Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

12 U.S.C. § 1795e

Extensions of credit

(a)
(1)
A member may apply for an extension of credit from the Facility to meet its liquidity needs. The Board shall approve or deny any such application within five working days after receiving it. The Board shall not approve an application for credit the intent of which is to expand credit union portfolios.
(2)
The Board may advance funds to a member on terms and conditions prescribed by the Board after giving due consideration to creditworthiness.
(3)
The Board shall not advance funds for the benefit of a credit union whose share or deposit accounts are insured by a State share or deposit guaranty credit union, insurance corporation, or guaranty association, without consultation with the appropriate State share or deposit guaranty credit union, insurance corporation, or guaranty association.
(b)
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to lend to the Facility up to $500,000,000, in the event the Board certifies to the Secretary that the Facility does not have sufficient funds to meet liquidity needs of credit unions. Any such loan shall bear an interest rate not greater than one-eighth of 1 per centum above the current average market yield on outstanding obligations of the United States with remaining time to maturity comparable to the maturity of such loan. The authority of the Secretary to lend under this subsection shall be limited to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

June 26, 1934, ch. 750Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b)92 Stat. 3681Pub. L. 96–221, title III, § 309(a)(4)94 Stat. 149Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4016(a)(3)134 Stat. 482(, title III, formerly subch. III, § 306, as added and amended , title XVIII, § 1802, , , 3721; , (b)(1), , ; , (b)(1)(C), , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 309(b)(1) of Pub. L. 96–221act June 26, 1934, ch. 750 redesignated subch. III as title III of , cited as a credit to this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–136, § 4016(b)(1)(C)2020—Subsec. (a)(1). , which directed substitution of “the intent of which is to expand credit union portfolios” for “without first having obtained evidence from the applicant that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to first use primary sources of liquidity of the applicant, including balance sheet and market funding sources, to address the liquidity needs of the applicant” in the second sentence, was executed by making the substitution in the third sentence, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 116–136, § 4016(a)(3), which directed substitution of “without first having obtained evidence from the applicant that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to first use primary sources of liquidity of the applicant, including balance sheet and market funding sources, to address the liquidity needs of the applicant” for “the intent of which is to expand credit union portfolios” in the second sentence, was executed by making the substitution in the third sentence, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 96–221, § 309(a)(4)Pub. L. 95–6301980—Subsecs. (a), (b). , substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, such change having been previously made by .

Pub. L. 95–630, § 502(b)1978—, substituted “Board” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

section 4016(b)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 116–136section 4016(b)(2) of Pub. L. 116–136section 1795a of this titleAmendment by , effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

section 509 of Pub. L. 95–630section 1752 of this titleAmendment effective on expiration of 120 days after , and transitional provisions, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

section 1806 of Pub. L. 95–630section 1795 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .