Section 14803 Of Chapter 5. Members From California Financial Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 5.
14803
. (a) No credit union shall pay any commission or compensation
to any person for securing a new member or for getting an existing
member to make an additional deposit.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a credit union may, pursuant
to an incentive policy approved by the board of directors, offer and
pay a reasonable incentive or inducement to (1) a nonmember for
becoming a member of the credit union, (2) an existing member for
depositing additional funds, and (3) an employee or member who
assists in getting a nonmember to become a new member of the credit
union or who assists in getting an existing member to make an
additional deposit.
(c) Nothing in subdivision (a) limits a credit union from using
growth in the number of members in the credit union as part of its
compensation program for its employees.