Except as may be limited by the director by rule, an association may invest its funds in obligations of the United States, as authorized by RCW 33.24.020, either directly or in the form of securities of, or other interests in, an open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the federal investment company act of 1940, as now or hereafter amended, if both of the following conditions are met:
RCW 33.24.025