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12 U.S.C. § 626

Title 12 Chapter 6 Current through PL 116-220 ~1 min read Last updated: March 30, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 626. Dividends; surplus fund

The directors of any corporation organized under the provisions of this subchapter may, semiannually, declare a dividend of so much of the net profits of the corporation as they shall judge expedient; but each corporation shall, before the declaration of a dividend, carry one-tenth of its net profits of the preceding half year to its surplus fund until the same shall amount to 20 per centum of its capital stock.

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