2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 11 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 11-1-101 — 11-111-116) › CREDIT UNIONS (§§ 11-30-101 — 11-30-127) › Article 30 - CREDIT UNIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 11-30-101 — 11-30-127) › Section 11-30-122 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Merger

(1)
The method of merger of two or more credit unions shall be as follows:
(a)
(I)
The board of directors of the continuing and each merging credit union shall:
(A)
Approve a plan for the proposed merger; and
(B)
Authorize representatives of each credit union to act on each credit union's behalf to bring about the merger.
(II)
The plan shall include such information as the board deems appropriate.
(b)
Upon approval of the merger plan by each board of directors for each credit union involved in the transaction, the merger plan, together with the resolutions of each board of directors, shall be submitted to the board. If the board determines that the merger plan complies with the provisions of this article and any applicable rules thereto, the board may approve the merger plan, subject to such other specific requirements as may be prescribed to fulfill the intended purposes of the proposed merger.
(c)
A meeting of the members of each merging credit union involved shall be called for the purpose of considering a merger. Notice of the meeting, including purpose, date, time, place, and ballot of the merger plan shall be given to the entire membership. At such meeting, at least two-thirds of the members present and voting must approve the proposed merger. If any member approves or disapproves the merger by returning a ballot, signed by such member, to the secretary of the credit union at or before the meeting, such ballot for all purposes of this section shall be deemed equivalent to the vote of such member at such meeting, notwithstanding the member is not then present.
(2)
The merger shall thereupon be consummated in the following manner:
(a)
The duly authorized representatives of each credit union shall execute, in duplicate, a certificate of merger stating:
(I)
That the board of directors of each credit union has approved the merger;
(II)
That more than two-thirds of the members of each merging credit union have approved the terms and conditions of the proposed merger at a meeting of the members called for that purpose; and
(III)
The name and location of the continuing credit union.
(b)
The continuing credit union shall prepare and adopt any bylaw amendments required by the board, consistent with the provisions of this article, and execute the same in duplicate.
(c)
The certificate above provided for and any required bylaw amendments, both executed in duplicate, shall be forwarded to the board.
(3)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 133, § 10, effective July 1, 2004.)
(4)
If the board approves the certificate and bylaw amendments, it shall so notify the representatives and shall issue a certificate of approval, attach it to the duplicate certificate of merger, and return the same to the representatives of the participating credit unions together with the duplicate of the bylaw amendments.
(5)
The duplicate of the certificate of merger with the board's certificate of approval attached shall be filed with the secretary of state who shall make a record of the certificate and return it, with the secretary of state's certificate of record attached, to the board for permanent record. The fee for the filing shall be determined and collected pursuant to section
24-21-104 (3)
.
(6)
Thereupon the participating credit unions shall be merged in accordance with the provisions of this section. The continuing credit union shall take over the assets and assume all the liabilities of each merging credit union.
(7)
A state chartered credit union may merge with a federal credit union provided all requirements outlined in this article and the appropriate federal credit union regulations have been complied with and approval of such proposed merger has been authorized by the board of directors of each credit union involved.
(8)
A credit union may merge with a credit union that is chartered in another state so long as the merger is approved by the board of directors of each credit union, the commissioner, and the federal national credit union administration. Before approving a merger, the commissioner shall consider the condition of each credit union that is a party to the merger and whether the merger poses any risks to the members of each credit union.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 350,§ 4, 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. 31: p. 305, § 21. CSA: C. 47, § 21. L. 41: p. 378, § 21. L. 51: p. 316, § 9. CRS 53: § 38-1-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 38-1-22. L. 75: (1) amended and (7) added, p. 397, § 3, effective June 16. L. 83: (5) amended, p. 876, § 40, effective July 1. L. 84: (2)(a) amended, p. 376, § 11, effective July 1. L. 90: (2)(c) and (3) to (5) amended, p. 1838, § 12, effective May 31. L. 93: (2)(c) and (3) to (5) amended, p. 1446, § 8, effective June 6. L. 2004: (1) to (4) and (6) amended, p. 133, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2)(a) amended, p. 763, § 16, effective June 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.