Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 12 : Section 624


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 624. Appointment of receiver or conservator

      (A) In general. - The Board may appoint a conservator or receiver
    for a corporation organized under the provisions of this subchapter
    to the same extent and in the same manner as the Comptroller of the
    Currency may appoint a conservator or receiver for a national bank,
    and the conservator or receiver for such corporation shall exercise
    the same powers, functions, and duties, subject to the same
    limitations, as a conservator or receiver for a national bank.
      (B) Equivalent authority. - The Board shall have the same
    authority with respect to any conservator or receiver appointed for
    a corporation organized under the provisions of this subchapter
    under this section and any such corporation as the Comptroller of
    the Currency has with respect to a conservator or receiver of a
    national bank and the national bank for which a conservator or
    receiver has been appointed.
      (C) Title 11 petitions. - The Board may direct the conservator or
    receiver of a corporation organized under the provisions of this
    subchapter to file a petition pursuant to title 11, in which case,
    title 11 shall apply to the corporation in lieu of otherwise
    applicable Federal or State insolvency law.



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