Chapter 2005-181, Laws of Florida, revises provisions contained in Chapters 655 and 657, Florida Statutes, relating to state-chartered financial institutions in general and the regulation of state-chartered credit unions in particular. The law incorporates changes to provide consistency with the National Credit Union Administration guidelines and federal regulations; authorizes the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules to establish criteria under which the Office of Financial Regulation may place a credit union in involuntary liquidation; updates accounting requirements to conform with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States; revises procedures governing a merger of credit unions; removes specific powers of a credit union in favor of broader business powers; broadens the authority of the Office of Financial Regulation to issue an emergency order to require merger, conversion, or other appropriate action for a failing bank or trust company to apply to other financial institutions, including credit unions; and removes obsolete language relating to the Florida Credit Union Guaranty Corporation, which no longer exists. The proposed rules update the current regulations governing state-chartered credit unions to implement and reflect these statutory changes.