COMDTINST 5381.2
5.
e.
Command Relationships.
(1)
Coast Guard commands shall extend reasonable cooperation (such as posting
credit union information on bulletin boards and counselling members who have
defaulted on credit union obligations) and maintain a liaison with credit union
serving assigned personnel and employees.
(2)
A credit union utilizing space provided by a Coast Guard command will be
expected to cooperate with the unit commanding officer by keeping the command
advised of the credit union operations, furnishing copies of the monthly financial
reports and other credit union publications, and inviting the commanding officer
or designee to attend periodic meetings of the credit union or other appropriate
functions.
(3)
No provisions of this Instruction will be construed to authorize command control
or supervision of credit union operations.
6.
REPORTS OF UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE. Credit unions which demonstrate a policy
of discrimination in providing loan services adversely impact on the welfare and morale of
Coast Guard civilian and military employees. A continuing failure on the part of a particular
credit union to allocate a fair proportion of its services to all grades and classes of personnel
may be considered grounds to question whether that credit union is practicing discrimination.
Valid complaints alleging violations of law or standards of service will be handled as
follows:
a.
Commanding officers who suspect that a credit union established at their unit may be
violating Federal credit union standards should report the matter in writing and in detail
to the National Credit Union Administration.
b.
In cases where a tenant credit union is organized under State law, complaints alleging
violation of State statutes of standards of operation shall be addressed to the appropriate
State (or other) regulatory agency.
7.
UTILIZATION OF REAL PROPERTY AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.
a.
Federal Buildings. Under Section 1770 of reference (a), credit unions may apply for
office space to the officer of agency charged with discretionary allocation of spaces in a
particular Federal building it:
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