2023 Iowa Code › Title XIII - COMMERCE › Chapter 533 - CREDIT UNIONS › Section 533.112 - Annual and individual fees — examination fees — delinquencies.

533.112 Annual and individual fees — examination fees — delinquencies.
1. Each state credit union shall pay an annual fee for examination and supervision as determined by the superintendent based on the actual cost of operating the credit union division.
a. The cost of operating the credit union division shall include but not be limited to costs and expenses for salaries and benefits, expenses and travel for employees, office facilities, supplies, equipment, and administrative costs and expenses incurred in the discharge of the duties imposed on the superintendent under this chapter.
b. (1) The cost of operating the credit union division shall also include but not be limited to the costs incurred due to additional time and other division resources required for any of the following:
(a) Performing services for the credit union that are customarily performed by the credit union.
(b) Performing services related to a particular examination that exceed estimates for an individual credit union’s examination based on factors including but not limited to the asset size of the credit union, the complexity of transactions to be examined, and the examination history of the credit union.
(2) An individual fee assessment for such costs incurred under this paragraph “b” may be made in addition to a credit union’s annual fee.
c. In establishing the structure of the fee schedule, the superintendent shall consider recommendations from the review board and from state credit unions.
d. The annual fee may be paid in one or more installments, as provided by rule by the superintendent.
2. Each corporation, credit union service organization, or other person subject to an examination pursuant to section 533.113 shall pay an examination fee as determined by the superintendent, which shall reflect but not be limited to the time required for the examination and the costs of the examination.
a. The costs of the examination shall include but not be limited to costs and expenses for salaries and benefits, expenses and travel for employees, office facilities, supplies, equipment, and administrative costs and expenses incurred in the discharge of duties imposed upon the superintendent under this chapter.
b. The examination fee shall be due within thirty days of presentation of the fee statement to the corporation, credit union service organization, or other person examined by the division.
3. In addition to the annual fee and examination fee assessed pursuant to this section, the division may also assess a credit union, credit union service organization, corporation, or other person subject to an examination pursuant to section 533.113 for the expense of accountants, investigators, and other experts reasonably necessary to assist in the conduct of the examination, pursuant to section 533.113, subsection 1.
4. a. Failure of a state credit union, corporation, credit union service organization, or other person to pay a fee pursuant to subsection 1, 2, or 3 shall result in the fee being considered delinquent and a penalty equal to five percent of the original fee may be assessed for each day or part of a day the payment remains delinquent.
b. A fee delinquency under this subsection by a corporation, credit union service organization, or other person may result in the superintendent collecting the delinquent fee and penalty from the state credit union owning shares or investments or having business transactions or a relationship with such corporation, credit union service organization, or other person.
c. A fee delinquency under this subsection may also constitute grounds for revocation of the certificate of approval of the credit union to operate in this state.
2007 Acts, ch 174, §12; 2012 Acts, ch 1020, §2
Referred to in §533.330