North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 13 - Department of Financial Institutions
Article 13-03 - Credit Unions
Chapter 13-03-14 - Field of Membership
Section 13-03-14-03 - Application to expand field of membership

1. Approval to expand the field of membership must be given by the board of directors of the credit union by a majority of that board;

2. After approval by the credit union's board of directors, application must be made to the state credit union board to expand its field of membership. The necessary forms for "application for field of membership expansion", including the business plan and the financial impact to the credit union and as required in subsection 3, may be secured from the department of financial institutions;

3. The application to expand the field of membership must be accompanied by the necessary documents for amendment of bylaws as required by North Dakota Century Code section 6-06-04;

4. The credit union shall, at least thirty days prior to the date of consideration by the state credit union board of an open charter application, cause a notice of the proposed field of membership expansion to be published in the official newspaper of the county of the credit union's home office and each county which is proposed to be included in the expanded field of membership. The credit union shall, at least thirty days prior to the date of consideration by the state credit union board of a closed charter application, cause a notice of the proposed field of membership expansion to be published in the eight major newspapers in the state set forth in subdivisions a through h of subsection 1 of section 13-01.1-04-01. However, if a closed charter credit union intends to limit its expansion into specified geographical areas within the state, the notice must only be published in the official newspaper of the county or counties affected by the proposed expansion; and

5. The notice must specify the time and place of the meeting of the state credit union board at which the application for the charter expansion will be acted upon. Comments may be submitted to the board concerning the application, or a written request for an opportunity to be heard before the board may be submitted. The board may, when it believes it to be in the public interest, order a hearing to be held.