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NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL CREDIT UNION
BY LAWS
ARTICLE I.
NAME
Section 1.
The name of the credit union
shall be the N.G.H. Credit Union.
ARTICLE II.
PURPOSE
Section 1.
The purposes of this credit union shall
be: a) to promote thrift, b) to issue
shares and maintain accounts as set
forth below, c) to make loans to its
members at reasonable rates of interest
for provident purposes, d) to invest any
surplus not required for loans to
members in the way and manner provided
by law, e) to exercise those functions
described in the laws of the State of
Tennessee authorizing the organization
of credit unions.
ARTICLE III.
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1.
Any employee or director of Metropolitan
Nashville General Hospital, Metro
Bordeaux Hospital, and other health care
facilities of Nashville Metropolitan
Government; members of the immediate
family of such persons; and associations
or organizations composed of the same
general membership; and groups of
persons with occupational common bonds
which are located within the credit
union's approved operational area, which
have provided a written request for
service to the credit union, which do
not presently have credit union service
available, and which have no more
members in the group than the maximum
number established by the Commissioner
for additions under this provision:
Provided, however, that the Commissioner
may permanently or temporarily revoke
the power to add groups under this
provision upon a finding in the TDFI's
discretion, that permitting additions
under this provision are not in the best
interests of the credit union, its
members, or the National Credit Union
Share Insurance Fund."
Section 2.
Membership is determined by election by
the board of directors or as hereinafter
provided and by the subscription to one
or more shares and by payment for them
in full or in part, as hereinafter
provided.
ARTICLE IV.
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
Section 1.
The annual meeting of the members shall
be held during January, February or
March of each year. A notice of said
meeting shall be mailed or handed to
each member at least seven days before
the date thereof except that, if the
annual meeting is to be held during the
same month as that of the previous
annual meeting and of this credit union
maintains an office that is readily
accessible to members and wherein
regular business hours are maintained,
and the board so determines, notice of
the annual meeting may be given by
posting the notice thereof in a
conspicuous place in the office of this
credit union where it may be read by the
members at least fourteen days prior to
such meeting.
Section 2.
Fifty members or ten percent (10%) of
the members, whichever is the lower
figure, shall constitute a quorum. If a
quorum is not present on the date first
appointed for a regular or special
meeting of the credit union, the meeting
shall be adjourned for ten days, and a
second notice shall be mailed or handed
to each member containing the date of
the adjourned meeting, at which
adjourned meeting, those then present
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
Section 3.
Each member shall have one vote,
irrespective of the number of shares
owned. When otherwise not provided, the
vote of a majority of the members
present in person at a meeting shall be
the act of the corporation. A member
other than a natural person, shall be
entitled to one vote, which said vote
shall be cast by a duly delegated agent;
provided, however, no credit union
member under the age of eighteen years
on the date of a meeting shall be
authorized to vote.
Section 4.
The board of directors of the credit
union, or the supervisory committee, may
call special meetings of the credit
union, and special meetings shall be
held upon the request, in writing, of
ten percent (10%) of the members. All
notices of special meetings shall state
clearly the purpose of the call for the
meeting and at said meeting, no other
business shall be transacted, except as
set forth in the call. Notices of all
special meetings shall be mailed or
handed to each member at least seven
days before the date of the meeting.
Section 5.
Unless modified by the president or
acting chairman, the order of business
at the annual meeting shall be as
follows: a) roll call, b) reading of
minutes of last meeting, c) report of
directors, d) report of treasurer, e)
report of loan officers, f) report of
supervisory committee, g) unfinished
business, h) new business (including
elections) and i) adjournment.
Section 6.
The members, by a majority vote of those
present at any meeting may review the
acts and reverse the decisions of the
board of directors, provided the notice
of the meeting shall have stated the
question to be considered.
Section 7.
The fiscal year of the credit union
shall end on the thirty-first day of
December.
ARTICLE V.
DIRECTORS
Section 1.
The board of directors shall consist of
seven members of the credit union,
elected as follows: For the purpose of
these By-Laws, the first annual meeting
of the incorporators shall be called the
first annual meeting; the next annual
meeting thereafter, the second annual
meeting, and the annual meeting
following said second annual meeting,
the third annual meeting, and so forth.
