186.071 Oath of office.
(1) Oath. Every director, officer, committee member and employee shall sign an oath of office. The oath shall require the director, officer, committee member and employee to do all of the following:
(a) Keep confidential the financial affairs of credit union members, unless state and federal laws, security requirements or sound lending practices permit disclosure.
(b) Keep confidential the records and accounts of the credit union and the deliberations of the board of directors unless state or federal law permits disclosure.
(c) Familiarize themselves with the credit union laws, bylaws, rules and policies.
(d) Avoid initiating or participating in any insider dealings using credit union funds or the credit union's power or authority.
(e) Avoid initiating or participating in any action that may present to that person a personal conflict of interest.
(2) Removal for violation. If an individual refuses to sign the oath of office or knowingly and willfully violates the oath of office, the board shall remove that individual as a director, officer or committee member or shall direct that the individual be terminated as an employee.
History: 1995 a. 151; 1997 a. 152; 2015 a. 304.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
186.015 - Credit union review board.
186.02 - Incorporation, bylaws, amendment, fees.
186.03 - Use of name exclusive.
186.035 - Deceptive or misleading use of credit union name, logo, or symbol.
186.06 - Membership meetings, fiscal year.
186.08 - Officers, management.
186.082 - Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
186.083 - Mandatory indemnification.
186.084 - Determination of right to indemnification.
186.085 - Allowance of expenses as incurred.
186.086 - Credit union may limit indemnification.
186.087 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
186.088 - Court-ordered indemnification.
186.089 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.
186.093 - Definitions applicable to liability-related provisions.
186.094 - Reliance by directors or officers.
186.095 - Consideration of interests in addition to members' interests.
186.096 - Limited liability of directors and officers.
186.10 - Minors' rights; shares in trust.
186.112 - Credit union borrowing.
186.113 - Credit union powers.
186.114 - Savings promotion prize programs.
186.115 - Additional credit union authority.
186.116 - Financially related services tie-ins.
186.118 - Incidental powers parity with federal credit unions.
186.12 - Compensation of officers, operation expenses.
186.14 - Expelled member rights and liabilities.
186.19 - Bonding requirements.
186.21 - Credit unions promoted.
186.235 - Office of credit unions.
186.315 - Charter cancellation.
186.32 - Corporate central credit union.
186.325 - National corporate central credit union.
186.34 - Federal share insurance.
186.36 - Sale of insurance in credit unions.
186.41 - Interstate acquisitions and mergers of credit unions.
186.45 - Non-Wisconsin credit union, Wisconsin offices.
186.52 - Customer access to appraisals.
186.53 - Customer access to credit reports.
186.70 - Record search; members' inspection of records.