224.35(7)(b)
(b) During the reinstatement period, a licensee may reinstate a license by submitting all the items in par.
(a) 1. to
4., plus an additional nonrefundable fee of $100, through the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or in such other manner as directed by the division.
224.35(7)(c)
(c) After the reinstatement period, an expired license may not be reinstated.
224.35(7)(d)
(d) The division may deny an application to renew a license if any fact or condition exists that would warrant revocation or suspension of the license.
224.35(7)(e)
(e) The renewal term is for a period of one year, beginning January 1 of each year after the initial term.
224.35(8)
(8) Annual reports and financial statements. 224.35(8)(b)
(b)
Annual reports. Each licensee shall annually, on or before March 31, submit through the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or in such other manner as directed by the division, a report giving such reasonable and relevant information as the division may require concerning the business transacted by the licensee. This report shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the division.
224.35(8)(c)
(c)
Financial statements. Each licensee shall annually, no later than 90 days following the end of its most recently completed fiscal year, submit through the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry or in such other manner as directed by the division, a copy of the licensee's financial statements for that fiscal year. The financial statements shall include a balance sheet and income statement and shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Effective date note
NOTE: This section is shown as affected eff. 1-1-25 by
2023 Wis. Act 267.
224.35 History
History: 2009 a. 2;
2023 a. 267 ss.
136 to
138,
158 to
163; Stats. 2023 s. 224.35; s. 35.17 correction in (1m) (bm).
224.40
224.40
Disclosure of financial records for child support enforcement. 224.40(2)
(2) Financial record matching agreements. A financial institution is required to enter into an agreement with the department of children and families in accordance with rules promulgated under s.
49.853 (2).
224.40(3)
(3) Limited liability. A financial institution is not liable for any of the following:
224.40(3)(a)
(a) Disclosing a financial record of an individual to the county child support agency attempting to establish, modify or enforce a child support obligation of the individual.
224.40(3)(b)
(b) Disclosing information to the department of children and families or a county child support agency pursuant to the financial record matching program under s.
49.853.
224.40(3)(c)
(c) Encumbering or surrendering any assets held by the financial institution in response to instructions provided by the department of children and families or a county child support agency for the purpose of enforcing a child support obligation.
224.40 History
History: 1997 a. 191;
2007 a. 20.
224.42
224.42
Disclosure of financial records for Medical Assistance and food stamp program eligibility. 224.42(2)
(2) Financial record matching agreements. A financial institution is required to enter into an agreement with the department of health services under ss.
49.45 (4m) and
49.79 (1t).
224.42(3)
(3) Limited liability. A financial institution is not liable for any of the following:
224.42(3)(a)
(a) Disclosing a financial record of an individual or other information to the department of health services in accordance with an agreement, and its participation in the program, under s.
49.45 (4m) or
49.79 (1t).
224.44
224.44
Disclosure of financial records for collection of unemployment insurance debt. 224.44(2)
(2) Financial record matching agreements. A financial institution is required to enter into an agreement with the department of workforce development under s.
108.223.
224.44(3)
(3) Limited liability. A financial institution is not liable for any of the following:
224.44(3)(a)
(a) Disclosing a financial record of an individual or other information to the department of workforce development in accordance with an agreement, and its participation in the program, under s.
108.223.
224.44 History
History: 2013 a. 36.
224.45
224.45
Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. 224.45(1)(a)
(a) “Account” means funds or assets held by a financial service provider, including a deposit account, savings account, share account, certificate of deposit, trust account, guardianship or conservatorship account, or retirement account, and also including an account associated with a loan or other extension of credit.
224.45(1)(c)
(c) “Financial institution” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, trust company, or credit union chartered under the laws of this state.
224.45(1)(d)
(d) “Financial service provider” means any of the following engaged in or transacting business in this state:
Effective date note
NOTE: Subd. 3. is shown as amended eff. 1-1-25 by
2023 Wis. Act 132. Prior to 1-1-25 it reads:
Effective date text
3. A seller of checks, as defined in s. 217.02 (9).
224.45(1)(e)
(e) “Vulnerable adult” means an adult at risk, as defined in s.
55.01 (1e), or an individual who is at least 65 years of age.
