(a) A credit union shall make investments that are consistent with prudent investment practices and in compliance with all applicable federal and state law.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:10-501

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Capital: means :

    (1) The aggregate par value or other amount received and allocated to the issued and outstanding capital stock of a financial institution; or

    (2) The total amount of a credit union's outstanding and unimpaired membership shares or share accounts. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

  • Federal: means belonging to, part of, or related to the government of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Person: means a natural person, entity or organization, including without limitation an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, cooperative, estate, trust, or governmental unit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
(b) The board of directors of a credit union and any other person charged with the responsibility of investing the credit union’s assets shall exercise such reasonable diligence, discretion, judgment, and intelligence as would be expected of a prudent investor. Among other things, they shall not engage in speculative or unsound investments, and they shall at all times consider the probable safety as well as the probable income of the capital being invested.
(c) The board of directors shall establish written investment policies.