(a) General rule.--The board of directors of a credit union or the members on recommendation of the board of directors, whichever the bylaws provide, may declare dividends to be paid on all shares and share certificates from the net earnings and undivided earnings at such rates and intervals and for such periods as the board of directors may authorize and after provision for the required reserves. Dividends may be added to the credit of the members share accounts, paid in cash, or partially credited to share accounts and partially paid in cash, at the option of the board of directors.
(b) Inactive accounts.--A share account may be transferred to a special account if, for at least five years, there has been no activity by the owner of the account and all written communications from the credit union to the owner of the account have been returned to the credit union with no forwarding address. After the transfer, the credit union may cease paying dividends on the transferred account and may cease sending notices to the owner. A member whose account has been transferred may reclaim the funds from the credit union at any time prior to the time the account is escheated. After escheat, reclaiming is governed by Article XIII.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.
(Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1572, No.207, eff. 60 days; June 18, 2014, P.L.754, No.62, eff. 60 days)
2014 Amendment. Act 62 amended subsec. (b).
2002 Amendment. Act 207 amended subsec. (a).
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