Credit Union Board Modernization Act

Bill: 118-s-610
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-03-01
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Credit Union Board Modernization Act </b></p> <p>This bill revises the required frequency of meetings held by a credit union's board of directors. Specifically, new credit unions and credit unions with a low soundness rating must meet monthly. All other credit unions must hold at least six meetings annually, with at least one meeting held during each fiscal quarter. Currently, all credit union boards must meet at least once a month.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 610 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 1, 2023 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Padilla , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Union Board Modernization Act . 2. Frequency of board of directors meetings Section 113 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1761b ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (15), by striking monthly each place the term appears; (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The board of directors and inserting the following: (a) In general The board of directors ; (3) in subsection (a), as so designated, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking shall meet at least once a month and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (b) Meetings The board of directors of a Federal credit union shall meet as follows: (1) Not less frequently than monthly during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the organization certificate of the Federal credit union is approved. (2) After the expiration of the 5-year period described in paragraph (1)— (A) not less frequently than 6 times annually, with at least 1 meeting held during each fiscal quarter, with respect to a Federal credit union— (i) with composite rating of 1 or 2 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system); and (ii) with a capability of management rating under the composite rating described in clause (i) of 1 or 2; and (B) not less frequently than monthly, with respect to a Federal credit union— (i) with composite rating of 3, 4, or 5 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system); or (ii) with a capability of management rating under the composite rating described in clause (i) of 3, 4, or 5. .