At the first meeting, there shall be two
(2) directors elected for one year, two
(2) directors elected for two (2) years
and one (1) director elected for three
years; thereafter, directors elected at
the annual meeting shall be elected for
terms of three years, unless the
election is to fill a vacancy, in which
event, it shall be for the period of the
unexpired term. No member of the board
of directors shall serve on the
supervisory committee or as a loan
officer.
Section 2.
A meeting of the board of directors
shall be held as soon as possible (and
not later than seven days) after their
election, and the newly elected board of
directors shall elect, from their own
number, a president, a vice president, a
secretary, and a treasurer. The office
of secretary and treasurer may be held
by one person. The board of directors
shall meet at least once each month or
more often if necessary, upon
notification by the secretary. A
majority of members of the board shall
constitute a quorum.
Section 3.
The board of directors shall have
general management of the affairs,
funds, and records of the credit union.
It shall be their special duty: a) to
act upon all applications for membership
and the expulsion of members, however,
the board of directors may appoint a
membership officer form among the
members of the credit union, other than
the treasurer, assistant treasurer, or
loan officer, who may approve
applications for membership under such
conditions as the board may prescribe;
except that this membership officer
shall submit to the board at each
regular meeting a list of approved or
pending applications for membership
received since the previous regular
meeting; b) to determine the amount of
the blanket surety bond which shall be
required of all officials and employees,
which amounts shall be as follows: For
one (1) year from the charter date, the
bond shall not be less than one thousand
dollars ($1000.00); thereafter, the bond
shall not be less than thirty percent
(30%) of the true assets of the credit
union and shall be adjusted annually
subject to a maximum bond requirement in
any case of one million dollars
(1,000,000.00) or such greater amount as
required by the credit union insurer;
and provided, however, that no such
blanket surety bond shall include a
deductible clause without the written
approval of the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions, upon such terms
and conditions as the Commissioner may
establish by rule, and unless the credit
union shall maintain all statutory and
insuror reserves, including a reserve
for the deductible equal to the amount
of the deductible; c) to fix, if it
deems necessary, the number of shares
which may be loaned to any one member;
d) to determine the interest rates on
loans; e) to determine the amount of
retroactive reductions of interest; f)
to select a bank as a depository for the
funds of the credit union; g) to
authorize the borrowing of funds (up to
fifty percent (50%) of the member
accounts and surplus), if needed; h) to
declare dividends in the way and manner
provided by law; i) to adopt amendments
to these By-Laws; j) to fill vacancies
in the board until the election and
qualification of successors; k) to have
charge of the investment of funds of the
credit union, other than loans to
members, 1) to provide compensation for
the treasurer; m) to inspect or cause to
be inspected the securities, cash and
accounts, and to review the acts of all
committees and the officers of the
credit union at frequent intervals, but
in no event less than annually. The
board of directors shall make or cause
to be made at the close each fiscal
year, a thorough review or audit of the
receipts, disbursements, income, assets
and liabilities of the credit union for
the fiscal year and shall make a full
report thereon to the membership which
report shall be read or provided a the
annual meeting and shall be filed and
preserved with the records of the credit
union; n) to determine whether to have a
credit committee and to appoint either a
credit committee and/or loan officers;
o) and to determine whether to appoint
and to fill vacancies on a supervisory
committee to make or cause to be made at
the close of the fiscal year a review or
audit of the receipts, disbursements,
income, assets, and liabilities of the
credit union for the fiscal year and to
make a full report to the board of
directors; p) to perform such other
duties as the members from time to time
authorize.
Section 4A.
No member of the board of directors or
of the credit or supervisory committee
shall receive any compensation for his
services as a member of such board or
committee, except that the treasurer may
be paid in such an amount and at such
times as the board of directors may
determine.
Section 4B.
Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection a) of this Article, the board
of directors may provide that the credit
union shall reimburse any member of the
board of directors or committees for any
loss of earnings caused by time spent in
the service of the credit union, in such
amount as the board of directors may
determine, not to exceed the amount of
earnings lost.
Section 5.
The board of directors may authorize the
appointment of someone other than the
treasurer to be general manager or
manager of the credit union, subject to
the control and direction of the board
of directors, and provide compensation,
if any, of such person. In addition to
the general manager or manager, the
board of directors may establish
positions for such additional employees
as may be necessary to carry on the
business of the credit union and
establish the guidelines for the
compensation of such employees.
Section 6.
