Section 214.68 - Jurisdictional conversion(1) A federal savings bank or federal savings and loan association may convert itself into a savings bank, and a savings bank may convert itself into a federal savings bank, by following the procedures under pars. (a) to (e). (a) A meeting of the members or stockholders shall be held after not less than 10 days' written notice to each member or stockholder, served either personally or by mail to the last-known post-office address. The notice shall state the date, time, place and purpose of the meeting.(b) At the meeting the members or stockholders may, by affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the eligible votes, resolve to convert the savings bank into a federal savings bank, or if a federal institution, into a savings bank. A verified copy of the minutes of the meeting shall be filed with the division within 10 days after the date of the meeting.(c) If the members or stockholders vote to convert, the secretary shall, within 30 days after the date of the meeting serve notice on all members or stockholders, either personally or by mail to the last-known post-office address.(d) Within 6 months after the date of the meeting to convert, the savings bank shall take all steps necessary to complete the conversion. Within 10 days after receipt of federal authorization, the savings bank shall file with the division a copy of its federal authorization. Upon filing, the savings bank shall cease to be a savings bank and shall be a federal savings bank.(e) Within 6 months after the date of the federal institution's meeting to convert, the division shall examine the federal institution and shall determine the action necessary to qualify the federal institution to convert to a savings bank. Upon complying with the necessary requirements, the division shall approve the conversion.(2) Upon conversion, the corporate existence of the converting institution shall not terminate and the resulting institution shall be a continuance of the converting institution. All of the property and rights of the converted institution shall vest in the resulting institution as of the time of conversion and all of its obligations become those of the resulting institution. Actions and other judicial proceedings to which the converting institution is a party may be prosecuted and defended as if conversion had not taken place.(3) Before any conversion under this section is effective, the division shall issue a certificate of conversion.