224.45(2)(a)
(a) A financial service provider may offer to a vulnerable adult the opportunity to submit and periodically update a list of persons that the vulnerable adult authorizes the financial service provider to contact when the financial service provider has reasonable cause to suspect that the vulnerable adult is a victim or a target of financial exploitation.
224.45(2)(b)
(b) A financial service provider, or an officer or employee of the financial service provider, that has reasonable cause to suspect that a vulnerable adult is the victim or target of financial exploitation may convey the suspicion to any of the following if the person is not the suspected perpetrator:
224.45(2)(b)1.
1. Any person on the list described in par.
(a) if a list has been provided by the vulnerable adult.
224.45(2)(b)2.
2. Any co-owner, additional authorized signatory, or beneficiary on the account of the vulnerable adult.
224.45(2)(b)3.
3. Any person known by the financial service provider to be a family member, including a parent, spouse, adult child, or sibling.
224.45(2)(c)
(c) When providing information under this subsection, the financial service provider may limit the information and disclose only that the financial service provider has reasonable cause to suspect that the vulnerable adult may be a victim or target of financial exploitation without disclosing any other details or confidential personal information regarding the financial affairs of the vulnerable adult.
224.45(2)(d)
(d) The financial service provider may choose not to contact any person on the list provided under par.
(a) if the financial service provider suspects that the person is engaged in financial exploitation.
224.45(2)(e)
(e) The financial service provider may rely on information provided by the customer in compiling a list of contact persons.
224.45(2)(f)
(f) A financial service provider, or an employee of a financial service provider, acting in good faith is immune from all criminal, civil, and administrative liability for contacting a person or electing not to contact a person under this subsection and for actions taken in furtherance of that determination if the determination was made based on reasonable suspicion.
224.45 History
History: 2023 a. 132.
224.46
224.46
Independent data processing servicers. 224.46(1)(b)
(b) “Independent data processing servicer" means an entity that provides to a financial institution electronic data processing services, but not including the exchange of data and settlement of funds between 2 or more unaffiliated financial institutions resulting from transactions involving remote terminals under s.
186.113 (15), remote service units under s.
214.04 (21) or
215.13 (46), or customer bank communications terminals under s.
221.0303 (2).
224.46(1)(c)
(c) “Interface agreement" means a written agreement specifying the terms and conditions under which an interface of communications, data, or systems between independent data processing servicers shall be accomplished.
224.46(2)
(2) Ownership of financial institution data. If a financial institution transfers or otherwise makes available to an independent data processing servicer any data from the financial institution's records, this data shall remain the property of the financial institution. The independent data processing servicer has no right, title, or interest in, or claim to legal ownership of, the data. The transfer of the data by the financial institution authorizes the independent data processing servicer only to exercise temporary control of the data for the limited purpose of performing the contracted services requested by the financial institution. This subsection also applies with respect to an independent data processing servicer that receives a financial institution's data under an interface agreement or other agreement with another independent data processing servicer.
224.46(3)
(3) Contract disclosures by independent data processing servicers. No independent data processing servicer may enter into a contract with a financial institution, or renew or amend such a contract, unless the contract discloses, in separate contract provisions, all of the following:
224.46(3)(a)
(a) All fees or charges, including any fee schedule, that the independent data processing servicer may impose on the financial institution.
224.46(3)(b)
(b) Any formula or other grounds that the independent data processing servicer may apply or rely upon to terminate the contract.
224.46 History
History: 2019 a. 65.
224.48
224.48
College tuition and expenses program. 224.48(1)(a)
(a) “Board" means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
224.48(1)(am)
(am) “Department” means the department of financial institutions.
224.48(1)(b)
(b) “Institution of higher education" means an eligible educational institution, as defined under
26 USC 529.
224.48(2)
(2) Weighted average tuition; tuition unit cost. Annually, the department and the board jointly shall determine all of the following:
224.48(2)(a)
(a) The weighted average tuition of bachelor's degree-granting institutions within the University of Wisconsin System for the academic year that begins on or after the first day of August of the current year. The amount shall be calculated as follows:
224.48(2)(a)1.
1. For each such institution, multiply the tuition charged a full-time undergraduate who is a resident of this state by the number of full-time equivalent resident undergraduates attending the institution.
224.48(2)(a)3.
3. Divide the sum under subd.
2. by the total number of full-time equivalent resident undergraduates attending such institutions.
