Connecticut General Statutes 36a-439a – Membership applications. Expulsion of member
(a) All applications for membership shall be submitted to the Connecticut credit union. The governing board at a regular meeting shall consider and act upon the membership applications received by the Connecticut credit union subsequent to the previous regular meeting or such applications may be considered and acted upon by the membership officer, if one is appointed by the governing board.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-439a
- 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
- Governing board: means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of a financial institution irrespective of the name by which such group is designated. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(b) The governing board may expel any member who has not carried out such member’s obligations to the Connecticut credit union or who has failed to comply with such credit union’s bylaws. No member may be expelled by the governing board until such member has been informed in writing of the charges against such member and has had a reasonable opportunity to be heard thereon.
(c) A Connecticut credit union may cancel the shares of any member who is expelled, applying the value thereof to such member’s indebtedness to the Connecticut credit union. A member of a Connecticut credit union who has been expelled shall not be relieved of any liability to the Connecticut credit union. The Connecticut credit union shall repay the amounts paid in on shares by expelled members, together with any dividends credited to the member’s shares, in the order of the member’s expulsion, as funds become available therefor, except that the Connecticut credit union may deduct from such payments any sums due it from such member.