D.C. Code § 26-502.05: Name of District credit union.

(a)

The name of a District credit union shall include the phrase "credit union". No District credit union may adopt a name identical to the name of any other federal or foreign credit union doing business in the District, or a name similar to the name of any federal or foreign credit union doing business in the District that will be misleading or cause confusion.

(b)

No person, other than a District credit union, a federal credit union, a foreign credit union, an association of credit unions, or an organization or corporation whose membership or ownership is limited to credit unions or credit union organizations may:

(1)

Use a name or title containing the phrase "credit union" or any derivation thereof;

(2)

Represent itself as a credit union; or

(3)

Conduct business as a credit union.