Effective - 28 Aug 2007
370.080. Membership of credit union, membership shares not to be pledged as security for loans. — 1. The membership shall consist of the organizers and such persons, societies, associations, copartnerships and corporations as have been duly elected to membership and have subscribed to one or more general shares, or one membership share and/or membership fee when required, and have paid for the same in the whole or in part, with the entrance fee as required by the bylaws, and have complied with such other requirements as the certificate of organization may contain.
2. A credit union shall be composed of one or more groups of persons. The members of each such individual group must share:
(1) A common occupation, association, employer or;
(2) A geographic area which may include all those persons who reside or work in a city not within a county or a county, in which the main office of the credit union is located as reported on the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) 2006 year-end 5300 call report, and counties contiguous to such areas as may be approved by the director. The director shall not allow a geographic area credit union to expand beyond counties contiguous to a city not within a county or a county in which its main office is located. The director shall not allow a credit union to expand its geographic area due to a relocation of the credit union's main office.
3. No individual shall be eligible for membership in a credit union on the basis of the relationship of such individual to another person who is eligible for membership in such credit union unless the individual is a member of the immediate family or household, as such terms are defined by the commission, of such person. Except as provided in section 370.340, once a person becomes a member of a credit union in accordance with this chapter, such person or organization may remain a member of such credit union until the person or organization chooses to withdraw from the membership of the credit union.
4. Each credit union may, at the option of the board, create one or more classes of shares which shall be known as "membership share" representing the member's ownership interest in the credit union on such terms and conditions as the board of directors may determine, not inconsistent with the bylaws, provided that each membership share shall have a par value of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. A membership share shall not be pledged as security on any loan.
5. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, in the event of liquidation of the assets of the credit union, the membership share shall be at risk, uninsured, and shall be subordinated to the claims of all nonmembers and participate in the assets of the credit union after all creditors and holders of all other shares, and the National Credit Union Administration.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5525, A.L. 1984 H.B. 962, A.L. 1985 H.B. 469, A.L. 1991 H.B. 180, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1323, A.L. 2007 S.B. 591)
Prior revision: 1929 § 5083
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Section 370.005 - Definitions.
Section 370.006 - Division of credit unions created — transfer — salary of director.
Section 370.010 - Credit union, how organized.
Section 370.030 - Bylaws, contents.
Section 370.040 - Approval by director, certificate, provisional issuance, fee, examination.
Section 370.050 - Change of business location — notice — approval required.
Section 370.060 - Amendments to bylaws, effective when.
Section 370.063 - Appeals — rules — nonseverability clause.
Section 370.070 - Powers of a credit union.
Section 370.071 - Additional powers of a credit union — membership fee allowed, when.
Section 370.073 - Fee or service charge authorized, when.
Section 370.075 - Investment of credit union funds.
Section 370.082 - Retroactive applicability.
Section 370.085 - Membership shares, uses — valuation — withdrawal — redemption — dividends.
Section 370.088 - Branches required to be located in geographic area of the credit union.
Section 370.090 - Operation without having filed certificate of approval prohibited.
Section 370.100 - Division director — powers — qualifications — examiners and assistants.
Section 370.101 - Oath required, when — conflict of interest, when — administrative subpoena powers.
Section 370.102 - Confidentiality oath required, exceptions — confidentiality of information.
Section 370.110 - Reports — when — penalty for late, inaccurate or incomplete.
Section 370.120 - Annual examination or audit report, exception — subpoena power.
Section 370.130 - Penalty for noncompliance.
Section 370.151 - Reorganization — approval — procedure, failure — liquidation.
Section 370.154 - Powers of receiver.
Section 370.156 - Withdrawal applications voided, when.
Section 370.157 - Director may remove officers, procedure.
Section 370.158 - Court may approve or modify reorganization or merger plan.
Section 370.160 - Fiscal year.
Section 370.161 - Notice of intention to remove, contents, procedure.
Section 370.162 - Appeal to circuit court, when.
Section 370.163 - Suspension of director or officer permitted, when, procedure.
Section 370.164 - Suspension, effect on board of directors, procedure.
Section 370.165 - Effective date of notice of suspension.
Section 370.170 - Meetings and special meetings, voting — proxies, when — action at meeting.
Section 370.180 - Board of directors, committees — election — terms — oath.
Section 370.190 - Directors to elect officers — duties established by board or bylaws.
Section 370.200 - Duties of board — telephone or electronic participation at meetings.
Section 370.230 - Powers and duties of supervisory committee.
Section 370.235 - Employees handling funds of credit union to give surety bond.
Section 370.240 - Capital of credit unions.
Section 370.260 - Cancellation of shares — member to keep credit union informed of current address.
Section 370.283 - Minors may hold or release shares — subject to lien.
Section 370.285 - Retirement accounts and pension funds, authority to serve as trustee.
Section 370.290 - Power to borrow money from any source.
Section 370.300 - Loans, interest rate — charges — refunds to members.
Section 370.310 - Limitations on loans — loans to directors and committee members, report required.
Section 370.320 - Reserve fund required.
Section 370.325 - Reserves, amounts required, waived when, procedure.
Section 370.328 - Reserve fund distribution, when.
Section 370.330 - Dividends, when declared — how paid.
Section 370.340 - Expulsion and withdrawal of members — refunds.
Section 370.350 - Dissolution of credit union, liquidation procedure, rulemaking authority.
Section 370.351 - Credit unions may merge — directors to approve plan, procedure.
Section 370.352 - Consolidation into new credit union — directors to approve plan.
Section 370.353 - Submission of plan to meeting of members or shareholders — notice.
Section 370.354 - Vote required for approval — director may approve, when.
Section 370.355 - Certificate of merger or consolidation, issued when — copies, where filed.
Section 370.357 - Effect of merger or consolidation.
Section 370.359 - Conversion from state to federal or federal to state credit union, procedure.
Section 370.360 - Unauthorized use of words "credit union" a misdemeanor.
Section 370.365 - Central credit union defined — how formed — fee, how determined.
Section 370.390 - Foreign credit union may operate in state, requirements.
Section 370.395 - State employees, deductions from compensation authorized, requirements.