House Bill 7963
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 7, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7963
Congress
116
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Credit Union Governance Modernization Act of 2020
This bill revises the procedure for expelling members from a federal credit union. Specifically, a member may be expelled for cause pursuant to a policy adopted by a majority vote of a quorum of the directors of a credit union. Currently, a member may be expelled by a two-thirds vote of the credit union membership present at a special meeting.
The expelled member may request reinstatement by the credit union board.
Member conduct that may be cause for expulsion includes
- a loss to the credit union,
- a violation of the credit union membership agreement,
- a disruption to the operations of a credit union,
- fraud or attempted fraud, and
- other illegal or inappropriate behavior.
August 7, 2020
08/07/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
08/07/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:29 PM