Guam § 113108 - Investment Certificate and Withdrawable Share Reserve.
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§ 113108. Investment Certificate and Withdrawable Share Reserve.
Each association’s investment certificate and withdrawable share
reserve shall consist of any one, or the sum of any two or more, of the
following: Paid-up non-withdrawable capital, surplus, undivided profits,
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loan reserve and federal insurance reserve, and also such other reserves
as the commissioner may prescribe.
The specified amount of the investment certificate and withdrawable
share reserve for each association shall be the sum of the following:
(1) Five percent (5%) of the aggregate value of its outstanding
investment certificates;
(2) Five percent (5%) of the aggregate value of its outstanding
shares;
(3) Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in respect of each branch
maintained by it.
No association shall pay any dividends to stockholders or distribute
any profits to stockholders if its investment certificate and withdrawable
share reserve is less than, or by such payment or distribution would be
reduced below, said specified amount.
No association shall (a) issue investment certificates except in lieu
of investment certificates theretofore issued, (b) receive additional funds
upon investment certificates other than installment certificates (but this
prohibition shall not prevent crediting on investment certificates, interest
earned thereof), (c) issue withdrawable shares except in lieu of
withdrawable shares theretofore issued or in connection with loans, or
(d) receive additional funds on withdrawable shares other than
installment shares (but this prohibition shall not prevent crediting on
withdrawable shares, dividends or earnings thereon if the payment of
such dividends is not otherwise prohibited under this section), if at the
time of such proposed issue or receipt its investment certificate and
withdrawable share reserve shall be less than said specified amount.
For the purposes of this section, accrued interest on investment
certificates and accrued dividends on shares, at the rate or rates of return
determined for such investment certificates or shares (or if such rate or
rates have not been determined for any period or part of a period, at the
rate or rates of return most recently determined) shall be included in
computing the value of outstanding shares and investment certificates,
and shall be deducted in computing the amount of investment certificate
and withdrawable share reserve.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any
association unless it shall issue either shares or investment certificates.
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Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 113108 ("Investment Certificate and Withdrawable Share Reserve.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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