§ 1151 Bank Capital Accounts Allocation
This law lets a bank set up separate accounts for its capital, surplus, and undivided profits and move money between them, but it must follow three simple rules.
A bank wants to move $5 million from its surplus account into the undivided profits account.
The bank can do that only if the undivided profits after the move are still less than or equal to the bank’s retained earnings, and it must still keep all contributed capital out of the undivided profits account.
Capital Account ≥ (Par Value per Share × Number of Outstanding Shares)
The bank’s shares have a par value of $1 each and there are 10 million shares outstanding.
Result: Required capital = $1 × 10,000,000 = $10,000,000. The bank must keep at least $10 million in its capital account.
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§ 1151 Bank Capital Accounts Allocation
Last verified: January 10, 2026