{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-487.14106","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.14106","heading":"Purchase or sale of assets; powers of bank.","body":"Sec. 4106.\n\nWith the approval of the commissioner, based upon an examination or other appropriate analysis of either the buying or selling organization, or both, and upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of its board of directors and of the holders of 2/3 of its stock entitled to vote, a bank may do either or both of the following:\n\nSell all or substantially all of its assets of every kind, character, and description and assign its liabilities to any depository institution.\n\nPurchase all or substantially all of the assets of every kind, character, and description and assume the liabilities of another depository institution.\n\nThe consideration for a purchase and sale under this section may include shares of stock of the purchasing bank, out-of-state bank, national bank, association, or savings bank.\n\nA purchase and sale shall not be made to defeat or defraud any of the creditors of the depository institutions.\n\nCertified copies of all shareholders' and directors' proceedings under this section shall be submitted to the commissioner and shall contain the terms of the sale and purchase, including a copy of the agreement of sale and purchase.\n\nThe liability of a depository institution or of its shareholders, directors, or officers, or the rights of creditors of, or other persons transacting business with, the depository institution shall not be lessened or impaired as the result of a sale of assets under this section.\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this act, a bank that purchases or assumes all or substantially all of the assets or liabilities of a depository institution may retain, maintain, and operate the principal office or branches of the depository institution as branches of the purchasing bank without providing notice to the commissioner under section 3711(1) provided it assumes the deposit liabilities of the depository institution maintained at the principal office or branches.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 487","Act Act-276-of-1999"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-487-14106","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"57cac95d8f479eb31f7d8ea559679b6be0f7172f6bb6bce23b5f69e31164fdc5","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-487.14105","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-487.14107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}