Mississippi Code Title 81. Banks and Financial Institutions § 81-13-51

Immediately before the payment of each dividend, and in no event less than one (1) time per year, the net income of the credit union shall be determined. From this amount, there shall be set aside, as a regular reserve against losses on loans and against such other losses as may be specified in regulations prescribed under this chapter, sums as follows:

A credit union whose accounts are insured by the National Credit Union Administration, as required by this chapter, shall set aside and maintain its reserve funds in the manner promulgated and prescribed by the administrator of the National Credit Union Administration. Provided, however, that said reserve funds shall be no less than those prescribed by the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance, who may, upon written notice, require additional reserves to protect the capital structures of any credit union. The board of directors may elect to set apart to the reserve fund any amount deemed necessary if it determines that potential contingencies require additional reserves. The reserve fund shall belong to the credit union and shall be held to meet contingencies and shall not be distributed to the members except upon dissolution of the credit union.