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2025 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 221 - State banks.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 221.0101 - Title.
- 221.0102 - Definitions.
- 221.0103 - Notice.
- 221.0104 - Applicability.
- 221.0105 - Fees.
- 221.0201 - Applicants.
- 221.0202 - Application.
- 221.0203 - Certificate of authority.
- 221.0204 - Temporary organization.
- 221.0205 - Capital stock.
- 221.02055 - Reserves.
- 221.0206 - Articles of incorporation.
- 221.0207 - Filed documents.
- 221.0208 - Charter.
- 221.0209 - Prohibition on transacting business.
- 221.0210 - Publication of charter.
- 221.0211 - Amendment of articles of incorporation.
- 221.0212 - Restated articles of incorporation.
- 221.0213 - Bylaws.
- 221.0214 - Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders.
- 221.0215 - Authorized stock.
- 221.0216 - Preferred stock.
- 221.0217 - Reorganization of a state bank as a national bank.
- 221.0218 - Reorganization of a national bank as a state bank.
- 221.0219 - Conversion of a credit union to a state bank.
- 221.0301 - General powers.
- 221.0302 - Branch banks and other facilities.
- 221.0303 - Customer bank communications terminals.
- 221.0304 - Safe deposits.
- 221.0305 - Memberships and investments in federal reserve bank.
- 221.0306 - Memberships and investments in federal home loan bank.
- 221.0307 - Memberships and investments in other state and federal agencies.
- 221.0308 - Benefits under federal law; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- 221.0309 - Investments in international banking and financial institutions.
- 221.0310 - Federal National Mortgage Association.
- 221.0311 - Investments in agricultural credit corporations.
- 221.0312 - Investments in development companies.
- 221.0313 - Information to division; stock holdings.
- 221.0314 - Sale of U.S. bonds.
- 221.0315 - Insurance activities.
- 221.0316 - Trust powers.
- 221.0317 - Securitization of assets.
- 221.0318 - Notes and debentures.
- 221.0319 - Real estate.
- 221.0320 - Limit of loans and investments.
- 221.0321 - Other loans and investments.
- 221.0322 - Additional banking authority.
- 221.0323 - Bank purchase of its own stock.
- 221.0324 - Assets not to be pledged as security.
- 221.0325 - Certified checks.
- 221.0326 - Bad debts.
- 221.0327 - Surplus fund.
- 221.0328 - Dividends.
- 221.0329 - Savings promotion prize programs.
- 221.0401 - State bank.
- 221.0402 - Use of “bank”.
- 221.0403 - Bank names.
- 221.0404 - Deceptive or misleading use of bank name, logo, or symbol.
- 221.0501 - Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.
- 221.0502 - Greater or lower quorum or greater voting requirements.
- 221.0503 - Bylaw fixing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders.
- 221.0504 - Number of shareholders.
- 221.0505 - Issued and outstanding shares.
- 221.0506 - Fractional shares.
- 221.0507 - Share dividends.
- 221.0508 - Form and content of certificates.
- 221.0509 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.
- 221.0510 - Preemptive rights.
- 221.0511 - Annual meeting.
- 221.0512 - Special meeting.
- 221.0513 - Shareholder action without a meeting.
- 221.0514 - Notice of meeting.
- 221.0515 - Disclosure to shareholders.
- 221.0516 - Waiver of notice.
- 221.0517 - Record date.
- 221.0518 - Shareholders’ list for meeting.
- 221.0519 - Proxies.
- 221.0520 - Shares held by nominees.
- 221.0521 - Acceptance of instruments showing shareholder action.
- 221.0522 - Voting for directors; cumulative voting.
- 221.0523 - Voting trusts.
- 221.0524 - Voting agreements.
- 221.0525 - Shares of stock, when not transferable.
- 221.0526 - Stock control of bank or trust company bank by other corporation.
- 221.0601 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.
- 221.0602 - Qualifications of directors.
- 221.0603 - Number and election of directors.
- 221.0604 - Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders.
- 221.0605 - Terms of directors generally.
- 221.0606 - Staggered terms of directors.
- 221.0607 - Resignation of directors.
- 221.0608 - Removal of directors by shareholders.
- 221.0609 - Vacancy on board.
- 221.0610 - Meetings.
- 221.06105 - Board action without a meeting.
- 221.0611 - Response to examination.
- 221.0612 - Notice of meeting.
- 221.0613 - Waiver of notice.
- 221.0614 - Quorum and voting.
- 221.0615 - Committees.
- 221.0616 - Reliance by directors or officers.
- 221.0617 - Consideration of interests in addition to shareholders’ interests.
- 221.0618 - Limited liability of directors.
- 221.0619 - Director conflict of interest.
- 221.0620 - Officers.
- 221.0621 - Duties of officers.
- 221.0622 - Resignation and removal of officers.
- 221.0623 - Contract rights of officers.
- 221.0624 - Signature of officers.
- 221.0625 - Loans to bank officials; penalty.
- 221.0626 - Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
- 221.0627 - Mandatory indemnification.
- 221.0628 - Bank may limit indemnification.
- 221.0629 - Allowance of expenses as incurred.
- 221.0630 - Court-ordered indemnification.
- 221.0631 - Determination of right to indemnification.
- 221.0632 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.
- 221.0633 - Insurance.
- 221.0634 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
- 221.0635 - Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.
- 221.0636 - Theft.
- 221.0637 - Bank officers and employees not to take commissions.
- 221.0701 - Interest exchange.
- 221.0702 - Consolidation or merger of banks.
- 221.0703 - Cancellation of charter of merged bank.
- 221.0704 - Interim banks.
- 221.0705 - Definitions.
- 221.0706 - Right to dissent.
- 221.0707 - Dissent by shareholders and beneficial shareholders.
- 221.0708 - Notice of dissenters’ rights.
- 221.0709 - Notice of intent to demand payment.
- 221.0710 - Dissenters’ notice.
- 221.0711 - Duty to demand payment.
- 221.0712 - Restriction on uncertificated shares.
- 221.0713 - Payment.
- 221.0714 - Failure to take action.
- 221.0715 - After-acquired shares.
- 221.0716 - Procedure if dissenter is dissatisfied with payment or offer.
- 221.0717 - Court action.
- 221.0718 - Court costs and counsel fees.
- 221.0801 - Liquidation.
- 221.0802 - Banks may be placed in hands of division.
- 221.0803 - Charter, how forfeited.
- 221.0901 - Acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies.
- 221.0903 - In-state branches maintained by out-of-state banks.
- 221.0904 - Out-of-state banks establishing branches.
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