215.137 Savings promotion prize programs.
(1) In this section:
(a) “Nonqualifying account" means a savings account that is not a qualifying account.
(b) “Qualifying account" means a savings account through which savers may obtain chances to win prizes in a savings promotion.
(c) “Savings promotion" means a contest or promotion to encourage savings deposits that is sponsored by one or more savings and loan associations, or by a banking or thrift trade association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more savings and loan associations, and in which savers are offered a chance to win designated prizes.
(2) A savings and loan association may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) Savers are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide any consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.
(b) All fees charged by a savings and loan association in connection with a qualifying account are comparable with all fees charged in connection with comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings and loan association.
(c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.
(d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a prize drawing in order to win.
(3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a), a saver's deposit of at least a specified amount of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is required in order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest rate associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings and loan association, to account for the possibility of winning a prize.
History: 2017 a. 72.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 215 - Savings and loan associations.
215.02 - Powers of the division.
215.03 - Supervision and control of associations.
215.11 - Surety bond of association's officers, directors and employees.
215.12 - Penalty for dishonest acts; falsification of records.
215.13 - Powers of savings and loan associations.
215.135 - Additional authority.
215.137 - Savings promotion prize programs.
215.141 - Financially related services tie-ins.
215.15 - Evidence of ownership of savings accounts.
215.16 - Savings account earnings.
215.17 - Withdrawal of savings accounts.
215.18 - Closing of savings accounts.
215.19 - Loans on savings accounts.
215.20 - Property improvement loans.
215.205 - Other loans and investments.
215.215 - Nonconforming loans.
215.22 - Real estate owned by association.
215.23 - Limitations on investments in office buildings and related facilities.
215.25 - Annual audit requirement.
215.26 - Miscellaneous provisions.
215.32 - Possession by division; involuntary liquidation.
215.33 - Foreign associations.
215.35 - Conversion; or absorption; waiver.
215.36 - Interstate acquisition and merger of associations.
215.40 - Incorporation of a mutual savings and loan association.
215.41 - Articles of incorporation for mutual associations.
215.42 - Bylaws of mutual associations.
215.43 - Members and voting rights in a mutual association.
215.50 - Directors of a mutual association.
215.51 - Officers of a mutual association.
215.512 - Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.
215.513 - Mandatory indemnification.
215.514 - Determination of right to indemnification.
215.515 - Allowance of expenses as incurred.
215.516 - Mutual association may limit indemnification.
215.517 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.
215.518 - Court-ordered indemnification.
215.519 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.
215.523 - Reliance by directors or officers.
215.524 - Consideration of interests in addition to members' interests.
215.525 - Limited liability of directors and officers.
215.528 - General operation of a mutual association.
215.53 - Absorption involving mutual associations.
215.56 - Voluntary liquidation of a mutual association.
215.57 - Jurisdictional conversion of mutual associations.
215.58 - Organizational conversion from mutual to stock form.
215.59 - Mutual savings and loan holding companies.
215.60 - Incorporation of a capital stock savings and loan association.
215.61 - Articles of incorporation for capital stock associations.
215.62 - Bylaws of stock associations.
215.64 - Control of association by holding company.
215.70 - Directors of a stock association.
215.71 - Officers of stock association.
215.72 - General operations of a stock association.
215.73 - Absorption involving stock associations.
215.76 - Voluntary liquidation of a stock association.
215.77 - Jurisdictional conversion of capital stock associations.