Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-102

§2072 Board of Directors

Title 12 › CHAPTER 23 — FARM CREDIT SYSTEM › SUBCHAPTER II — FARM CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS › Part A — Production Credit Associations › § 2072

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Production credit associations must elect boards from their voting members per their bylaws; at least one member chosen by the directors must not be affiliated with a System institution.

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Title 12, §2072

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Each production credit association shall elect from the voting members of such association, a board of directors of such number, for such terms, with such qualifications, and in such manner as may be required by the bylaws of the association, except that at least one member shall be elected by the other directors, which member shall not be a director, officer, employee, stockholder, or agent of a System institution.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2072, Pub. L. 92–181, title II, § 2.1, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 96–592, title II, § 201, Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3439; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 205(e)(1), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1704; Pub. L. 100–233, title VII, § 705(c), title VIII, §§ 802(i), 805(d), Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1707, 1711, 1715; Pub. L. 100–399, title VI, § 604, title IX, § 901(b), Aug. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 1006, 1007, related to corporate existence and general corporate powers, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–233, § 401.

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “stockholder, or agent” for “or stockholder”. 1988—Pub. L. 100–399 struck out the comma after “except that”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–399 effective immediately after amendment made by section 401 of Pub. L. 100–233, which was effective 6 months after Jan. 6, 1988, see section 1001(b) of Pub. L. 100–399, set out as a note under section 2002 of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 401, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1622, provided in part that this section is effective 6 months after Jan. 6, 1988.

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 2072

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102