The board of directors shall review the
acts of the officers and of all
committees and to remove from office at
any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the entire board of directors any or all
members of such committees or the
officers for cause, including the
failure to discharge assigned
responsibilities, any acts involving
dishonesty or breach of trust, any act,
omission or practice which constitutes a
breach of fiduciary duty to the credit
union or which is a violation of the
credit union's By-Laws, policies, or the
laws or regulations of the state.
ARTICLE VI.
OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 1.
The officers of this credit union shall
be as defined in Article V, Section 2,
of these By-Laws. Unless sooner removed
as herein provided, the officers shall
hold office until the next meeting of
the board of directors following the
next annual meeting of members, and
until the election of their respective
successors.
Section 2.
The duties of president shall be to
preside at meetings of the members and
of the board of directors; to
countersign all notes drawn by the
credit union, and to perform all the
usual duties connected with that office.
Section 3.
The vice president shall have and
exercise all of the powers, authority,
and duties of the president during the
absence of the latter or his inability
to act, and such other duties as the
board of directors may, from time to
time, prescribe.
Section 4.
The treasurer may be appointed by the
board of directors as the general
manager or manager of the credit union
under the control and direction of the
board of directors. Subject to such
limitations and controls as may be
imposed by the board of directors, the
treasurer shall have custody of general
ledger accounts, and other valuable
papers of this credit union. He shall be
responsible for providing and
maintaining full and complete records of
the balance sheet accounts, and
financial transactions of this credit
union in accordance with the forms and
procedures prescribed or approved by the
Tennessee Commissioner of Financial
Institutions. He shall sign or provide
for an authorized signature on all
checks, drafts and notes drawn by the
credit union; he shall deposit or cause
to be deposited all funds of the credit
union except for petty cash and cash
charge funds, in such qualified
depositories as the board may from time
to time designate, and all such funds
shall be so deposited not later than the
second banking day after their receipt;
provided, however, that receipts in the
aggregate of three hundred ($300)
dollars or less may be held as long as
five (5) banking days before they are
deposited. Within fifteen (15) days
after the close of each month, he shall
prepare or cause to be prepared a
financial statement showing the
condition of this credit union as of the
end of the month, including a summary of
delinquent loans, and shall submit the
statement and summary of the board of
directors at its next meeting. He shall
promptly post or cause to be posted a
copy of such monthly financial statement
in a conspicuous place in the office of
this credit union, where it shall remain
posted until replaced by the financial
statement for the next succeeding month.
He shall prepare and forward or cause to
be prepared and forwarded to the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
such financial reports as said
Commissioner may require. The treasurer
may delegate the responsibilities set
forth in Section 4 to other credit union
employees upon approval by the board of
directors.
Section 5.
An assistant treasurer may be appointed
by the board of directors and authorized
to perform, under the direction of the
treasurer, any of the duties devolving
on the treasurer, including the signing
of checks. He may also act as treasurer
during the absence of the treasurer or
in the event of his inability to act.
Section 6.
The secretary shall be responsible for
the preparation and maintenance of full
and correct records of all meetings of
the members and of the board of
directors. He shall give or cause to be
given in the manner prescribed in these
By-Laws, proper notice of all meetings
of the members, and shall perform all
other duties incident to his office.
ARTICLE VII.
LOAN OFFICERS
Section 1.
The board of directors shall appoint one
or more loan officers and such loan
officer or officers shall approve or
disapprove every loan or advance made by
the corporation to members. Each loan
officer shall furnish to the board of
directors, a record of each loan
approved or not approved within thirty
(30) days of the date of the filing of
the application therefore. No individual
shall have authority to disburse funds
of the credit union for any loan which
has been approved by him in his capacity
as a loan officer. An applicant for a
loan may appeal to the directors if the
initial decision to disapprove the loan
is made by a loan officer. Nothing in
this section shall be construed as
revoking or abrogating the authority of
the appropriate credit union officer or
employee to pay share draft overdrafts
when and as authorized to do so under a
properly executed share draft agreement.
Nor shall this section prohibit a loan
officer from approving a line of credit
for an individual member whereby loans
up to a specific amount may be made
without further approval.
ARTICLE VIII.
SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE
Section 1.
