Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-455a Powers

• Library: Connecticut Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-455a

A Connecticut credit union may:

(1) Transact a general credit union business and exercise by its governing board or duly authorized members of senior management, subject to applicable law, all such incidental powers as are consistent with its purposes. The express powers authorized for a Connecticut credit union under this section do not preclude the existence of additional powers deemed to be incidental to the transaction of a general credit union business pursuant to this subdivision;

(2)

(A) Issue shares to its members and receive payments on shares from its members and from those nonmembers specified in subsection (e) of section 36a-456a, subject to the provisions of sections 36a-290 to 36a-297, inclusive, 36a-330 to 36a-338, inclusive, and 36a-456a,

(B) receive deposits of members and nonmembers subject to provisions of sections 36a-456a and 36a-456b,

(C) reduce the amount of its member and nonmember shares and deposits,

(D) expel members and cancel shares in accordance with section 36a-439a, and

(E) provide check cashing and wire and electronic transfer services to nonmembers who are within such credit union's field of membership;

(3) Make and use its best efforts to make secured and unsecured loans and other extensions of credit to its members in accordance with section 36a-265 and sections 36a-457a, 36a-457b and 36a-458a;

(4) Invest its funds in accordance with section 36a-459a;

(5) Declare and pay dividends in accordance with sections 36a-441a and 36a-456c, and pay interest refunds to borrowers;

(6) Act as a finder or agent for the sale of insurance and fixed and variable rate annuities directly, sell insurance and such annuities indirectly through a Connecticut credit union service organization, or enter into arrangements with third-party marketing organizations for the sale by such third-party marketing organizations of insurance or such annuities on the premises of the Connecticut credit union or to members of the Connecticut credit union, provided:

(A) Such insurance and annuities are issued or purchased by or from an insurance company licensed in accordance with section 38a-41; and

(B) the Connecticut credit union, Connecticut credit union service organization or third-party marketing organization, and any officer and employee thereof, shall be licensed as required by section 38a-769 before engaging in any of the activities authorized by this subdivision. As used in this subdivision, "annuities" and "insurance" have the same meanings as set forth in section 38a-41, except that "insurance" does not include title insurance. The provisions of this subdivision do not authorize a Connecticut credit union or Connecticut credit union service organization to underwrite insurance or annuities;