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23-35-301. Procedure for obtaining charter.
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23-35-301. Procedure for obtaining charter.
(a) Any seven (7) or more residents of the State of Arkansas, of legal age, who have a common bond referred to in § 23-35-401 may organize a credit union and become charter members thereof by:
(1) Executing duplicate copies of the articles of incorporation, which shall state:
(A) The name, which shall include the words “credit union” and which shall be different from the name of any other existing credit union, and the town or city wherein the proposed credit union is to have its principal place of business;
(B) The term of existence of the credit union, which shall be perpetual;
(C) The par value of the shares of the credit union, which shall be in one (1) class of five-dollar multiples of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
(D) The names and addresses of the subscribers to the articles of incorporation, and the number of shares subscribed by each; and
(E) That the credit union shall have the power to exercise such incidental powers as shall be necessary or requisite to enable it to carry on effectively the business for which it is incorporated;
(2) Preparing and adopting duplicate copies of bylaws for the general government of the credit union, consistent with the provisions of this chapter; and
(3) Forwarding the required charter fee, the articles of incorporation, and the bylaws to the State Credit Union Supervisor.
(b)(1) The supervisor shall have the authority to investigate the application for charter to determine whether the proposed credit union meets the objectives of this chapter.
(2) The determination for the approval of the application for charter shall be under such rules as shall be adopted by the supervisor. These rules shall give account to the n
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-35-301
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23-35-301. Procedure for obtaining charter.
(a) Any seven (7) or more residents of the State of Arkansas, of legal age, who have a common bond referred to in § 23-35-401 may organize a credit union and become charter members thereof by:
(1) Executing duplicate copies of the articles of incorporation, which shall state:
(A) The name, which shall include the words “credit union” and which shall be different from the name of any other existing credit union, and the town or city wherein the proposed credit union is to have its principal place of business;
(B) The term of existence of the credit union, which shall be perpetual;
(C) The par value of the shares of the credit union, which shall be in one (1) class of five-dollar multiples of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
(D) The names and addresses of the subscribers to the articles of incorporation, and the number of shares subscribed by each; and
(E) That the credit union shall have the power to exercise such incidental powers as shall be necessary or requisite to enable it to carry on effectively the business for which it is incorporated;
(2) Preparing and adopting duplicate copies of bylaws for the general government of the credit union, consistent with the provisions of this chapter; and
(3) Forwarding the required charter fee, the articles of incorporation, and the bylaws to the State Credit Union Supervisor.
(b)(1) The supervisor shall have the authority to investigate the application for charter to determine whether the proposed credit union meets the objectives of this chapter.
(2) The determination for the approval of the application for charter shall be under such rules as shall be adopted by the supervisor. These rules shall give account to the number of potential members, their stability of employment or membership in the association comprising the common bond of membership, and the economic characteristics of the proposed common bond.
(3) If the supervisor determines that the proposed credit union does not meet these objectives, the charter application shall be denied. If the fee, articles of incorporation, and bylaws conform to the statute, he or she shall issue a certificate of approval of the articles and return a copy of the bylaws and the articles to the applicant, which shall be preserved in the permanent files of the credit union.
(c) The determination for the approval of the application for charter of a central credit union shall be made by the supervisor after an investigation as to the need for the credit union and upon satisfying himself or herself that the objectives of this chapter are met.
(d) The subscribers for a credit union charter shall not transact any business until formal approval of the charter has been received.
(e) In order to simplify the organization of credit unions, the supervisor shall cause to be prepared a form of articles of incorporation and a form of bylaws, consistent with this chapter, which may be used by credit union incorporators for their guidance.
(f) The minimum paid-in capital with which a credit union may begin business shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(g) The supervisor shall determine that a firm commitment to insure share and deposit accounts has been issued under the provisions of Title II of the Federal Credit Union Act before a charter application can be issued.
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23-35-401. Membership requirements.
(a) The membership of a credit union shall be limited to and consist of the subscribers to the articles of incorporation and such other persons, having the common bond set forth in the bylaws, as have been admitted as members, have paid the entrance fee as provided in the bylaws, have prescribed and paid for one (1) or more shares, and have complied with such other requirements as the articles of incorporation and bylaws may specify.
(b)(1) Credit union organizations, other than central credit unions, shall be limited to:
(A) Groups having a common bond of occupation;
(B) Associations;
(C) Residents within a well-defined neighborhood, community, or rural district;
(D) Employees of a common employer, or an affiliate of a subsidiary of a common employer;
(E) Members of a bona fide fraternal, religious, cooperative, labor, rural, educational, or similar organization; and
(F)(i) Members of the immediate family of such persons.
(ii) “Members of the immediate family” shall include the wife, husband, children, parents, grandparents, and grandchildren of a member.
(2) Societies and associations composed of individuals who are eligible for membership may be admitted to membership in the same manner and under the same conditions as individuals but may not borrow in excess of their shareholdings.
(c) Membership in credit unions organized as central credit unions shall be limited to:
(1) Credit unions organized under this chapter and federally chartered credit unions located in Arkansas;
(2) A member of a credit union organized under this chapter or a federally chartered credit union located in Arkansas, if the credit union of which he or she is a member agrees to the membership and will provide an affidavit that at the
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-35-401
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-35-401. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.