12 CFR § 710.1 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s710.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 710.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "710.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING CREDIT UNIONS"
part_number: "710"
part_name: "VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1766(a), 1786, and 1787."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 35365, July 1, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "710"
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# 710.1 Definitions.
For the purpose of this part, the following definitions apply:
(a) *Voluntary liquidation* means the dissolution of a solvent Federal credit union with the assets being sold or collected, liabilities paid, and shares distributed under the direction of the board of directors or its duly appointed liquidating agent.
(b) *Liquidation date* means the date the members vote to approve liquidation.
(c) *Liquidating agent* means the person or persons, including any legally recognized entity, appointed by the board of directors to liquidate the Federal credit union.