Section 6: Rights, powers and privileges of reorganized mutual banking institution; corporate governance procedures
Section 6. Upon the reorganization of a mutual banking institution into a mutual holding company, the mutual holding company shall (i) continue to possess and exercise all the rights, powers and privileges, except deposit-taking powers, of a mutual banking institution and (ii) shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies by chapter 167A and by applicable federal law and regulations.
To the extent not inconsistent with the above, a mutual holding company may elect to follow the corporate governance procedures of the General Laws and shall designate in its by-laws the body of law selected for its corporate governance procedures.