2025 Session Last amended: 2004 session

§ 53.01 — Organization

Plain-Language Summary

This section sets out how to form an industrial loan and thrift company in Minnesota. Three or more people who want to run a business of loaning money under this chapter may organize the company by filing articles of incorporation with the secretary of state, paying the fees required under chapter 302A, and following the same organizational procedures as ordinary corporations plus the extra requirements of this chapter, all before getting authorization to do business. If the company is owned or controlled by a holding company as defined under federal law, it cannot accept deposits under this chapter unless that holding company would qualify to own a federal savings association under the cited federal statute.

Practical Notes
An industrial loan and thrift company is a state-chartered financial institution formed under this chapter. Formation runs through the secretary of state by filing articles of incorporation and paying chapter 302A fees, and the company must meet this chapter’s additional requirements before it can do business. A company owned or controlled by a qualifying holding company faces a federal-law condition before it may accept deposits.