10. Record retention, security, and disaster recovery services, including, but not limited to, alarm monitoring, data storage and retrieval, and record storage services and providing forms and supplies.
11. Securities brokerage services.
12. Shared credit union branch operations.
13. Student loan origination services.
14. Travel agency services.
15. Trust and other fiduciary services, including, but not limited to, acting as an administrator for prepaid legal services plans or acting as a trustee, guardian, conservator, estate administrator, or in any other fiduciary capacity.
16. Real estate brokerage services.
63,19 Section 19. 186.11 (4) (bd) and (bh) of the statutes are created to read:
186.11 (4) (bd) The office of credit unions may expand the list of services under par. (b) that are related to the routine daily operations of credit unions. Any service approved under this paragraph shall be authorized for all credit union service organizations under par. (a). A credit union may file a written request with the office of credit unions to exercise its authority under this paragraph and may include, along with the request, a description of any proposed service and an explanation of how that service is related to the routine daily operations of credit unions. Within 60 days after receiving a request under this paragraph, the office of credit unions shall approve or disapprove the request.
(bh) A credit union service organization under par. (a) may provide any service described under par. (b) or approved under par. (bd) through an investment by the credit union service organization in a third-party service provider. The amount that a credit union service organization may invest in a third-party service provider under this paragraph may not exceed the amount necessary to obtain the applicable services, or a greater amount if necessary for the credit union service organization to obtain the services at a reduced cost.
63,20 Section 20. 186.11 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
186.11 (4) (c) A credit union service corporation organization may be subject to audit by the office of credit unions.
63,21 Section 21. 186.113 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
186.113 (1) Branch offices. If the need and necessity exist and with With the approval of the office of credit unions, establish branch offices inside this state or no more than 25 miles or outside of this state. Permanent records may be maintained at branch offices established under this subsection. In this subsection, the term "branch office" does not include a remote terminal, a limited services office, or a service center.
63,22 Section 22. 186.113 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
186.113 (1m) (a) (intro.) Establish Before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], establish limited services offices outside this state to serve any member of the credit union if all of the following requirements are met:
63,23 Section 23. 186.113 (6) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
186.113 (6) (b) Act as trustees or custodians of member tax deferred retirement funds, individual retirement accounts, medical savings accounts, or other employee benefit accounts or funds permitted by federal law to be deposited in a credit union.
(c) Act as a depository for member-deferred member qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation funds as permitted by federal law.
63,24 Section 24. 186.113 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 186.113 (11) (a) and amended to read:
186.113 (11) (a) Have Offer deposit accounts to members.
63,25 Section 25. 186.113 (11) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
186.113 (11) (b) Offer deposit accounts to any person if the credit union satisfies the requirements specified in 12 CFR 701.34 (a) for designation as a low-income credit union and files a statement with the office of credit unions agreeing to be bound by requirements and conditions that are substantially identical to those imposed by the national board and the national credit union administration on federal credit unions designated under 12 CFR 701.34 (a).
63,26 Section 26. 186.113 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
186.113 (24) Funeral trusts. Accept deposits made by members for the purpose of funding burial agreements by trusts created pursuant to s. 445.125.
63,27 Section 27. 186.113 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
186.113 (25) Sale of insurance products. Sell insurance, annuities, and related products.
63,28 Section 28. 186.17 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
186.17 (1) Regular reserves. A credit union shall establish and maintain a regular reserve account and shall transfer amounts to the regular reserve account as required by the national board.
63,29 Section 29. 186.20 of the statutes is created to read:
186.20 Financial privacy. A credit union shall comply with any applicable requirements under 15 USC 6801 to 6803 and any applicable regulations prescribed by the national credit union administration under 15 USC 6804.
63,30 Section 30. 186.22 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
186.22 (12m) Meetings of directors. Section 186.07 (3) and (3m) applies to a credit union finance corporation.
63,31 Section 31. 186.235 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
186.235 (7) (a) (intro.) Employees of the office of credit unions and members of the review board shall keep secret all the facts and information obtained in the course of examinations, except or contained in any report provided by a credit union other than any semiannual or quarterly financial report that is regularly filed with the office of credit unions. This requirement does not apply in any of the following situations:
63,32 Section 32. 186.235 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
186.235 (7) (c) If any person mentioned in par. (a) discloses any information about the private account or transactions of a credit union or any information obtained in the course of an examination of a credit union, except as provided in pars. (a) and (b), that person is guilty of a Class I felony.
63,33 Section 33. 186.235 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
186.235 (7m) Return of examination reports. Examination reports possessed by a credit union are confidential, remain the property of the office of credit unions, and shall be returned to the office of credit unions immediately upon request.
63,34 Section 34. 186.235 (16) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.235 (16) and amended to read:
186.235 (16) Annual Periodic examination. At least once each year every 18 months, the office of credit unions shall examine the records and accounts of each credit union. For that purpose the office of credit unions shall have full access to, and may compel the production of, each credit union's records and accounts. They The office of credit unions may administer oaths to and examine each credit union's officers and agents.
63,35 Section 35. 186.235 (16) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
63,36 Section 36. 186.235 (16m) of the statutes is created to read:
186.235 (16m) Financial privacy examination. The office of credit unions shall examine a credit union to determine the credit union's compliance with s. 186.20.
63,37 Section 37. 186.36 of the statutes is amended to read:
186.36 Sale of insurance in credit unions. Any officer or employee of a credit union, when acting as an agent for the sale of insurance on behalf of the credit union, shall pay all commissions received from the sale of credit life insurance or credit accident and sickness insurance to the credit union.
