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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="7-205" title_number="7" title_name="Credit Union Share Insurance" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Credit Union Share Guaranty Corporations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To qualify for a certificate of authority under this subtitle, an applicant shall satisfy the Commissioner that the applicant:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is trustworthy and reputable;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Has a good business reputation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If domiciled outside the State, is currently licensed and authorized to engage in the credit union share guaranty business in its state of domicile;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Has and will maintain retained earnings or equity capital of at least $5,000,000, computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Is in compliance with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Its charter and this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If domiciled outside the State, all laws and regulations applicable to credit union share guaranty corporations in its state of domicile;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Will conduct the credit union share guaranty business in the State in a manner that will adequately protect the share and deposit accounts of its participating credit unions; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Will maintain reserves for guaranty losses in compliance with § 7-217 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person may not be authorized to engage in the credit union share guaranty business in the State if the person has or uses a name that is so similar to the name of a credit union share guaranty corporation already issued a certificate of authority under this subtitle as to tend to cause uncertainty or confusion or to deceive or mislead.</text>
  </level>
</section>
