(1) INJUNCTIONS IN THIS STATE. Any receiver appointed in a proceeding under this chapter may at any time apply for and any court of general jurisdiction in this state may grant, under the relevant sections of ch. 813, such restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, and other orders as are deemed necessary and proper to prevent: (a) The transaction of further business; (b) The transfer of property; (c) Interference with the receiver or with the proceedings; (d) Waste of the insurer’s assets; (e) Dissipation and transfer of bank accounts; (f) The institution or further prosecution of any actions or proceedings; (g) The obtaining of preferences, judgments, attachments, garnishments or liens against the insurer or its assets; (h) The levying of execution against the insurer or its assets; (i) The making of any sale or deed for nonpayment of taxes or assessments that would lessen the value of the assets of the insurer; (j) The withholding from the receiver of books, accounts, documents or other records relating to the business of the insurer; or (k) Any other threatened or contemplated action that might lessen the value of the insurer’s assets or prejudice the rights of policyholders, creditors or shareholders, or the administration of the proceeding. (2) INJUNCTIONS ELSEWHERE. The receiver may apply to any court outside of this state for the relief described in sub. (1). (3) INJUNCTIONS AGAINST A FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK. (a) In this subsection, “insurer-member” means a member of the federal home loan bank in question that is an insurer. (b) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) and any other provision of this chapter, a federal home loan bank may be stayed, enjoined, or prohibited from exercising or enforcing any right or cause of action regarding collateral pledged under any security agreement, or any pledge, security, collateral, or guarantee agreement, or any other similar arrangement or credit enhancement relating to a federal home loan bank security agreement, for a period not to exceed 10 days after the appointment of a receiver for an insurermember of the federal home loan bank. If the federal home loan bank fails to comply with the provisions of pars. (c) and (d), the court may, within 10 days following the appointment of the receiver, extend the stay until the federal home loan bank complies with the provisions of pars. (c) and (d). (c) Not later than 5 days after notification to the federal home loan bank of the appointment of a receiver for an insurer-member, the federal home loan bank shall deliver to the receiver a process and timeline for all of the following: 1. The release of collateral held by the federal home loan bank that exceeds the amount that is required to support the outstanding secured loan obligations and that is remaining after any repayment of loans, as determined under the applicable agreements between the federal home loan bank and the insurermember. 2. The release of any collateral remaining in the federal home loan bank’s possession following repayment of all outstanding secured obligations in full. 3. The payment of fees owed by the insurer-member. 4. The redemption or repurchase of federal home loan bank stock in excess of the minimum amount the insurer-member is required to own. (d) Upon the request of the receiver and not later than 5 days after notification to the federal home loan bank of the appointment of a receiver for an insurer-member, the federal home loan bank shall provide any available options for the insurer-member to renew or restructure an advance. In determining which options are available, the federal home loan bank may consider market conditions, the terms of the advance outstanding to the insurermember, the applicable policies of the federal home loan bank, and compliance with the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and corresponding regulations. (e) A federal home loan bank shall, within 7 days of receipt of a repurchase request made by the insurer-member, repurchase any outstanding capital stock in excess of the amount of stock the insurer-member is required to hold as a minimum investment. The federal home loan bank shall repurchase the excess outstanding capital stock if the repurchase is all of the following: 1. Permissible under federal laws and regulations and the federal home loan bank’s capital plan. 2. Consistent with the capital stock practices then applicable to the federal home loan bank’s entire membership.
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