The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may not issue a certificate of approval under ORS § 723.012 if a person named in the articles of incorporation submitted for approval:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 723.014

  • Department: means the Department of Consumer and Business Services. See Oregon Statutes 723.001
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. See Oregon Statutes 723.001
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) Is insolvent or bankrupt;

(2) Has engaged in dishonest, fraudulent or illegal practices or conduct in any business or profession;

(3) Has willfully or repeatedly violated or failed to comply with a provision of the Oregon Bank Act, the Oregon Credit Union Act, the Oregon Consumer Finance Act, the Oregon Securities Law, the Oregon Mortgage Lender Law or the Pawnbrokers Act, or an administrative rule or order adopted under an Act identified in this subsection;

(4) Has been convicted of a crime, an essential element of which is fraud;

(5) Is not qualified to conduct a credit union business on the basis of such factors as training, experience and knowledge of the business;

(6) Is permanently or temporarily enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice involving any aspect of the credit union business;

(7) Is the subject of an order of the director subjecting the person to a civil penalty, or removing the person from an office in any entity regulated by the director; or

(8) Is the subject of an order that was issued by the regulatory authority of another state, or of the federal government, with authority over banking institutions, credit unions, consumer finance companies, savings associations, securities firms or mortgage lenders, that was entered within the past five years and that subjects the person to a civil penalty or removes the person from an office in a state banking institution, a national bank, a state or federal credit union, a state or federal savings association or a consumer finance company, or from a position as a securities broker or dealer, a state or federal investment adviser or a mortgage lender. [1977 c.135 § 42; 1985 c.762 § 86; 1987 c.373 § 63a; 1987 c.650 § 3; 1999 c.185 § 3; 2009 c.541 § 38; 2011 c.597 § 291]