Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-220 (2025)

(a) If it appears to the commissioner that (1) the charter of any Connecticut bank or out-of-state bank that maintains in this state a branch, as defined in section 36a-410, or the certificate of authority of any Connecticut credit union or out-of-state credit union that maintains in this state a branch, as defined in section 36a-435b, is forfeited, (2) the public is in danger of being defrauded by such bank or credit union, it is unsafe or unsound for such bank or credit union to continue business or its assets are being dissipated, (3) such bank or credit union is insolvent, is in danger of imminent insolvency or that its capital is not adequate to support the level of risk, or (4) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration or their successor agencies have terminated insurance of the insurable accounts or deposits of such bank, unless such Connecticut bank has filed an application with the commissioner to convert to an innovation bank pursuant to section 36a-139b, or credit union, the commissioner shall apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or the judicial district in which the main office of such bank or credit union is located for an injunction restraining such bank or credit union from conducting business or, in the case of a Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union, for the appointment of a conservator or for a receiver to wind up its affairs.

(b) The court may take one or more of the following actions: (1) Grant such injunction or appoint such receiver, or both, (2) appoint such conservator, or (3) in the case of a Connecticut bank or Connecticut credit union, declare the charter of such bank or certificate of authority of such credit union to be null and void after reasonable notice to such bank or credit union. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting any provision of sections 36a-218 and 36a-219.

(1949 Rev., S. 5759; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-357, S. 7, 78; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 94-122, S. 95, 340; P.A. 95-155, S. 19, 29; 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 02-47, S. 14; 02-73, S. 11; P.A. 04-136, S. 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 24-1, S. 20.)

History: P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; P.A. 91-357 deleted obsolete language re judge of the superior court; P.A. 94-122 allowed the commissioner to apply to either the superior court in Hartford-New Britain or where a bank's main office is located for appointment of a permanent conservator and added as grounds for the appointment of a conservator or receiver a forfeited bank charter or terminated FDIC insurance, effective January 1, 1995 (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, P.A. 90-98 and P.A. 93-142 authorized substitution of “judicial district of Hartford” for “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” in public and special acts of the 1994 regular and special sessions, effective September 1, 1996); Sec. 36-34 transferred to Sec. 36a-220 in 1995; P.A. 95-155 added references to certain out-of-state banks, restricted to Connecticut banks the applications for appointment of a conservator in Subsec. (a), restricted the null-and-void provision in Subsec. (b) to Connecticut banks, and made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 27, 1995; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 02-47 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by adding provision re Connecticut bank that has filed an application to convert to an uninsured bank; P.A. 02-73 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by adding provisions making section applicable to Connecticut credit unions and out-of-state credit unions maintaining a branch in this state; P.A. 04-136 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to insert provision re bank or credit union in danger of imminent insolvency or having inadequate capital to support the level of risk, effective May 12, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 24-1 amended Subsec. (a) by changing reference from “uninsured bank” to “innovation bank”, effective July 1, 2024.

Annotation to former section 36-34:

Cited. 115 C. 534.

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