Title 12

SECTION 725.6

725.6 Termination of membership.

§ 725.6 Termination of membership.

(a) A member of the Facility whose stock subscription constitutes less than 5 percent of total subscribed Facility stock may withdraw from membership in the Facility six months after notifying the NCUA Board in writing of its intention to do so.

(b) A member of the Facility whose stock subscription constitutes 5 percent or more of total subscribed Facility stock may withdraw from membership in the Facility twenty-four months after notifying the NCUA Board in writing of its intention to do so.

(c) The NCUA Board may terminate membership in the Facility if, after the opportunity for a hearing, the NCUA Board determines the member has failed to comply with any provision of the National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act or any regulation issued pursuant thereto. If membership is terminated under this subsection, the credit union will be required to obtain the approval of the NCUA Board before becoming a member of the Facility again. Such approval will be granted only if the NCUA Board is satisfied that the credit union will comply with such Act and regulations.

(d)(1) If membership is terminated under any provision of this section, the terminated member's stock shall be redeemed upon termination. In such event, the Facility may retain any amount owed to the Facility by the member.

(2) When a member natural person credit union withdraws from membership in a corporate credit union which is an Agent or a member of an Agent group, the stock subscription of the Agent, or in the case of an Agent group, the stock subscription of the Agent group representative, will be adjusted after the waiting period which would apply under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section if the withdrawing credit union were a member of the Facility.

(e) The following requirements apply to a credit union's termination of membership in the Facility:

(1) A member, regardless of its amount of stock subscription, may withdraw from membership in the Facility after notifying the NCUA Board in writing on the sooner of:

(i) Six months from the date of its written notice to the NCUA Board; or

(ii) December 31, 2020.

(2) Any credit union that does not elect to withdraw from membership in the Facility during the time periods prescribed in paragraph (e)(1) of this section, may immediately withdraw from membership in the Facility after notifying the NCUA Board in writing of its intention to do so from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022. As of January 1, 2022, the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, as in effect on March 1, 2020, shall apply.

(3) The Facility will process requests under this paragraph (e) upon demand and deliver funds as soon as practicable, allowing for the time necessary for settlement and transfer of funds in these transactions.

[44 FR 49437, Aug. 23, 1979, as amended at 85 FR 23735, Apr. 29, 2020] Effective Date Note:At 85 FR 23735, Apr. 29, 2020, § 725.6 was amended by staying paragraphs (a) and (b), and adding paragraph (e), effective Apr. 29, 2020, through Jan. 1, 2022.