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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 09.03.01.11" title_num="09" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Accounting Procedures and Records Retention.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A credit union shall maintain books and financial records that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Accurately and fully reflect the fiscal affairs of the credit union; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Are sufficient to enable an independent certified public accountant to perform a complete audit of the credit union.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A credit union shall maintain at least the following types of financial records:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cash receipts journal;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Cash disbursements journal;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>General ledger;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Manual or automated ledger or card system for all share or deposit accounts, or both;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Manual or automated loan ledger or card system;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Income account ledger;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Expense account ledger;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Checkbook, cancelled checks, deposit receipts, bank statements, and bank reconciliations, or micro-reduced copies of them; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Any other records required to be kept by the corporation under Corporations and Associations Article, §2-111, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A credit union shall use the double entry accounting system.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A credit union shall ensure that its books and records are protected against destruction by fire or other calamity.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A credit union may use computer-stored financial data to keep its books and records, if it maintains an adequate off-premises back-up data file for use in the event of system failure resulting in destruction of the primary data file.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A credit union:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall promptly post entries in its books and records;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall balance its books and records at least quarterly;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May use machine posting of its books and records, if settlement or summary sheets are supported with machine tapes and all other necessary information; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>May use a journal voucher system if the vouchers are numbered sequentially and retained as required by §G of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A credit union shall retain all of its accounting records, tapes, trial balances, books, ledgers, audits, share and deposit account records, and supporting documentation for a minimum of 5 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Credit unions shall use the accounting procedures contained in the “Standardized Accounting Manual for State Chartered Credit Unions”, which is incorporated by reference. This manual is published by the National Association of Credit Union Supervisors.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Failure To Comply with this Regulation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Upon a determination that a credit union has failed to comply with the requirements of this regulation, the Commissioner of Financial Regulation may take any of the following actions:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Order the officers of the credit union to take steps to bring the credit union into compliance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Order immediate turnover of all existing books and records;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Suspend the treasurer, chief executive officer, comptroller, or any other person responsible for maintaining the books and records, from continuing in that capacity; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Cause an immediate audit, examination, or investigation to be conducted at the cost of the credit union.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Before the order or suspension becomes effective, the Commissioner of Financial Regulation shall give the credit union an opportunity for a hearing.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>