2013 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations
Article 11 - Credit Unions
Section 58-11-58 - Dissolution. (1997)

A.   A credit union may elect to dissolve voluntarily and liquidate its affairs in the manner prescribed in this section.   

B.   If it decides to begin the procedure, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending the credit union be dissolved voluntarily and directing that the question of liquidation be submitted to the members.   

C.   Within ten days after the board of directors decides to submit the questions of liquidation to the members, the chairman of the board or executive officer shall notify the director and the insuring organization in writing, setting forth the reasons for the proposed liquidation. Within ten days after such notice, a special meeting of the members shall be called to vote on whether to liquidate the credit union. Within ten days after the members act on the question of liquidation, the chairman of the board or executive officer shall notify the director and the insuring organization in writing as to the action of the members on the proposal.   

D.   When the board of directors decides to submit the question of liquidation to the members, payments on, withdrawal of and making any transfer of share and deposit accounts to loans and interest, making investments of any kind and granting loans may be restricted or suspended pending action by members on the proposal to liquidate. On approval by the members of the proposal, all business transactions shall be permanently discontinued. Necessary expenses of operations shall, however, continue to be paid on authorization of the board of directors or liquidating agent during the period of liquidation.   

E.   For a credit union to enter voluntary liquidation, approval by a majority of the members in writing or by a two-thirds majority of the members present at a meeting of the members is required. When authorization for liquidation is to be obtained at a meeting of the members, notice in writing shall be given to each member, by first class mail, at least ten days prior to that meeting.   

F.   A liquidating credit union shall continue in existence for the purpose of discharging its debts, collecting on loans and distributing its assets and doing all acts required in order to wind up its business and it may sue and be sued for the purpose of enforcing those debts and obligations until its affairs are fully concluded.   

G.   The board of directors or the liquidating agent shall distribute the assets of the credit union or the proceeds of any disposition of the assets in the sequence described in Section 58-11-3 NMSA 1978.   

H.   When the board of directors or the liquidating agent determines that all assets from which there is a reasonable expectancy of recovery have been liquidated and distributed as set forth in this section, they shall execute a certificate of dissolution on a form prescribed by the director and file the same, together with all pertinent books and records of the liquidating credit union, with the director, whereupon the credit union shall be dissolved.