Connecticut General Statutes 36a-436b – Issuance of certificate of authority to engage in business of Connecticut credit union
(a) No person shall, or have the power to, engage in the business of a Connecticut credit union in this state until such person has obtained a certificate of authority to engage in the business of a Connecticut credit union from the commissioner.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-436b
- Commissioner: means the Banking Commissioner and, with respect to any function of the commissioner, includes any person authorized or designated by the commissioner to carry out that function. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Connecticut credit union: means a cooperative, nonprofit financial institution that (A) is organized under chapter 667 and the membership of which is limited as provided in section 36a-438a, (B) operates for the benefit and general welfare of its members with the earnings, benefits or services offered being distributed to or retained for its members, and (C) is governed by a volunteer board of directors elected by and from its membership. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Credit union service organization: means an entity organized under state or federal law to provide credit union service organization services primarily to its members, to Connecticut credit unions, federal credit unions and out-of-state credit unions other than its members, and to members of any such other credit unions. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Federal credit union: means any institution chartered or organized as a federal credit union pursuant to the laws of the United States having its principal office in this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Person: means an individual, company, including a company described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (12) of this section, or any other legal entity, including a federal, state or municipal government or agency or any political subdivision thereof. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) No person shall use, either as a part of its name or as a prefix or suffix thereto or as a designation of the business carried on by it, the phrase “credit union” or “mutual benefit association”, except a Connecticut credit union, a federal credit union or a credit union otherwise authorized to engage in business in this state under this title. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an association of credit unions or a credit union service organization located in this state.
(c) A certificate of authority shall be issued by the commissioner to an applicant meeting the requirements of section 36a-437a.
(d) A certificate of authority issued under this section may be revoked by the commissioner for cause in accordance with section 36a-51.