Section 186.16 - Dividends(1) BOARD ESTABLISHES DIVIDENDS. The board of directors shall establish the dividend period. Dividends shall be considered a normal operating expense of the credit union. Rates of dividends and terms of payment may be established and guaranteed in advance by action of the board of directors. The board of directors may classify its accounts and declare dividends which may be at variable rates.(2) MAXIMUM SET BY OFFICE OF CREDIT UNIONS. The office of credit unions may establish the maximum dividend that a credit union and a corporate central credit union may pay in each classification of its savings.1971 c. 193; 1979 c. 282; 1981 c. 156; 1995 a. 27, 151.