The board of directors in its discretion
may appoint a supervisory committee, to
report to the board of directors,
charged with the duty and responsibility
to inspect or cause to be inspected the
securities, cash and accounts, and to
make or cause to be made at the close of
the fiscal year, a thorough review or
audit of the receipts, disbursements,
income, assets and liabilities of the
credit union, shall review the acts of
the board of directors, the credit
committee and the officers as often as
may be necessary and make a full report
of their findings to the board and shall
cause such report to be read at the
annual meeting of the members and filed
with the permanent records of the credit
union. The supervisory committee shall
also make, or cause to be made, such
reports to the State Commissioner of
Financial Institutions as are required
by law and as directed by said
Commissioner.
Section 2.
The supervisory committee shall, not
less frequently than once a year cause
the accounts of all members to be
verified with the records of the credit
union. The committee shall maintain
records of such verifications.
ARTICLE IX.
CAPITAL
The capital of this
credit union shall consist of the
payments made upon shares by its
members.
ARTICLE X.
SHARES
Section 1.
The number of shares which may be issued
by this credit union shall be unlimited.
Section 2.
The par value of shares shall be five
dollars ($5).
Section 3.
Shares may be paid for in full at the
time of subscription or may be paid in
installments of not less than one dollar
($1) per installment.
Section 4.
There may be an entrance fee, paid on
joining, of five dollars ($5).
Section 5.
Fully paid shares may be transferred to
any person eligible to membership,
subject to the approval of the board of
directors, and upon payment of a
transfer fee not to exceed five dollars
($5).
Section 6.
A member may withdraw his money paid on
shares on any day when payments for
shares may be received, provided the
withdrawing member has filed a written
notice of such intention, but the board
of directors may require a member, at
any time, to give sixty days' notice in
writing, of his intention to withdraw
the whole or any part of the amount paid
in by him on account of shares, and such
withdrawing member shall receive the
amount paid in by him on account of
share, together with such dividends as
have been credited thereto, less any
lawful fines or other obligations due to
this credit union. Withdrawals shall be
met in the order of their filing and as
funds therefore become available. No
member who has filed a notice of his
intention to withdraw shall exercise any
of the privileges of membership.
Section 7.
No officer, director, or committee
member shall discount or directly or
indirectly purchase from another member
a share of this credit union, whether
filed for withdrawal or not.
Section 8.
The credit union shall have a lien and
right of set off on the shares and
special accounts of nay member and upon
the dividends payable thereon for and to
the extent of any loans made to him, or
any dues and fines payable by him.
Section 9.
A joint survivorship agreement may be
entered into by any member with any
person or persons, all of whom shall
execute a written agreement in such form
as is prescribed by the credit union.
ARTICLE XI.
EXPULSION
The board of directors
may expel any member who has not carried
out his obligations to the credit union,
or who has been convicted of a criminal
offense, or who neglects or refuses to
comply with the provisions of the credit
union statutes or of these By-Laws, or
who habitually neglects to pay his
debts. The board, by two-thirds majority
vote, at any meeting, may expel a member
who has become intemperate or
irresponsible, but no member shall be
expelled until he has been informed, in
writing, or the charges against him and
has had an opportunity to be heard. In
the event of the expulsion of a member
for any cause such expelled member shall
be deemed a withdrawing member, as
regards to conditions hereinabove
provided for the redemption of shares.
Any member who withdraws, or is
expelled, shall not be relieved thereby
of any remaining liability to the credit
union.
ARTICLE XII.
FINES
A member failing to make
a payment on a loan when due shall pay a
fine set by the board of directors at a
rate not to exceed five percent (5%) on
amounts in default, provided that such
fine shall not be less than five dollars
($5.00). The board of directors of the
credit union, unless the fine has been
excused for cause shown, may take such
action to effect collection of said
account as the board may deem advisable.
ARTICLE XIII.
MEMBERS' SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Section 1.
The credit union may receive
special accounts from its members only
subject to such conditions as the board
of directors may approve. Under no
circumstances may non-members borrow
from the credit union.
Section 2.
A member's special account in the credit
union may draw interest beginning the
first day of deposit to the date of
withdrawal.
Section 3.
The rate of interest to be paid on
"members' special accounts" shall be
determined by the board of directors and
shall be payable within the periods
established by the board of directors,
and shall be credited to the account of
the member unless withdrawn by him;
however, no interest will be payable on
a fractional part of a dollar and no
interest will be paid on those portions
of "special" accounts that are withdrawn
during the interest paying period
established by the board of directors.
