1. Requirement. Every credit union authorized to do business in this State shall insure shares with the National Credit Union Administration or the successor to such federal agency.

[PL 1997, c. 108, §12 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 836

  • Agency: means a branch office of a financial institution at which all or part of the business of the institution is conducted, but the records pertaining to such business are maintained at another office of the institution, and not at such agency office. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
  • Credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Part 8, or under corresponding provisions of any earlier law, and subject to the conditions and limitations as shall be set forth in Part 8. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 9-B Sec. 131
2. Transition period.

[PL 2003, c. 322, §27 (RP).]

3. Failure to obtain insurance.

[PL 2003, c. 322, §28 (RP).]

4. Applicable law. A credit union insured pursuant to subsection 1 shall have the power and duty to comply with all statutes and regulations governing insurance of shares by the National Credit Union Administration; provided that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as repealing, modifying or impairing any powers, duties, rights or responsibilities of the superintendent, or of the credit union so insured, under the provisions of this Title.

[PL 1975, c. 500, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1975, c. 500, §1 (NEW). RR 1997, c. 2, §37 (COR). PL 1997, c. 108, §12 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 322, §§27,28 (AMD).