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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="9-702" title_number="9" title_name="Savings and Loan Associations" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Involuntary Actions -- Conservator; Receivership">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A conservator shall endeavor to correct the irregularities in the operation of a savings and loan association.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In addition to the powers set forth in this subtitle and the powers granted by order of the court, a conservator may exercise any or all of the following powers:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>If authorized by the court, exercise the powers, rights, and privileges of the officers, directors, members, and stockholders of the savings and loan association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Recommend for the court’s adoption a plan of reorganization, composition, or rearrangement of business, including its liabilities and capital structure;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Remove any director, officer, or employee of the savings and loan association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Borrow from, pledge assets to, and repay a Federal Reserve Bank or other lenders;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Make wire transfers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>To the extent authorized by law or court order, pay withdrawals of deposits;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Pay negotiated order of withdrawal drafts and cashiers checks either directly or repay financial institutions on which the cashiers checks may be drawn;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Receive new deposits including direct deposit of United States Treasury, Social Security, and other payments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Pay a Federal Reserve Bank or other bank cash to fund withdrawals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>Pay employees and necessary day-to-day operating expenses of the institution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>If authorized by the court, approve, in place of shareholders or members, a merger, conversion, transfer of assets, reorganization, or acquisition of the savings and loan association; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>If authorized by the court, request a stay of proceedings in other courts.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
