Building and loan associations organized under Title 8 may, in addition to the other powers granted in such title and this chapter, make loans to and among their stockholders and also to and among nonstockholders. Building and loan associations may also make loans secured by shares of their own capital stock. Building and loan associations may charge and collect periodic interest in respect to such loans at such daily, weekly, monthly, annual or other periodic percentage rate or rates as the agreement governing, or the bond, note or other evidence of the loan provides, or as established in the manner provided in such agreement, bond, note or other evidence of the loan, and may calculate such periodic interest by way of simple interest or such the method as the agreement governing, or the bond, note or other evidence of the loan provides. If the interest is precomputed, it may be calculated on the assumption that all scheduled payments will be made when due. For purposes thereof, a year may but need not be a calendar year and may be such period of from 360 days to 366 days, including or disregarding leap year, as the association may determine. Building and loan associations may engage in revolving credit and closed end credit. Such activities shall be subject to the provisions of subchapters II and III of Chapter 9 of this title. Building and loan associations may act as trustee of trusts created or organized in the United States under the Self-Employed Individuals Tax Retirement Act of 1962, and amendments thereto, and which qualify for specific tax treatment under § 401(d) or § 408(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. § 401(d) or § 408(a)], if the funds of such trust are invested in savings accounts or deposits in such association or in obligations or securities issued by such association. Individual accounts and records shall be kept by the association for each participant and shall show in proper detail all transactions therein.
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