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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions
Chapter 14 - Savings Bank Law
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 81-14-3. Purpose
Universal Citation: MS Code § 81-14-3 (2017)
- The purpose of this chapter is:
- (a) To provide for affordable housing resources for citizens of this state by promoting and preserving a system of thrift institutions that are locally owned and controlled;
- (b) To provide for the safe and sound conduct of the business of savings banks, the conservation of their assets and the maintenance of public confidence in savings banks;
- (c) To provide for the protection of the interests of customers and members;
- (d) To provide the opportunity for savings banks to remain competitive with each other and with other depository institutions existing under other state and federal laws;
- (e) To provide for an increase in the savings base of the state and for local control of the means of finance and accumulation of capital;
- (f) To provide the opportunity for the management of savings banks to exercise prudent business judgment in conducting the affairs of savings banks to the extent compatible with the purposes recited in this section; and
- (g) To provide adequate rule making power and administrative discretion so that the regulation and supervision of savings banks are readily responsive to changes in local economic conditions and depository institution practices.
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