(a) With respect to any bank that is now or may hereafter be closed on account of inability to meet the demands of its depositors, or by action of the commissioner or of a court, or by action of its directors, or in the event of its insolvency or suspension, the commissioner and/or the receiver or liquidator of the institution, with the permission of the commissioner, may borrow from the federal deposit insurance corporation and pledge or mortgage any part or all of the assets of the institution to the corporation as security for a loan by it; provided, that where the corporation is acting as the receiver or liquidator, the order of a court of record of competent jurisdiction shall be obtained first approving the loan. The commissioner, upon the order of a court of record of competent jurisdiction, and upon a like order and with the permission of the commissioner, the receiver or liquidator of the institution may sell to the corporation any part or all of the assets of the institution.(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the power of any bank, the commissioner or receivers or liquidators to pledge or sell assets in accordance with any existing law.Acts 1969, ch. tution.(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the power of any bank, the commissioner or receivers or liquidators to pledge or sell assets in accordance with any existing law.Acts 1969, ch. 36, § 1 (3.322); 1973, ch. 294, § 6; T.C.A., § 45-505.
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