§ 721

721. If the licensee referred to in Section 720 is a state-chartered credit union and the commissioner has taken possession of the business and property of the credit union, the commissioner may appoint a liquidating agent or a liquidating committee of three members of the credit union to liquidate the business and assets of the credit union in the manner provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 15250) of Chapter 9 of Division 5, except that, in lieu of the certificate required under Section 15252, the commissioner shall prepare and file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate of commencement of liquidation proceedings upon taking possession of the business and assets, and the commissioner or his or her authorized deputy shall countersign the certificate referred to in Sections 15257 and 15258 whenever liquidation is involuntary. The commissioner may, however, prepare and file a final certificate whenever he or she retains possession of the assets of any credit union for the purpose of liquidation. The liquidating agent need not be a member of the credit union to be liquidated and may be a person, firm, or corporation, as determined by the commissioner.(Added

ion for the purpose of liquidation. The liquidating agent need not be a member of the credit union to be liquidated and may be a person, firm, or corporation, as determined by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)