2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 11 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 11-1-101 — 11-111-116) › SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 11-40-101 — 11-49-115) › Article 42 - SHARES AND STOCK (§§ 11-42-101 — 11-42-125) › Section 11-42-111 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Reserves and distribution of earnings

(1)
Every association shall maintain general reserves for the sole purpose of meeting losses. Such reserves shall include the following: Permanent stock, federal insurance reserve, contingent reserve, state tax reserve, and any special purpose reserve established for the sole purpose of absorbing losses by action of the association's board of directors or at the request of the commissioner.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
Every association shall set up and maintain a reserve, referred to in articles
40
to
46
of this title as the "contingent reserve", by transfers from net earnings on the closing date fixed for such associations as provided in articles
40
to
46
of this title.
(4)
Every association may set up and maintain a reserve, referred to in articles
40
to
46
of this title as the "state tax reserve" in accordance with article
2
of title
29
and articles
20
to
28
of title
39
, C.R.S., by annual transfers from the contingent reserve. The state tax reserve shall be considered as a part of the contingent reserve.
(5)
Any losses may be charged against general reserves; except that losses may not be charged against permanent stock until all other reserves available for losses have been depleted. Moreover, losses may not be charged to the contingent reserve until any special reserve set up to absorb such losses has been exhausted. Any determined excess in any other reserve may be transferred to the contingent reserve. Allowance for depreciation of assets shall not be charged against general reserves but shall be charged to undivided profits, surplus, or net earnings.
(6)
As of each closing date fixed for such association as provided in articles
40
to
47
of this title, each association shall transfer to general reserves an amount which is not less than five percent of its net earnings until general reserves are equal to ten percent of invested capital (excluding permanent stock). If, after having reached ten percent, general reserves should fall below ten percent of invested capital (excluding permanent stock), credits of five percent of net income shall be resumed until general reserves shall again equal ten percent of invested capital (excluding permanent stock). General reserves may be increased over the required ten percent in any amount as may be determined by the board of directors to be for the best interest of the association. Notwithstanding the number of closing dates fixed for an association, not more than two such transfers shall be required annually, but more frequent transfers may be made by an association with the approval of the commissioner.
(7)
As of each closing date fixed for such association as provided in articles
40
to
47
of this title, the board of directors of each association shall declare a dividend on all share accounts, if any, that it then has and may also, from net earnings, declare a dividend on permanent stock in such association, but no association shall be required to distribute earnings on Christmas savings shares or deposits or other short-term savings shares or deposits or on share or deposit balances of less than an amount specified by the board of directors, if said amount is disclosed to shareholders or depositors in advance, including reasonable notice of changes. In lieu of or in addition to such net earnings, all or any part of undivided profits or surplus of an association may be likewise distributed, but no funds received as part of the sale price of permanent stock or paid in as an assessment shall be distributed as a cash dividend on permanent stock.
(8)
Dividends shall be declared on and pro rata to the certificate value of each share at the beginning of the dividend period, plus payments made thereon during the dividend period (less amounts withdrawn and, for purposes of participation in earnings, deducted from the latest previous payments), computed at the declared rate for the time invested, determined as provided in subsection (9) of this section.
(9)
The date of investment shall be the date of actual receipt of such payments by the association unless the board of directors fixes a date, not later than the tenth of the month, for determining the date of investment of payments on shares or designated classes thereof. Payments affected by such determination date, received by the association on or before such determination date, shall receive earnings as if invested on the first of such month.
(10)
Payments affected by such determination date, received subsequent to such determination date, shall receive earnings as if invested on the first of the next succeeding month.
(11)
In all mutual associations issuing limited dividend shares, no dividends shall be paid or credited on fully participating free shares until all current maximum dividends on limited dividend shares have been paid or credited and until at least an equal dividend has been credited to fully participating loan shares.
(12)
In permanent stock associations, no dividends shall be declared on the permanent stock until all current maximum dividends on limited dividend shares have been paid or credited.
(13)
With approval of the commissioner, associations may pay a variable rate of dividends on shares.
(14)
Notwithstanding any provision of the Colorado "Savings and Loan Association Law", articles 40 to 46 of this title 11, any association may distribute earnings on its shares on other dates, on other bases, and in accordance with other terms and conditions as may be authorized by regulations made by the federal deposit insurance corporation or its successor for federal savings and loan associations when the regulations are approved by the commissioner.
(15)
A depreciation reserve, an unearned profits account, an interest due and uncollected account, and a bonus reserve shall be set up and maintained when required.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 350,§ 63, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to the operations of the division of financial services, the commissioner of financial services, the financial services board, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and life care institutions on or after 8/7/2024, including the imposition of fines by the commissioner of financial services against a person who violates a cease-and-desist order or a suspension or removal order.
L. 33: p. 364, § 26. CSA: C. 25, § 94. L. 39: p. 254, § 30. CRS 53: § 122-3-11. L. 59: p. 661, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 122-3-11. L. 72: p. 617, § 152. L. 73: p. 1237, § 4. L. 77: (7) amended, p. 572, § 2, effective June 4. L. 83: (6) and (7) amended, p. 491, § 4, effective April 26. L. 2004: (2) repealed and (14) amended, pp. 151, 138, §§ 58, 19, effective July 1.
2024 Ch. 350, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.