Wisconsin § 215.137 Savings promotion prize programs.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 215.137 — Savings promotion prize programs.

Wisconsin § 215.137

Ch. 215Savings and loan associations

Subch.subch. I of ch. 215 SUBCHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS ON SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

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Wis. Stat. § 215.137 (2026).

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137(1) (1) In this section:
137(1)(a) (a) “Nonqualifying account” means a savings account that is not a qualifying account.
137(1)(b) (b) “Qualifying account” means a savings account through which savers may obtain chances to win prizes in a savings promotion.
137(1)(c) (c) “Savings promotion” means a contest or promotion to encourage savings deposits that is sponsored by one or more savings and loan associations, or by a banking or thrift trade association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more savings and loan associations, and in which savers are offered a chance to win designated prizes.
137(2) (2) A savings and loan association may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
137(2)(a) (a

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215.137
215.137(1) (1) In this section:
215.137(1)(a) (a) “Nonqualifying account” means a savings account that is not a qualifying account.
215.137(1)(b) (b) “Qualifying account” means a savings account through which savers may obtain chances to win prizes in a savings promotion.
215.137(1)(c) (c) “Savings promotion” means a contest or promotion to encourage savings deposits that is sponsored by one or more savings and loan associations, or by a banking or thrift trade association or its subsidiary in conjunction with one or more savings and loan associations, and in which savers are offered a chance to win designated prizes.
215.137(2) (2) A savings and loan association may sponsor, or participate in, a savings promotion if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
215.137(2)(a) (a) Savers are not required to pay any fee or otherwise provide any consideration in order to enter the savings promotion.
215.137(2)(b) (b) All fees charged by a savings and loan association in connection with a qualifying account are comparable with all fees charged in connection with comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings and loan association.
215.137(2)(c) (c) Each entry in the savings promotion has an equal chance of winning.
215.137(2)(d) (d) Participants in the savings promotion are not required to be present at a prize drawing in order to win.
215.137(3) (3) For purposes of sub. (2) (a) , a saver’s deposit of at least a specified amount of money for at least a specified time in a qualifying account, which is required in order to enter the savings promotion, is not consideration if the interest rate associated with the qualifying account is not reduced, as compared to comparable nonqualifying accounts offered by the savings and loan association, to account for the possibility of winning a prize.