Michigan § 490.406 - Domestic credit union; powers authorized by credit union board; acquisition of interest in real property; definitions.

If authorized by the credit union board, a domestic credit union may do any of the following:

Assist in providing cooperative housing and related facilities for its members. A domestic credit union shall not invest more than 5% of its unimpaired share capital in programs described in this subdivision. This section does not authorize a domestic credit union to invest in the stock of a housing cooperative.

Assist in creating a housing cooperative for its members.

Assist a housing cooperative composed of its members in selecting a housing site.

If authorized by the credit union board, a domestic credit union may acquire any interest in real property if all of the following are met:

The property is suitable for a housing cooperative and related facilities for its members.

The domestic credit union will dispose of its interest in the property to a housing cooperative within 3 years.

The purchase price of the property does not exceed the appraised value of the property as determined by a competent disinterested appraiser retained by the domestic credit union.

Before the domestic credit union acquires its interest, if state or federal assistance is contemplated, the domestic credit union where possible obtains the approval of the state or federal agency that will assist the housing cooperative in determining the acceptability to that agency of the property for use as a cooperative housing site.

If within a reasonable time after the domestic credit union acquires its interest in a housing cooperative it determines that the property is not suitable for cooperative housing for its members, the domestic credit union shall dispose of its interest in the manner most advantageous to the domestic credit union.

A domestic credit union may employ consultants, appraisers, or other persons or organizations qualified by experience and training to provide advice and assistance in the acquisition of cooperative housing sites, the creation of housing cooperatives, the processing of applications for state or federal assistance, or the development of plans for the housing and financing, and may take any other action related to its authority under this section.

As used in this section:

"Domestic credit union" may include more than 1 domestic credit union acting in combination.

"Housing cooperative" means a nonprofit housing cooperative corporation.