Title 6 — Banks and Financial Institutions

A. The members of the credit union shall hold the annual meeting and any special meetings as provided in the bylaws. B. At all such meetings a member has only one vote, irrespective of the member's shareholdings. A member may not vote by proxy, but a member may vote by absentee b…

The bylaws shall prescribe the manner in which the members or the board of directors, or both, may call a special meeting of the members.

The members of the credit union are not personally or individually liable for the payment of its debts solely by virtue of holding membership.

A. The board of directors has the authority and responsibility for directing the business affairs, monies and records of the credit union. B. Except as provided in section 6-543, directors may not vote by proxy, absentee ballot or mail ballot but may vote by telephone conference …

A. The board shall consist of at least five directors, to be elected by and from the members. Elections shall be held at the annual meeting or in such other manner as the bylaws provide. All members of the board are entitled to hold office for the terms the bylaws provide, except…

A credit union may compensate an officer, director or committee member for the officer's, director's or committee member's services to the credit union. Providing reasonable life, health, accident and similar insurance protection is not considered compensation. Directors, officer…

A director, committee member, officer, agent or employee of the credit union shall not in any manner participate, directly or indirectly, in the deliberation or the determination of any question affecting that person's pecuniary or other personal interest or the pecuniary interes…

A. At the organization meeting held within thirty days after each annual election, the board of directors shall elect from its own number a chairman of the board, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer. They shall also elect any other officers that are provided for in the b…

The board of directors may elect from its own number an executive committee, consisting of not fewer than three directors, which may be authorized to act for the board in all respects subject to any conditions or limitations prescribed by the board by law or rule. The executive c…

A. In addition to the duties prescribed in this chapter, the board of directors shall: 1. Purchase adequate fidelity coverage for the credit union covering the president and other officials and employees handling or having custody of monies or property of the credit union. 2. Aut…

A. The credit committee has the general supervision of all loans to members, unless it is replaced by a credit manager as provided in section 6-539. The credit committee may approve or disapprove loans subject to written policies established by the board of directors. B. The cred…

If the bylaws so provide, the board may elect a credit manager to serve in place of a credit committee. The credit manager may approve or disapprove loans subject to the written policies prescribed by the board of directors. The president may serve as the credit manager.

A. The president may appoint one or more loan officers and delegate the power to approve or disapprove loans, subject to those limitations or conditions as the credit committee or board of directors prescribes. B. A member whose application is disapproved by a loan officer may ap…

A. The supervisory committee shall make or cause to be made a comprehensive annual audit of the books and affairs of the credit union. The supervisory committee shall also make those supplementary examinations, audits and verifications of members' accounts as it deems necessary o…

Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a director, officer or member of a committee may be removed as follows: 1. Either the supervisory committee or the board may suspend for cause by a majority vote of their entire membership any director, officer or member of a committee and sha…

A. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, action required or allowed to be taken at a board of directors' meeting may be taken by electronic means without a meeting as provided in this section if notice is given to each member of the board. The notice s…

A. Share accounts shall be subscribed to and paid for in such manner as the board of directors prescribes. A credit union may require its members to subscribe to and make payments on membership shares. Membership shares may not be pledged as security on any loan. B. The par value…

A. After provision for the required reserves, the board of directors may declare dividends to be paid on share accounts from the undivided earnings. B. A credit union may pay dividends at various rates with due regard to the conditions that pertain to each type of share account, …

A. A credit union may only accept deposit accounts from its members, employers of members, sponsors of profit or pension trusts of those members, other credit unions and governmental units, and from nonmembers in the case of credit unions serving predominantly low income members …

A. A person may withdraw monies in share and deposit accounts for payment to the account holder or to third parties in the manner and in accordance with the procedures established by the board of directors. B. Share and deposit accounts are subject to any withdrawal notice requir…

The credit union may receive payment on share and deposit accounts from a minor, who may withdraw monies from the accounts, including any dividends or interest on the accounts. Payments on the accounts by a minor and withdrawals by the minor are valid in all respects. For these p…

A. A credit union may enter into multiple party accounts, which are subject to title 14, chapter 6. A multiple party owner, unless the multiple party owner is a member of the credit union in the owner's own right, may not vote at member meetings, obtain loans from the credit unio…

A. A credit union has a lien on the share and deposit accounts and accumulated dividends of a member for any amount owed the credit union by the member and for any loan endorsed by the member. The credit union has a right of immediate setoff with respect to each share and deposit…

A. Before the incorporators of a credit union forward the organization documents to the deputy director, as required by section 6-506, they shall apply for insurance on share and deposit accounts from an insuring organization. B. The deputy director shall not grant a certificate …

Notwithstanding any other law, a credit union may offer a savings promotion account that is a savings account or certificate of deposit that includes an incentive in which the sole requirement to obtain the incentive is the deposit of a specified amount of money in the account.

