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MI SB0567
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires banks to provide written disclosure to all proposed joint account holders before establishing the account covering four key points: ownership rights, withdrawal authority, survivorship rights upon death, and creditor claim exposure.
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Specifies that each joint account holder owns the money in the account and has authority to deposit or withdraw any or all funds without restriction.
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Clarifies that upon death of one owner, remaining owners continue as account owners with full access to funds.
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Permits banks to include required disclosures in a separate document or combined with other account-related documents, with flexibility to deliver to an adult representative if a minor is a joint account holder.
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Takes effect one year after enactment into law.
Legislative Description
Financial institutions; banks; written disclosure of rights of account holders; require for joint accounts. Amends 1999 PA 276 (MCL 487.11101 - 487.15105) by adding sec. 4103a.
Consumer credit, other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Banking And Financial Institutions
10/1/2013