The following shall apply to dissolution of a credit union under this chapter, whether voluntary or involuntary:
1. Distribution of the assets of the credit union shall be made in the following order:
a. The payment of costs and expense of the administrator of dissolution.
b. The payment of claims for public funds deposited pursuant to chapter 12C and the payment of claims which are given priority by applicable statutes. If the assets are insufficient for payment of the claims in full, then priority shall be determined by the statutes or, in the absence of conflicting provisions, on a pro rata basis.
c. The payment of deposits, including accrued interest, up to the date of the special meeting of the members at which voluntary dissolution was authorized or in the case of involuntary dissolution, the date of appointment of a receiver.
d. The pro rata apportionment of the balance among the members of record on the date of the special meeting of the members at which voluntary dissolution was authorized or in the case of involuntary dissolution, the members of record on the date of appointment of a receiver.
2. All amounts due to members who are unknown, or who are under a disability and there is no person legally competent to receive the amounts, or who cannot be found after the exercise of reasonable diligence, shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state who shall hold the amounts in the manner prescribed by chapter 556. All amounts due to creditors as described in section 490.1440 shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state in accordance with that section and shall be retained by the treasurer of state and subject to claim as provided for in that section.
3. The superintendent shall assume custody of the records of a credit union dissolved pursuant to this chapter and shall retain these records in accordance with the provisions of section 533.26. The superintendent may cause film, photographic, photostatic, or other copies of these records to be made and the superintendent shall retain these copies in lieu of the original records.
4. The dissolution of a credit union shall not remove or impair any remedy available to or against such credit union, its directors, officers, or members for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such dissolution if an action or other proceeding to enforce the right or claim is commenced within two years after the date of filing of a certificate or decree of dissolution with the county recorder in the county in which the credit union has its principal place of business. Any such action or proceeding by or against the credit union may be prosecuted or defended by the credit union in its corporate name. The members, directors, and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right, or claim.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 533.22]
85 Acts, ch 194, §10; 90 Acts, ch 1205, § 52
Referred to in § 12C.23, 533.43
Previous Section 533.21
Next Section 533.23
© 2001 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Mon Jan 22 17:13:42 CST 2001
URL: /DOCS/IACODE/2001/533/22.html
jhf