State banks

Wis. Stat. ch. 221

in effect

Contents

section221.0101. Title section221.0102. Definitions section221.0103. Notice section221.0104. Applicability section221.0105. Fees section221.0201. Applicants section221.0202. Application section221.0203. Certificate of authority section221.0204. Temporary organization section221.0205. Capital stock section221.0206. Articles of incorporation section221.0207. Filed documents section221.0208. Charter section221.0209. Prohibition on transacting business section221.0210. Publication of charter section221.0211. Amendment of articles of incorporation section221.0212. Restated articles of incorporation section221.0213. Bylaws section221.0214. Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders section221.0215. Authorized stock section221.0216. Preferred stock section221.0217. Reorganization of a state bank as a national bank section221.0218. Reorganization of a national bank as a state bank section221.0219. Conversion of a credit union to a state bank section221.0301. General powers section221.0302. Branch banks and other facilities section221.0303. Customer bank communications terminals section221.0304. Safe deposits section221.0305. Memberships and investments in federal reserve bank section221.0306. Memberships and investments in federal home loan bank section221.0307. Memberships and investments in other state and federal agencies section221.0308. Benefits under federal law; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation section221.0309. Investments in international banking and financial institutions section221.0310. Federal National Mortgage Association section221.0311. Investments in agricultural credit corporations section221.0312. Investments in development companies section221.0313. Information to division; stock holdings section221.0314. Sale of U.S. bonds section221.0315. Insurance activities section221.0316. Trust powers section221.0317. Securitization of assets section221.0318. Notes and debentures section221.0319. Real estate section221.0320. Limit of loans and investments section221.0321. Other loans and investments section221.0322. Additional banking authority section221.0323. Bank purchase of its own stock section221.0324. Assets not to be pledged as security section221.0325. Certified checks section221.0326. Bad debts section221.0327. Surplus fund section221.0328. Dividends section221.0329. Savings promotion prize programs section221.0401. State bank section221.0402. Use of “bank”section221.0403. Bank names section221.0404. Deceptive or misleading use of bank name, logo, or symbol section221.0501. Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups section221.0502. Greater or lower quorum or greater voting requirements section221.0503. Bylaw fixing quorum or voting requirements for shareholders section221.0504. Number of shareholders section221.0505. Issued and outstanding shares section221.0506. Fractional shares section221.0507. Share dividends section221.0508. Form and content of certificates section221.0509. Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities section221.0510. Preemptive rights section221.0511. Annual meeting section221.0512. Special meeting section221.0513. Shareholder action without a meeting section221.0514. Notice of meeting section221.0515. Disclosure to shareholders section221.0516. Waiver of notice section221.0517. Record date section221.0518. Shareholders’ list for meeting section221.0519. Proxies section221.0520. Shares held by nominees section221.0521. Acceptance of instruments showing shareholder action section221.0522. Voting for directors; cumulative voting section221.0523. Voting trusts section221.0524. Voting agreements section221.0525. Shares of stock, when not transferable section221.0526. Stock control of bank or trust company bank by other corporation section221.0601. Requirement for and duties of board of directors section221.0602. Qualifications of directors section221.0603. Number and election of directors section221.0604. Election of directors by certain classes of shareholders section221.0605. Terms of directors generally section221.0606. Staggered terms of directors section221.0607. Resignation of directors section221.0608. Removal of directors by shareholders section221.0609. Vacancy on board section221.0610. Meetings section221.0611. Response to examination section221.0612. Notice of meeting section221.0613. Waiver of notice section221.0614. Quorum and voting section221.0615. Committees section221.0616. Reliance by directors or officers section221.0617. Consideration of interests in addition to shareholders’ interests section221.0618. Limited liability of directors section221.0619. Director conflict of interest section221.0620. Officers section221.0621. Duties of officers section221.0622. Resignation and removal of officers section221.0623. Contract rights of officers section221.0624. Signature of officers section221.0625. Loans to bank officials; penalty section221.0626. Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions section221.0627. Mandatory indemnification section221.0628. Bank may limit indemnification section221.0629. Allowance of expenses as incurred section221.0630. Court-ordered indemnification section221.0631. Determination of right to indemnification section221.0632. Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents section221.0633. Insurance section221.0634. Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses section221.0635. Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims section221.0636. Theft section221.0637. Bank officers and employees not to take commissions section221.0701. Interest exchange section221.0702. Consolidation or merger of banks section221.0703. Cancellation of charter of merged bank section221.0704. Interim banks section221.0705. Definitions section221.0706. Right to dissent section221.0707. Dissent by shareholders and beneficial shareholders section221.0708. Notice of dissenters’ rights section221.0709. Notice of intent to demand payment section221.0710. Dissenters’ notice section221.0711. Duty to demand payment section221.0712. Restriction on uncertificated shares section221.0713. Payment section221.0714. Failure to take action section221.0715. After-acquired shares section221.0716. Procedure if dissenter is dissatisfied with payment or offer section221.0717. Court action section221.0718. Court costs and counsel fees section221.0801. Liquidation section221.0802. Banks may be placed in hands of division section221.0803. Charter, how forfeited section221.0901. Acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies section221.0903. In-state branches maintained by out-of-state banks section221.0904. Out-of-state banks establishing branches section221.1001. Stock book section221.1002. Reports section221.1003. Forfeiture section221.1004. False statements section221.1005. Refusal to permit inspection section221.1006. Fees for certified copies section221.1007. Legal process; how served section221.1008. Record search section221.1101. Bank service corporations section221.1201. Stock in bank-owned banks section221.1202. Bank-owned banks section221.02055. Reserves section221.06105. Board action without a meeting

Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/221Fetched: 10/7/2026