(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person, corporation, public utility, financial institution, or labor union, may acquire, hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of any bonds, notes, debentures, securities, or other evidences of indebtedness, or the shares of capital stock of a corporation created hereunder; provided that the amount of capital stock which may be acquired by any member of such corporation shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the loan limit of such member.

(2) The capital stock of any such corporation shall be not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) to be evidenced by two thousand five hundred (2,500) shares, having a par value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each, at least ten percent (10%) of the capital stock of any such corporation shall be paid into the treasury before it is authorized to transact any business other than such as relates to its organization.