Nebraska Statutes 21-1796. Loans to officials
(1) A credit union may, if permitted by its bylaws, make loans to its officials, employees, and loan officers if the loan complies with all lawful requirements under the Credit Union Act with respect to other members and is not on terms more favorable than those extended to other members.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 21-1796
- Credit union: shall mean a cooperative, nonprofit corporation organized under the Credit Union Act for purposes of educating and encouraging its members in the concept of thrift, creating a source of credit for provident and productive purposes, and carrying on such collateral activities as are set forth in the act. See Nebraska Statutes 21-1705
- Loan: shall mean any extension of credit pursuant to a contract. See Nebraska Statutes 21-1714
(2) If permitted in its bylaws, a credit union may permit its officials, employees, and loan officers to act as comakers, guarantors, or endorsers of loans to members of their immediate families, but not otherwise.
(3) No loan applicant may pass on his or her own loan. In the case of a loan to the chief executive officer, the loan must be approved by the board of directors, an executive committee, or the credit committee, if the credit union has a credit committee, as specified in the bylaws.
(4) The board of directors shall establish a policy on loans to officials and employees of a credit union if such loans are permitted in the bylaws.