63,38 Section 38. 186.41 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
186.41 (title) Interstate acquisition acquisitions and merger mergers of credit unions.
63,39 Section 39. 186.41 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (1) (bm) and amended to read:
186.41 (1) (bm) "In-state Wisconsin credit union" means a credit union having its principal office located in this state.
63,40 Section 40. 186.41 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (1) (am) and amended to read:
186.41 (1) (am) "Regional Out-of-state credit union" means a state or federal credit union that has its, the principal office of which is located in one of the regional states a state other than this state.
63,41 Section 41. 186.41 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
63,42 Section 42. 186.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
186.41 (2) In-state Wisconsin credit union. (a) An in-state A Wisconsin credit union may do any of the following:
1. Acquire an interest in, or some or all of the assets and liabilities of, one or more regional out-of-state credit unions.
2. Merge with one or more regional out-of-state credit unions.
(b) An in-state A Wisconsin credit union proposing any action under par. (a) shall provide the office of credit unions a copy of any original application seeking approval by a federal agency or by an agency of the regional another state and of any supplemental material or amendments filed in connection with any application.
(3) Regional Out-of-state credit unions. Except as provided in sub. (4), a regional an out-of-state credit union may do any of the following:
(a) Acquire an interest in, or some or all of the assets of, one or more in-state Wisconsin credit unions.
(b) Merge with one or more in-state Wisconsin credit unions.
63,43 Section 43. 186.41 (4) (intro.), (a) to (d) and (f) of the statutes are amended to read:
186.41 (4) Limitations. (intro.) A regional An out-of-state credit union may not take any action under sub. (3) until all of the following conditions have been met:
(a) The office of credit unions finds that the statutes of the regional state in which the regional out-of-state credit union has its principal office permit in-state Wisconsin credit unions to both acquire regional out-of-state credit union assets and merge with one or more regional out-of-state credit unions in the regional that state.
(b) The office of credit unions has not disapproved the acquisition of in-state Wisconsin credit union assets or the merger with the in-state Wisconsin credit union under sub. (5).
(c) The office of credit unions gives a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the official state newspaper, of the application to take an action under sub. (3) and of the opportunity for a hearing and, if at least 25 residents of this state petition for a hearing within 30 days of the final notice or if the office of credit unions on its own motion calls for a hearing within 30 days of the final notice, the office of credit unions holds a public hearing on the application, except that a hearing is not required if the office of credit unions finds that an emergency exists and that the proposed action under sub. (3) is necessary and appropriate to prevent the probable failure of an in-state a Wisconsin credit union that is closed or in danger of closing.
(d) The office of credit unions is provided a copy of any original application seeking approval by a federal agency of the acquisition of in-state Wisconsin credit union assets or of the merger with an in-state a Wisconsin credit union and of any supplemental material or amendments filed with the application.
(f) With regard to an acquisition of assets of an in-state a Wisconsin credit union that is chartered on or after May 9, 1986, the in-state Wisconsin credit union has been in existence for at least 5 years before the date of acquisition.
63,44 Section 44. 186.41 (5) (a), (b), (c) and (cr) of the statutes are amended to read:
186.41 (5) (a) Considering the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the applicant and of the in-state Wisconsin credit union concerned, the action would be contrary to the best interests of the members of the in-state Wisconsin credit union.
(b) The action would be detrimental to the safety and soundness of the applicant or of the in-state Wisconsin credit union concerned, or to a subsidiary or affiliate of the applicant or of the in-state Wisconsin credit union.
(c) Because the applicant, its executive officers, or directors have not established a record of sound performance, efficient management, financial responsibility, and integrity, the action would be contrary to the best interests of the creditors, the members or , the other customers of the applicant or of the in-state, the Wisconsin credit union, or contrary to the best interests of the public.
(cr) The applicant has failed to propose to provide adequate and appropriate services of the type contemplated by the community reinvestment act of 1977 in the community in which the in-state Wisconsin credit union which the applicant proposes to acquire or merge with is located.
63,45 Section 45. 186.41 (6) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 186.41 (6).
63,46 Section 46. 186.41 (6) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
63,47 Section 47. 186.41 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
63,48 Section 48. 186.45 of the statutes is created to read:
186.45 Non-Wisconsin credit union, Wisconsin offices. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Non-Wisconsin credit union" means a credit union organized under the laws of and with its principal office located in a state other than this state.
(b) "Wisconsin credit union" has the meaning given in s. 186.41 (1) (bm).
(2) Approval. A non-Wisconsin credit union may open an office and conduct business as a credit union in this state if the office of credit unions finds that Wisconsin credit unions are allowed to do business in the other state under conditions similar to those contained in this section and that all of the following apply to the non-Wisconsin credit union:
(a) It is a credit union organized under laws similar to the credit union laws of this state.
(b) It is financially solvent based upon national board ratings.
(c) It has member savings insured with federal share insurance.
(d) It is effectively examined and supervised by the credit union authorities of the state in which it is organized.
(e) It has received approval to open an office and conduct business as a credit union in this state from the credit union authorities of the state in which it is organized.
(f) It has a need to place an office in this state to adequately serve its members in this state.
(g) It meets all other relevant standards or qualifications established by the office of credit unions.
(3) Requirements. A non-Wisconsin credit that opens an office and conducts business as a credit union in this state shall do all of the following:
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