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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 14 — Federal Credit Unions

§ 1795d. Capital stock

Statutory text

(a)

Opening of books; minimum subscription

As soon as practicable, the Board shall open books for subscriptions to the capital stock of the Facility. The minimum subscription shall be $50.

(b)

Requirements

The capital stock of the Facility—

(1)

shall be divided into shares having a par value of $50 each;

(2)

shall be paid for with cash or with securities of the United States or any Agency thereof in accordance with requirements the Board may impose;

(3)

shall share in dividend distributions at rates determined by the Board. However, rates on the required capital stock shall be without preference; and

(4)

shall not be transferred or hypothecated except as provided for herein.

(c)

Redemption of stock

When circumstances require that all or a portion of a member’s stock be redeemed by the Facility, the Board shall pay an amount equal to what the member originally paid for the stock less any amount owed by the member to the Facility.

(d)

Use of subscription amount

At least one-half of the payment for the subscription amount required for membership under section 1795c of this title shall be transferred to the Facility. The remainder may be held by the member on call of the Board and shall be invested in assets designated by the Board.

(e)

Restriction on advances to credit unions

A credit union or credit union group that becomes a member of the Facility later than six months after the date the Board opens books for capital stock subscriptions, may not borrow or receive advances from the Facility without approval by the Board for a period of six months after becoming a member.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–630 title V § 502(b) · 92 Stat. 3641

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 1795d

    June 26, 1934, ch. 750, title III, formerly subch. III, § 305, as added and amended Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b), title XVIII, § 1802, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3681, 3721

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 26, 1934, ch. 750, title III, formerly subch. III, § 305, as added and amended Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b), title XVIII, § 1802, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3681, 3721

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) The Federal Credit Union Act is amended by striking out “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Board”, and by striking out the personal pronouns “he”, “him”, and “his” when referring to the Administrator and inserting in lieu thereof “it”, “them”, and “its” as appropriate wherever such words appear therein.

    Effective date note
    Amendment effective on expiration of 120 days after Nov. 10, 1978, and transitional provisions, see section 509 of Pub. L. 95–630, set out as a note under section 1752 of this title.

  2. Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–630 § 502(b) · 92 Stat. 3641

    Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 1795d

    Pub. L. 95–630, § 502(b), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–630, § 502(b), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) The Federal Credit Union Act is amended by striking out “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Board”, and by striking out the personal pronouns “he”, “him”, and “his” when referring to the Administrator and inserting in lieu thereof “it”, “them”, and “its” as appropriate wherever such words appear therein.

    Effective date note
    Amendment effective on expiration of 120 days after Nov. 10, 1978, and transitional provisions, see section 509 of Pub. L. 95–630, set out as a note under section 1752 of this title.

  3. Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–221 § 309(a)(4) · 94 Stat. 131

    Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 1795d(a)

    Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator”, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator”, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) in title III, as so redesignated by subsection (b)(1), by 12 USC 1795b–1795g. striking out “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Board”.

  4. Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–221 § 309(a)(2) · 94 Stat. 131

    Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 1795d(b)

    Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(2), (4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630, and in par. (3) inserted specific requirement that rates on required capital stock be without preference

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(2), (4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630, and in par. (3) inserted specific requirement that rates on required capital stock be without preference.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking out section 305(b)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(3) shall share in dividend distributions at rates determined by the Board. However, rates on the required capital stock shall be without preference; and”;

  5. Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–221 § 309(a)(4) · 94 Stat. 131

    Substituted · 12 U.S.C. § 1795d(c)(e)

    Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) in title III, as so redesignated by subsection (b)(1), by 12 USC 1795b–1795g. striking out “Administrator” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Board”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 309(b)(1) of Pub. L. 96–221 redesignated subch. III as title III of act June 26, 1934, ch. 750, cited as a credit to this section.

Amendments1978–1980 · 2 rounds

1980

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator”, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(2), (4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630, and in par. (3) inserted specific requirement that rates on required capital stock be without preference.

Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by Pub. L. 95–630.

1978

Pub. L. 95–630, § 502(b), substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment effective on expiration of 120 days after , and transitional provisions, see section 509 of Pub. L. 95–630, set out as a note under section 1752 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 1806 of Pub. L. 95–630, set out as a note under section 1795 of this title.

Credits

1934–1980 · 2 acts
  1. 1934June 26, 1934, ch. 750, title III, formerly subch. III, § 305, as added and amended Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b), title XVIII, § 1802, , 92 Stat. 3681, 3721
  2. 1980Pub. L. 96–221, title III, § 309(a)(2), (4), (b)(1), , 94 Stat. 148, 149.
Show as published

(June 26, 1934, ch. 750, title III, formerly subch. III, § 305, as added and amended Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b), title XVIII, § 1802, , 92 Stat. 3681, 3721; Pub. L. 96–221, title III, § 309(a)(2), (4), (b)(1), , 94 Stat. 148, 149.)

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