Wet Signature Required On Membership Application

Question - My credit union wants to allow members to join by completing a membership application online. The membership application currently requires a wet signature, but we want to get away from paper applications.  We plan to offer an electronic version of our membership application later this year.  Do the regulations require credit unions to obtain an actual signature on a signature card or, in our case, a membership application?

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