insured savings association; and(5) A statement that the plan of conversion is subject to the approval of the Commissioner and that whether approved or disapproved the converting bank or insured savings association will pay the Commissioner's expenses of examination. For purposes of this Section, a national bank or insured savings association is located in the State where its main banking premises or main office is located.
P.A. 89-567, eff. 7/26/1996; 92-483, eff. 8/23/2001.