Current through Reg. 49, No. 45; November 8, 2024
Section 91.719 - Loans to Officials and Senior Management Employees(a) Prohibition on Preferential Rates, Terms, and Conditions. The rates, terms, conditions, and availability of any loan or other extension of credit made to, or endorsed or guaranteed by, a director, senior management employee, member of the credit committee, or an immediate family member of any such individual shall not be more favorable than the rates, terms, conditions, and availability of comparable loans or credit to other credit union members.(b) Approval of Governing Board. Before making a loan, extending credit, or becoming contractually liable to make a loan or extend credit to a director, senior management employee, member of the credit committee, or an immediate family member of such individual, the board of directors must approve the transaction if the loan or the extension of credit or aggregate of outstanding loans and extensions of credit to any one person, the person's business interests, and the members of the person's immediate family is greater than 15% of the credit union's net worth. A loan fully secured by shares in the credit union or deposits in other financial institutions shall not be subject to, or included in, the aggregate amounts included in this section.(c) Definition. For purposes of this section, senior management employees shall include the chief executive officer, any assistant chief executive officers (e.g. vice presidents and above), and the chief financial officer; and immediate family members shall include a person's spouse or any other person living in the same household.(d) Aggregate Limit on Insider Loans. The aggregate of all outstanding loans or extensions of credit made to, or endorsed or guaranteed by, all directors, credit committee members, senior management employees, and immediate family members of all such individuals, shall not exceed 20% of the credit union's total assets. The requirements described in this subsection shall apply unless waived in writing by the commissioner for good cause shown.(e) Reports to Governing Board. At least annually, the president shall make a report to the board of directors on the outstanding indebtedness of all directors, credit committee members, senior management employees, and immediate family members of such individuals. The Board's review shall be included as part of the minutes of the meeting at which the report was presented. The report required by this section shall include the following information: (1) The amount of each indebtedness; and(2) A description of the terms and conditions (including the interest rate, the original amount and date, maturity date, payment terms, security, if any, and any other unusual term or condition) of each extension of credit.(f) Governing Board Option. At the discretion of the Board, the reporting requirement of subsection (e) of this section may be waived for any individual if the aggregate amount of all outstanding loans and extensions of credit to that person, the person's business interests, and the members of the person's immediate family do not exceed the greater of $25,000 or one-quarter of one percent (.25%) of the credit union's net worth.7 Tex. Admin. Code § 91.719
The provisions of this §91.719 adopted to be effective August 9, 1999, 24 TexReg 6023; amended to be effective August 10, 2003, 28 TexReg 6269; amended to be effective March 14, 2004, 29 TexReg 2637; amended to be effective November 12, 2006, 31 TexReg 9022; amended to be effective November 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 9721