Section 4.
Any member may withdraw all or part of
his special account at any time the
office of the credit union is open for
business. The board of directors may,
however, require thirty (30) days
notice, in writing, of the member's
intention to make the withdrawal. Such
withdrawal shall be honored in the order
in which the notice therefore is filed,
as provided for share withdrawals in
Section 6 of Article X.
ARTICLE XIV.
REMOTE
WITHDRAWAL & PAYMENT PROCEDURES
Section 1.
Members may withdraw funds from
share and special accounts by remote
funds withdrawal procedures, including,
but not limited to, share drafts, mail
share withdrawals, member-held loan
drafts, etc., provided that such
procedures have been authorized by the
board of directors, approved by the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions,
and are made equally available to all
members maintaining specified minimum
balances in their share or special
accounts.
Section 2.
The credit union shall maintain
a reserve against its accounts utilized
for share draft or other remote
withdrawal services. Said reserves shall
be maintained in an amount not less than
10% of its share draft accounts and
accounts subject to remote withdrawal
service. Reserves shall be held in the
form of a) cash on hand or due form
other financial institutions on demand,
b) local clearings, and c) deposits held
directly with the Federal Reserve Bank
in the district where the credit union
is located or held in another depository
institution in a pass through account.
In addition, fifty percent (50%) of the
reserve requirements not held in a pass
through account or with the Federal
Reserve Bank may be held in obligations
of the United States Government with a
maturity of one year or less if such
obligations are not pledged as security
for any account or any creditor.
Required reserves are computed on the
basis of a daily account balance during
a seven day period (the base week)
beginning on Thursday and ending the
next following Wednesday. The preceding
days totals will apply on a day when the
credit union is closed. During the week
immediately following the base week, the
credit union shall maintain an average
daily reserve in the allowable form of
reserves in an amount not less than ten
percent (10%) of the average daily total
of accounts of the base week.
Section 3.
Remote withdrawal procedures as
authorized by the board of directors and
approved by the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions shall not be
available to eligible members until such
members and all other persons authorized
to employ the applicable remote
withdrawal procedures have executed and
filed with the credit union's central
office agreements setting forth the
basic terms of the procedure and the
respective rights and obligations of the
parties to the agreement.
Section 4.
The notice requirements of Article XIII,
Section 4, pertaining to withdrawal of
special accounts, and Article X, Section
6, pertaining to withdrawal of shares,
may be eliminated or otherwise modified
by any agreement, approved by the board
of directors for remote withdrawal of
shares, or other funds in members'
special accounts.
ARTICLE XV.
POWER TO BORROW
Section 1.
The credit union may borrow from any
agency or person selected by the board
of directors provided, however, that the
said directors shall determine the
amount to be borrowed, the terms of the
loan, and shall authorize such
borrowing. The aggregate amount of
rediscounts and borrowing shall, at no
time, exceed fifty percent (50%) of the
sum total of member accounts and surplus
of the credit union.
ARTICLE XVI.
INVESTMENT OF FUNDS
The capital, special
accounts, reserve funds, undivided
profits, and all other monies of the
credit union may be invested in one or
more of the following ways, and in such
ways only: a) they may be loaned to the
members of the credit union for
provident purposes, and in any way and
manner provided in Article XVII, of
these By-Laws, b) they may be deposited
to the credit of the credit union in: i)
any legally chartered bank or trust
company insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation; ii) any state or
federal savings and loan association
insured by the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation or the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation; iii) in
credit unions (state or federal
chartered) subject to limitations
contained in T.C.A. 45-4-501(3)(C); iv)
and in any central credit union (state
or federal), approved for such
investments by the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions of the State of
Tennessee subject to the limitations
contained in Tennessee Code Annotated
45-4-501(3)(C); v) in any agency,
association or corporation in which
membership and loans are restricted to
credit unions and organizations of
credit unions whose purpose of
organization is designed to service or
assist credit union operations in an
aggregate amount not to exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of the reserve
funds of the investing credit union; vi)
in obligations fully secured as to
principal and interest by the State of
Tennessee or the United States
Government; vii) in any bonds of the
State of Tennessee or any of its
political subdivisions; viii) in bonds
or other obligations issued by the
Tennessee Valley Authority pursuant to
the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of
1933, and any amendment thereto; c) and
in any investment authorized for federal
credit unions
under Title 12 of the
United States Code or authorized by
Section 35-3-120, Tennessee Code
Annotated.