A. A credit union may make loans, including lines of credit, to members for the purposes and on the conditions as prescribed by the board of directors. The board of directors shall establish written policies with respect to granting loans, including the terms, conditions and acce…

A. The board of directors shall determine the interest rates on loans. The board may also authorize any refund of interest on loans under the conditions it may prescribe. B. In addition to interest charged on loans, a credit union may charge all reasonable fees and expenses in co…

A. A credit union may participate in loans to its members jointly with other credit unions, credit union organizations or other organizations pursuant to written policies established by the board of directors. A credit union that originates such a loan shall retain an interest of…

A. A credit union may make loans to an officer, director or member of its supervisory and credit committees if both of the following conditions are met: 1. The loan complies with all requirements of this chapter and is not on terms more favorable than those extended to other borr…

A credit union may purchase or provide insurance on the lives or credit disability of its members in an amount equal to their respective share and loan balances or either or both of them and purchase or provide vendor's single interest property insurance coverages on property whi…

A credit union may enter into marketing arrangements and joint ventures with other credit unions, credit union organizations or other organizations to facilitate its members' voluntary purchase of goods and services from third parties, consistent with the purposes of the credit u…

A credit union may collect, receive and disburse monies in connection with the providing of negotiable instruments, money orders, traveler's checks, credit or debit cards and other money instruments and may charge reasonable fees for these services.

A credit union may act as trustee or custodian of any form of retirement, pension, profit sharing or deferred income accounts for its members, pension funds of self-employed individuals eligible for membership and pension funds of a company or organization whose employees or memb…

A. The board of directors has charge of the investment of credit union monies, except that the board may designate an investment committee or investment officer to make investments on its behalf, under written policies established by the board. B. The board of directors shall des…

A. Monies not used in loans to members may be invested in: 1. Securities, obligations or other instruments of or issued by or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States or in any trust or mutual fund es…

A. At the end of each accounting period, but not less frequently than quarterly, the credit union shall set aside, as a regular reserve against losses, amounts in accordance with the schedule set by the share insuring organization. The credit union shall set aside the amounts bef…

Losses on risk assets, but not operating losses, shall be promptly charged against the regular reserve when those losses occur. The credit union shall not distribute the regular reserve except on liquidation of the credit union or in accordance with a plan approved by the deputy …

In addition to the regular reserve, special reserves for losses shall be established if required by rule or if the deputy director or the board of directors finds it necessary. Special reserves may include allowances for loan losses or investment losses.

A. A credit union may elect to dissolve voluntarily and terminate its affairs in the following manner: 1. The board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending that the credit union be dissolved voluntarily, naming a liquidating agent adequately bondable, and directing tha…

A. The deputy director may forthwith take possession and control of the business and property of any credit union to which this chapter is applicable whenever the deputy director finds on examination or investigation that such credit union has committed one or more of the followi…

If there is either a voluntary or involuntary liquidation of a credit union the assets of the credit union or the proceeds from any disposition of the assets shall be applied and distributed in the following order: 1. Taxes owed to the United States, this state or any other gover…

A. Any two or more credit unions may merge or consolidate into a single credit union. The merger or consolidation may be with a credit union organized under the laws of this state, the laws of any other state or territory of the United States or the laws of the United States. B. …

A. A credit union incorporated under the laws of this state may be converted to a credit union organized under the laws of the United States, or it may be converted to a credit union organized under the laws of another state if the principal office has relocated to another state …

A corporate credit union shall be organized in the manner provided for the organization of a credit union in section 6-506.

A. The purposes of a corporate credit union are to: 1. Accumulate and prudently manage the liquidity of its member credit unions through inter-lending and investment services. 2. Act as an intermediary for credit union monies between members and other corporate credit unions. 3. …

A. A corporate credit union shall enjoy the powers and privileges of any other credit union incorporated under this chapter and in addition may: 1. Accept share accounts or deposit accounts from its members, state or federal credit unions, other corporate credit unions and credit…

A corporate credit union may enter into agreements and subscribe to any required shares for the purpose of participation in the national credit union administration central liquidity facility or in any other state or federal central liquidity facility or central financial system …

A. A corporate credit union shall establish and maintain a corporate reserve in accordance with the reserve requirements of the national credit union administration for federal corporate credit unions. B. A corporate credit union may make charges to the corporate reserve for loss…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Actuarial method" means the method of allocating each payment between finance charges and principal pursuant to which the payment is applied first to finance charges computed on the unpaid balance of principal for the ti…

A. This chapter does not apply to: 1. A person who does business under any other law of this state, or any other state while regulated by a state agency of that other state, or of the United States, relating to banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations,…