Committee advances bill to let state-chartered credit unions expand loans and membership for underserved areas
April 07, 2026 | 2026 Legislature OK, Oklahoma
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A committee member explained that House Bill 1623 updates the state charter for credit unions, letting state-chartered institutions offer the same loan-product flexibility available to federally chartered credit unions and revising the field-of-membership rules.
The bill would disallow geographic or membership overlap consideration in certain cases and allow boards to add association categories to include individuals in underserved areas where income is below 150 percent of the federal poverty level.
The committee took no questions on the bill, moved to a vote and recorded 8 yeas and no nays; the bill passed and will move forward as shown on the committee record.
The bill would disallow geographic or membership overlap consideration in certain cases and allow boards to add association categories to include individuals in underserved areas where income is below 150 percent of the federal poverty level.
The committee took no questions on the bill, moved to a vote and recorded 8 yeas and no nays; the bill passed and will move forward as shown on the committee record.
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