(a) With the approval of the Commissioner, a credit union may establish a credit union service organization (CUSO) by itself or jointly with one or more other Vermont credit unions, federal credit unions, state-chartered credit unions, or other federally insured depository institutions within or outside this State. The establishing credit union shall file an application with the Commissioner, which application shall include a description of the services to be engaged in by the CUSO, an explanation of how the proposed services are related to credit union services, the application fee, and any other information that the Commissioner may require.

(b) A CUSO shall be organized as a corporation or as a limited liability company and the potential exposure of each credit union shall be no more than the amount of funds invested in or lent to the CUSO by such credit union. (Added 2005, No. 16, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005.)