Save Columbia CU Committee v. Columbia Community Credit Union

Penoyar, A.C.J.

¶1 Five expelled members of Columbia Community Credit Union filed suit against Columbia’s board of directors, seeking a declaratory judgment that they were wrongfully expelled. They also sued the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) for failing to pursue an enforcement action against Columbia to prevent their expulsions. The trial court dismissed all claims on either CR 12(b)(6) grounds or on summary judgment. We affirm the trial court’s dismissal.

FACTS

I. Background

¶2 Columbia is a state-chartered credit union under chapter 31.12 RCW. Columbia is governed…