Maine § 9-B §812 Permission to organize

Maine Statutes

§ 9-B §812 — Permission to organize

Maine § 9-B §812

Title 9-BFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Part 8CREDIT UNIONS

Ch. 81ORGANIZATION AND FORMATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-B, § 9-B §812 (2026).

Text

1.Organizers. Any number of persons, but not less than 10, all of whom shall be residents of this State, may apply in writing to the superintendent for permission to organize a credit union for the purposes of encouraging thrift among its members, creating a source of credit at legitimate rates of interest and providing an opportunity for its members to use and control their own money on a democratic basis in order to improve their economic and social condition.

2.Application to organize. The organizers shall file with the superintendent an application to organize a credit union, together with copies that the superintendent requires and shall agree to be bound by the terms of that application. The application must state:

3.Publication of notice. After determining that the application re

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1.
Organizers.
Any number of persons, but not less than 10, all of whom shall be residents of this State, may apply in writing to the superintendent for permission to organize a credit union for the purposes of encouraging thrift among its members, creating a source of credit at legitimate rates of interest and providing an opportunity for its members to use and control their own money on a democratic basis in order to improve their economic and social condition.
2.
Application to organize.
The organizers shall file with the superintendent an application to organize a credit union, together with copies that the superintendent requires and shall agree to be bound by the terms of that application. The application must state:
3.
Publication of notice.
After determining that the application required in subsection 2 is complete, the superintendent may advise the organizers to publish, within 15 days of such advice, a notice, in such form as the superintendent may prescribe. If required, such notice shall appear at least once a week for 3 successive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county where the credit union is to be established, or in such other newspapers as the superintendent may designate. Such published notice shall set forth the information in the application for permission to organize, and such additional information as the superintendent may require. The superintendent may require individual notice to any person, organization or corporation, and may require that one of such publications contain the information required under section 252, subsection 2.
4.
Permission from superintendent.