Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - UBIT REPORTING:In May 2009, a federal court jury in Wisconsin ruled in the Community First Credit Union case that credit life and disability insurance and GAP insurance coverage made available to member-borrowers by Community First Credit Union of Appleton, Wisconsin were "substantially related" to Community First's tax exempt purpose. The court granted a tax refund to Community First based on the jury's verdict, confirming that credit insurance and GAP were not subject to the unrelated business income tax (UBIT). The IRS did not appeal the case.In November 2009, in the Bellco Credit Union case, the U.S. District Court in Colorado ruled that commissions received by Bellco Credit Union of Greenwood Village, Colorado from the sale of financial products to Bellco members, were not subject to UBIT. The court ruled that the sale of those financial products to Bellco members was "substantially related" to Bellco's tax-exempt purpose of promoting thrift among its members, and the resulting income was exempt from UBIT.In April 2010, the court in Colorado issued its second and final decision in the Bellco Credit Union case, holding that (i) credit life and disability insurance was "substantially related" to Bellco's tax-exempt purpose of promoting thrift among its members, and (ii) Bellco income from AD&D insurance sold to members by an independent marketing company, where Bellco was essentially limited to allowing use of its name and brand, providing member contact information, and reviewing and approving (but not creating) the marketing materials, represented passive "royalty" income exempt from UBIT. On October 19, 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice abandoned its plan to appeal the federal judge's favorable credit union rulings in the Bellco case.The decisions in these court cases are now definitive statements of the law, are not subject to further review, and provide "substantial authority" that income from the sale of credit life and disability insurance, GAP coverage, financial products sold to credit union members, and AD&D insurance sold via direct mail is exempt from UBIT. As such, for 2014, Credit Union of Denver is not reporting these income sources as subject to UBIT, but is filing a 2014 Form 990-T to report income from mechanical breakdown insurance and non-member ATM fees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents | The Credit Union's bylaws were amended in 2014 to add Arapahoe, Boulder, Adams and Douglas County to the Credit Union's field of membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Persons eligible to become a member include anyone who lives or works in Jefferson, Denver, Arapahoe, Boulder, Adams, and Douglas Counties, Colorado, employees (and family members) of the U.S. Department of the Interior, other select government agencies, and other select businesses (SEGs). A $5 deposit is requied for membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Members elect the governing body through a mail ballot process. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Merger - Requires two thirds majority vote of voting members.Charter conversion - Requires two thirds majority vote of voting members.Dissolution and liquidation - Requires majorty vote of entire membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA Firm, and the CEO and CFO perform a review for reasonableness prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | For the CEO there is a compensation committee of the Board that reviews industry salary comparisons and a salary administration program provided by a third party and documents their decision.For all other Key employees, similar data is reviewed and decided upon by the CEO. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | No documents available to the public other than call reports made available on NCUA's website. Members can review non-confidential Board meeting minutes upon request |
| Form 990 - Part VI - Line 12 | CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY:Each Director signs oath of office but there is no formal conflict of interest disclosure or specific policy. |
| Form 990 - Sch L - Part IV | Credit Union of Denver participates in an indirect lending program that allows a member to obtain financing of a purchased automobile at the point of purchase at the dealership. CUILA, LLC (dba CU Direct Connect) is the entity that facilitates the indirect program for participating credit unions. The Credit Union's CEO is on the Board of Directors of CUILA, LLC. The fees paid to CUILA, LLC are the same fees that are paid by all participants in the program. |
| Software ID: | 14000265 |
| Software Version: | 2014v5.0 |