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...s the context otherwise requires: (A) "Credit union" means a corporation organized and qualified as such under this chapter. In addition to the powers enumerated in this chapter and unless restricted in this chapter, every credit union has the general powers conferred upon corporations by Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code. A credit union is a nonprofit cooperative financial institution and as such is organized and o...

...33. of the Revised Code: (A) To enable credit unions to be formed for the purpose of promoting thrift among their members and, to that end, to establish, on a cooperative basis, facilities for savings, credit for provident and productive uses, assistance to members in budgeting and money management and the effective use of their assets and resources, and all activities necessary or incidental thereto; (B) To delega...

...The purpose for which a credit union may be formed is to promote thrift among its members, and to that end to establish, on a cooperative basis, facilities for savings, credit for provident and productive purposes, assistance to members in budgeting and money management and the effective use of their assets and resources, and all activities necessary or incidental thereto.

...de, and its articles and regulations, a credit union may do any of the following: (1) Make loans as provided in section 1733.25 of the Revised Code; (2) Invest its money as provided in section 1733.30 of the Revised Code; (3) If authorized by the code of regulations, rebate to the borrowing members a portion of the member's interest paid to the credit union; (4) If authorized by the regulations, charge a ...

...Each credit union operating under this chapter or otherwise authorized to do business in this state shall obtain insurance for the protection of their members' accounts. Such share guarantee insurance may be obtained from the national credit union administration operating under the "Federal Credit Union Act," 84 Stat. 994 (1970), 12 U.S.C. 1751, and any amendments thereto, or from a credit union share guaranty corpo...

... of doing business in this state, every credit union with members' accounts insured by a credit union share guaranty corporation licensed pursuant to Chapter 1761. of the Revised Code shall post a notice at all public entrances at its place of business and at each of its service facilities. The notice shall be not less than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches and shall include all of the following in not less ...

...therwise qualifying for membership in a credit union under this section, the articles, and the regulations, and who are elected to membership by the board of directors, shall become members of a credit union, provided that in lieu of electing persons to membership, the board of directors may elect or appoint one or more membership officers and delegate authority to any such membership officer to accept persons into m...

...A) The senior management officials of a credit union may terminate the membership of, or some or all services to, a member of the credit union, if the member does any of the following: (1) Causes a loss to the credit union; (2) Commits fraud or any similar misdeed against the credit union or against any person on the premises of the credit union; (3) Engages in inappropriate behavior involving another person, s...

...Every credit union shall have and maintain a statutory agent upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by statute to be served upon a credit union may be served. The agent shall be one of the following: (A) A natural person who is a resident of this state; (B) A domestic or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited lia...

... are residents of the state, may form a credit union by: (A) Executing articles of incorporation. (1) The articles shall set forth: (a) The name, which shall include the words "credit union" and shall not be so similar to the name of an existing credit union as to be likely to mislead the public; (b) The place in this state where the principal office of the credit union is to be located; (c) The purpose, which s...

...les and other documents relating to the credit union have been submitted to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall accept the articles and other documents for filing and record the same by microfilm or by any authorized photostatic or digitized process. Evidence of the filing shall be returned to the credit union. (B) The legal existence of the credit union shall begin upon the filing of the articles w...

...shall have subscribed for shares of the credit union in an aggregate amount of at least two hundred fifty dollars, the incorporators, or a majority of them, shall give notice of the first meeting of the applicants for membership to each such applicant. (B) At any meeting of applicants a majority of the applicants for membership shall constitute a quorum; and the applicants, at any such meeting at which a quorum is p...

...ns. (C) Each director and officer of a credit union shall, when appointed or elected, take an oath that he will, so far as the duty devolves upon him, diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the credit union, and will not knowingly violate, or willingly permit to be violated, any law applicable to such credit union. Such oath shall be subscribed by the person making it, and certified by an officer authoriz...

...with or entered upon the records of the credit union. Any certificate with respect to the authorization or taking of any such action, which is required to be filed in the office of the superintendent of credit unions or the secretary of state, shall recite that the authorization or taking of such action was in a writing or writings approved and signed as specified in this section.

...al meeting unless the superintendent of credit unions has consented to some later date. (B) Meetings of members shall be called and conducted in the manner and at the time and place stated in the regulations.

...ballot, or as otherwise prescribed by a credit union's bylaws is entitled to cast one vote, irrespective of the number of shares the member owns, on each matter properly submitted to the members for their vote, consent, waiver, release, or other action. (B) The chairperson of the board, the president, any vice-president, secretary, or treasurer of any association member of the credit union shall conclusively be pr...

...rth in the articles or regulations of a credit union, shall include those members present and eligible to vote as provided in section 1733.13 of the Revised Code. Unless the articles or regulations otherwise provide: (A) One per cent of the voting members of a credit union, or twenty-five, whichever is lower, constitutes a quorum at any meeting of members. (B) The act of a majority of the voting members represen...

... regulations, the corporate powers of a credit union shall be exercised, its business conducted, and its property controlled by a board of directors, provided that the number of directors fixed by the articles or regulations shall not be less than five. (B) All directors shall be voting members of the credit union. (C) The articles or regulations may divide directors into two or more classes whose terms of of...

...(A) The board of directors of each credit union shall annually prepare a plan for educating each of its directors, committee members, and senior management officials as to the duties and responsibilities that accompany their respective positions. One copy of the plan shall be maintained in the files of the credit union. Evidence of compliance with the plan by each director, committee member, or senior management offi...

...(A) The board of directors of a credit union may, in its discretion, appoint one or more associate directors to serve in an advisory, ex officio capacity. The board shall prescribe the duties of an associate director and the manner in which associate directors are appointed and removed. (B) Prior to appointing an associate director, the board shall confirm that the person meets all of the requirements to serve as a...

...be held in the manner prescribed by the credit union's code of regulations, but not less frequently than quarterly. (C) Meetings of the directors may be held within or without the state. Unless the articles or regulations prohibit participation by directors at a meeting by means of communication equipment, meetings of the directors may be held through any communication equipment if all the persons participating ca...

...Except for regulations applicable during an emergency, as that term is defined in section 1733.01 of the Revised Code, and except that the articles or regulations may require a greater number, a majority of the entire authorized number of directors is necessary to constitute a quorum for a meeting of directors except that a majority of the directors in office constitute a quorum for filling a vacancy on the board. Th...

...(A) The office of a director becomes vacant if he dies or resigns. Any resignation takes effect immediately or at such other time as the director specifies in a written resignation. (B) The directors shall remove any director and thereby create a vacancy on the board: (1) If, by order of court, he is found to be of unsound mind, or if he is convicted of a felony or any criminal offense involving dishonesty or breac...

...in the opinion of the superintendent of credit unions, any director, officer, committee member, employee, agent, or other person participating in the conduct of the affairs of a credit union has committed any violation of law or rule, or of a cease-and-desist order, or has engaged or participated in any unsafe or unsound practice in connection with the credit union, or has committed or engaged in any act, omission, o...

... committee shall audit the books of the credit union at least annually, using generally accepted auditing procedures and standards, and shall report its findings to the board. Under the supervision of the supervisory audit committee, accounts showing installment payments by members upon shares of the credit union shall be verified at least annually. (C) In lieu of the appointment of a supervisory audit committee as ...