S.C. Code Ann. § 34-30-1220: Loan procedures; report of actions; loans on collateral; unsecured loans; investment of funds; sale of loans.

(A) The board of directors shall establish procedures by which loans are to be considered, approved, and made by the state savings bank.

(B) All actions on loan applications to the state savings bank must be reported to the board of directors at its next meeting.

(C) Subject to rules or regulations as the board considers appropriate, a state savings bank may lend funds on collateral considered sufficient by the board of directors to secure loans properly. Loans made solely upon security of collateral consisting of stock or equity securities that are not listed on a national stock exchange or regularly quoted and offered for trade on an over-the-counter market are considered loans without security.

(D) A state savings bank may lend funds without requiring security. An unsecured loan shall not exceed the maximum amount authorized by rules or regulations of the board.

(E) A state savings bank may invest funds on hand in the purchase of loans of a type that the state savings bank could make in accordance with this chapter.

(F) A state savings bank may invest in a participating interest in loans of a type that the state savings bank could make in accordance with this chapter.

(G) A state savings bank may sell a loan, including a participating interest in a loan.