ARTICLE XVII.
LOANS
Section 1.
Loans shall be made only to members in
good standing.
Section 2.
No loan shall be made to any member
which shall cause such member to become
indebted to the credit union in an
aggregate amount in excess of ten
percent (10%) of the credit union's
assets or three hundred dollars ($300)
whichever is greater.
Section 3.
Subject to a written loan policy which
shall be established by the board of
directors, the amount of the loan, the
time for which it is granted, the term
of its repayment and the form and value
of the security, if any, shall be
determined by the credit committee or
loan officer. Preference shall always be
given to the smaller loans in the event
the available funds do not permit all
loans approved by the credit committee,
or loan officer, to be made.
Section 4.
The rate of interest charged on loans
shall be fixed by the board of
directors. All loans shall be secured by
the promissory note of the borrower and
by such additional security if any, as
the credit committee or loan officer(s)
may require; provided however, the board
of directors may require that security
be taken on all loans in excess of a
specified amount. Endorsement for a note
or an assignment of shares in any credit
union may be considered security within
the meaning of this section.
Section 5.
Applications for loans shall be in
writing and shall state specifically the
purpose for which money is borrowed and
the security offered if any. If the
facts stated in the application are
found to be misrepresented, or the money
is used for some other purpose than that
for which it was borrowed, the loan
shall become immediately due and
payable.
Section 6.
An applicant for a loan may appeal to
the board of directors, if the decision
to disapprove the loan is made by a loan
officer and the decision of the board of
directors shall be final.
Section 7.
Subject to the limitations contained in
Section 2 above and as may be specified
in written loan policies established by
the board of directors, a director or
member of the supervisory committee or a
loan officer shall be allowed to borrow
from the credit union.
ARTICLE XVIII.
PASSBOOK
Section 1.
In credit unions where payroll deduction
is not available, each member shall
receive a passbook or other form of
written verification in which shall be
entered all monies paid by him to the
credit union on account of shares,
members' special accounts and loans, all
monies withdrawn by him, and other
debits and credits connected with his
accounts with the credit union. Each
entry in the passbook shall be initialed
by the treasurer or other person
receiving or paying out the money
represented thereby. Credit unions which
have share accounts or members' special
accounts for the remote withdrawal of
funds may, in lieu of the aforesaid
entries in passbooks, furnish
verification of monies paid and monies
withdrawn and other debits and credits
through such evidence of payment or
withdrawal as may be provided under the
terms of any agreement between the
credit union and the member for the
remote withdrawal of funds.
Section 2.
In credit unions where payroll deduction
is available and except when a different
method of account verification is
utilized pursuant to a remote withdrawal
of funds agreement, the credit union
shall provide a share or special account
statement to each member after each
dividend or interest period. Said share
or special account statement shall
provide a statement of all debits and
credits to the account and interest or
dividends credited during the period
covered by the statement.
Section 3.
If a passbook or other evidence
of payment or withdrawal is stolen or
lost, the owner shall notify the
treasurer at once and may obtain a
duplicate passbook or duplicate copy of
other evidence of payment or withdrawal
upon establishing his ownership and
paying a fee established by the board of
directors. In all cases, a payment by
the treasurer or other authorized
person, upon presentation of the
passbook or any share draft, shall be a
discharge of the credit union for amount
so paid.
ARTICLE XIX.
RESERVE FUND
Section 1.
A reserve fund, belonging to
the credit union, shall be maintained
for contingencies. It shall not be
distributed to the members except upon
dissolution of the credit union. Losses
incurred by the credit union shall be
charged against the reserve fund shall
be credited to such fund. The fund shall
be established and maintained according
to the requirements of T.C.A. 45-4-703.
Section 2.
After the payment of the
organizational expenses, all entrance
fees, fines and transfer fees shall be
added to the reserve fund of the credit
union monthly or at the close of the
dividend period.
Section 3.
Transfers out of the fund may be made to
profit and loss of such amounts as are
in excess of the level specified in
T.C.A. 45-4-703(a) at the end of any
fiscal year.
