Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102
§1774 Approval of Certificate; Assets and Obligations of Applicant Credit Union
Title 12 › CHAPTER 14 — FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1774
Summary
The Board must approve any organization certificate that meets the rules. Once approved, the applicant becomes a Federal credit union and keeps all its assets and remains responsible for all its debts and other obligations just as if it had not changed.
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Title 12, §1774
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The Board shall approve any such organization certificate meeting such requirements. Upon such approval, the applicant credit union shall become a Federal credit union, and shall be vested with all of the assets and shall continue responsible for all of the obligations of such applicant credit union to the same extent as though the conversion had not taken place.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Credit Union Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
“Board”, meaning the National Credit Union Administration Board, substituted in text for “Director”, meaning Director of Bureau of Federal Credit Unions, pursuant to section 3 of Pub. L. 91–206 and section 501 of Pub. L. 95–630 [12 U.S.C. 1752a] which transferred functions of Bureau of Federal Credit Unions, and Director thereof, to National Credit Union Administration and vested authority for management of Administration in National Credit Union Administration Board.
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12 U.S.C. § 1774
Title 12, Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102