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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="9-611" title_number="9" title_name="Savings and Loan Associations" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Conversions; Extraordinary Actions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “savings and loan association” means a savings and loan association organized under this title as a mutual association.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Division Director may approve a conversion of a savings and loan association to a capital stock association that deviates from the standard requirements of this title if the circumstances of the conversion would, under federal law, permit the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to authorize a modified conversion.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Division Director may approve a modified conversion only if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Division Director determines that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The stability of the savings and loan association is threatened by severe financial difficulties;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The conversion to a capital stock form is likely to improve the financial condition of the savings and loan association;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The association will be viable after the conversion; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The approval of the conversion is not detrimental to the public interest; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The approval imposes the same conditions that federal law requires or permits.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Division Director may adopt rules and regulations for a modified conversion, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Procedures for application and approval; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Conditions for approval of the Division Director in the final order.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Division Director may approve the chartering of a capital stock corporation to acquire the assets of, or merge with, a mutual association under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A conversion under this section is not subject to the requirements contained in the following sections of this title:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>§§ 9-206 through 9-208, inclusive;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>§§ 9-216 through 9-222, inclusive;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>§§ 9-601 through 9-609, inclusive; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>§§ 9-627 through 9-630, inclusive.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