Section 4.
a) Capital contributions paid to Mutual
Guaranty Corporation formerly the State
Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation
pursuant to 45-4-1108(a) and special
assessments paid thereto pursuant to
45-4-1108(d) shall be included as part
of the credit union's assets and shall
be valued as provided in 45-4-703(d)(1),
(2), and (3), provided however, b)
administrative fees paid by a credit
union to Mutual Guaranty Corporation
formerly the State Credit Union Share
Insurance Corporation pursuant to
45-4-1109(a) shall be treated as annual
expenses of the credit union. Any credit
union which has capitalized any prior
administrative fees shall be required to
amortize such amount against reserves
established in 45-4-703(a) within a
period not exceeding ten years (10) as
approved by the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions.
ARTICLE XX.
DIVIDENDS
Section 1.
A credit union may declare dividends at
such rates as it deems appropriate for
such periods and class accounts as the
board of directors shall establish;
provided, that no dividends shall be
authorized or paid which will total more
than the current earnings of the credit
union after the required reserve
transfer, undivided profits, and the
amount held in regular reserves in
excess of legal requirements unless the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
shall have granted written approval in
advance of the payment of such
dividends.
Section 2.
Undivided profits are to be calculated
by crediting to the profit and loss
account earnings from all sources and
charging against such account all
expenses paid or incurred, interest
paid, or accrued and unpaid, on debts
owing by the credit union and all losses
sustained by it in excess of its reserve
fund. The credit balance of the profit
and loss account, as thus determined,
shall constitute the undivided profits
at the close of such period.
Section 3.
Dividends shall be paid on all fully
paid shares outstanding at the close of
the dividend period; but shares which
become fully paid during the period
shall be entitled to a proportional part
of said dividends calculated from the
first day of the month following such
payment in full or the first day of the
same month in which payment in full is
made by the tenth (10th) day of the
month. Dividends may be credited to a
shareholder's account or paid in cash at
the option of the shareholder. Dividends
may be paid from the date of deposit or
the date when shares become fully paid
to the date of withdrawal of such
deposits or shares.
ARTICLE XXI.
DORMANT ACCOUNTS
Section 1.
This credit union may assess a service
charge of five dollars ($5.00) per year
on dormant accounts, provided written
notice of intent to assess such a charge
has been sent to the member at his last
known address. (A dormant account is
defined as being a share or special
account of less than twenty-five dollars
($25.00) in which no payments,
transfers, deposits, or withdrawals have
occurred for a period of one year.)
Section 2.
In lieu of the service charge
provided for in Section 1 hereof, the
credit union may transfer a dormant
account to the regular reserve within
thirty (30) days after written notice to
the credit union member, at the credit
union member's last known address as
shown upon the records of the credit
union, stating the credit union's
intention to make such transfer, and
giving the member the opportunity to
request the deferral of such action or
to withdraw the account prior to such
transfer.
ARTICLE XXII.
AMENDMENT
Section 1.
Amendments of the credit union By-Laws
may be adopted by the affirmative vote
of two-thirds (2/3) of the authorized
number of members of the board of
directors of the credit union at any
duly held meeting thereof, if the
members of the board have been given
prior written notice of such meeting and
the notice has contained a copy of the
proposed amendment or amendments, and
provided further, that no amendment of
the By-Laws of the credit union shall
become effective until approved in
writing by the Commissioner of Financial
Institutions.
ARTICLE XXIII.
DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION AND MERGER
Section 1.
Dissolution-A majority of the entire
membership of the credit union may vote
to dissolve the credit union at a
regular or special meeting called for
that expressly state purpose. Any
member, within twenty (20) days of the
date of the mailing of the notice of
such meeting, may vote on the question
of dissolution by signing a statement in
form approved by the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions, and such vote
shall have the same force and effect as
any other vote. The credit union shall
thereupon immediately cease to do all
business except for the purpose of
liquidation, and the president and
secretary shall, within fifteen (15)
days following such meeting, notify the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
in writing of its intention to
liquidate, and shall include in such
notice a list of the names of directors
and officers of the credit union
together with their addresses.
Section 2.
