Credit unions may provide for the consideration of loan requests from creditworthy members whose credit needs do not fit within the credit union's general lending policies. A credit union may provide for prudently underwritten exceptions to its lending policies. However, the Board is responsible for establishing standards for the review and approval of exception loans. Each credit union should establish an appropriate internal process for the review and approval of loans that do not conform to its own internal policy standards. The approval of any such loan should be supported by a written justification that clearly sets forth all of the relevant credit factors that support the underwriting decision. The justification and approval documents for such loans should be maintained as a part of the permanent loan file. Each credit union should monitor compliance with its lending policies and individually report exception loans of a significant size to its board of directors.

Source Note:The provisions of this §91.715 adopted to be effective August 9, 1999, 24 TexReg 6023.