Liquidation-(1) A credit union under
order to liquidate or in the course of
dissolution or liquidation, shall
continue in existence for the purpose of
discharging its debts, collecting and
distributing its assets, and doing all
acts required in order to wind up its
business, and may sue and be sued for
the purpose of enforcing such debts and
obligations until its affairs are fully
adjusted. The board of directors of the
credit union, or in the case of
involuntary dissolution or liquidation
by order of the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions, the liquidating
agent shall use the assets of the credit
union to pay: first, all expenses
incidental to liquidation, including,
without limitation, any surety bond that
may be required; second, any liability
due non-members; third, redemption of
share, share accounts, and members'
special accounts. Assets then remaining
shall be distributed to the members
proportionately to the purchase price of
shares held by each member as of the
date dissolution was voted, or the date
of the order of liquidation or
suspension by the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions, as the case may
be.
(2) As soon as the board
of the liquidating agent determines that
all assets from which there is a
reasonable expectancy of realization
have been liquidated and distributed as
set forth in Section 2 (1), it shall
execute a certificate of dissolution and
forward the same to the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions who shall review
the details of the liquidation and if he
approves same, shall issue a certificate
of approval and return such certificate
to the board or liquidating agent who
shall then file same with the Secretary
of State and thereafter file same with
the office of the Register of Deeds of
the county in which the credit union has
its principal place of business.
(3) If the credit union
has filed a certificate of dissolution
or has indicated an intention to file
such certificate, and the directors and
officers of the credit union in the
opinion of the Commissioner of Financial
Institutions, are not conducting the
liquidation proceedings in an
expeditious, orderly, and efficient
manner or in the best interest of its
members, the Commissioner of Financial
Institutions may terminate the
liquidation proceedings, take possession
of the business and property of such
credit union, and for the purpose of
carrying out such liquidation, may
appoint or cause to be appointed, a
liquidating agent therefore. Such
liquidating agent shall furnish bond for
the faithful discharge of his duties in
amount to be approved by the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
(4) The liquidating
agent may, under such rules and
regulations as the Commissioner
prescribes: a) receive and take
possession of the books, records,
assets, and property of every
description of the credit union in
liquidation; sell, enforce collection of
, and liquidate all such assets and
property; compound all bad or doubtful
debts, sue in the name of the credit
union in liquidation, and defend such
actions as are brought against the
credit union; b) receive, examine, and
pass upon all claims against the credit
union in liquidation, including claims
of members; c) make distribution and
payment to creditors and members as
their interests appear; d) execute such
documents and papers and do such other
acts as he deems necessary or desirable
to discharge his duties; and e) the
expenses incurred by the liquidating
agent in the liquidation of the credit
union including the compensation of the
liquidating agent and any other
necessary or proper expenses connected
therewith all of which shall be paid in
order of priority out of the property of
the credit union in the hands of the
liquidating agent. Such expenses of
liquidation, including the compensation
of the liquidating agent, are subject to
approval by the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions unless such agent
is appointed by the court.
Section 3.
Mergers-(1) The credit union may, with
the approval of the Commissioner of
Financial Institutions, merge with any
other credit union under the existing
charter of the credit union, pursuant to
any plan approved by the board of
directors of each credit union joining
in the merger, and approved by
two-thirds (2/3) of the members of each
credit union represented at a meeting of
members duly called for such purpose, at
which a minimum of ten percent (10%) of
the entire membership is present, unless
such meeting of members of either credit
union has been waived by the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
After such approval of the board and
members of each credit union the
president or chairman of the board and
secretary of each credit union shall
execute a certificate of merger, which
shall set forth all of the following: a)
the time and place of the meeting of the
board of directors at which the plan was
agreed upon; b) the vote in favor of
adoption of the plan; c) a copy of the
resolution or other action by which the
plan was agreed upon; d) the time and
place of the meeting of the members at
which the plan agreed upon was approved;
and e) the vote by which the plan was
approved by the members.
(2) Such certificates
and a copy of the plan of merger agreed
upon shall be forwarded to the
Commissioner of Financial Institutions
and, upon approval, returned to the
merging credit union. The certificate of
merger (with the certificate of approval
of the Commissioner of Financial
Institutions annexed thereto) shall be
recorded in the office of the Secretary
of State and in the Register's Office of
the county in which each credit union
has its principal place of business.
(3) Upon any such merger
so effected, all property, property
rights, and interests of the merged
credit unions shall vest in the
surviving credit union without deed,
endorsement, or other instrument of
transfer, and all debts, obligations,
and liabilities of the merged credit
unions shall be deemed to have been
assumed by the surviving credit union
under whose charter the merger was
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