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NCUA Issues Letter to FCUs on Meeting Requirements

In March 2020, November 2020, and November 2021, the NCUA issued three letters to federal credit unions providing flexibility during the pandemic related to annual meetings.1 In those letters, the...

Summary LTCU: Equal Credit Opportunity Act Nondiscrimination Requirements

LTCU: (22-CU-04) Equal Credit Opportunity Act Nondiscrimination Requirements February 2022 The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) promotes the availability of credit to all creditworthy applicants without regard to race, color,...

Summary LTCU: Special Purpose Credit Programs

LTCU: (22-CU-03) Special Purpose Credit Programs February 2022 NCUA’s LTCU outlines the interagency statement reminding creditors of the ability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and Regulation B to...

CUs asked to try cybersecurity testing app

(Dec. 17, 2021) Self-testing of credit unions’ cybersecurity preparedness through an application released in October costs nothing and can be downloaded via NCUA’s website, the agency said in a letter...

Letter aims to clarify issuance of digital assets

(Dec. 17, 2021) To clarify existing authority about federally insured credit unions (FICUs) establishing relationships with third-party providers of digital asset services to their members, NCUA issued a letter to...

Letter urges CUs to participate in tax assistance program

(Nov. 5, 2021) Credit unions are encouraged to participate in the free program that helps members address their federal income taxes; credit unions have until Nov. 15 to contact the...

Regulators ramp up guidance on LIBOR transition

(Oct. 22, 2021) Actions credit unions, banks and nonbanks alike should consider taking to ensure safe-and-sound practices during the transition away from the LIBOR reference rate were outlined in joint...

Expiring homeowner protections outlined in letter

(Oct. 1, 2021) “Critical information” for compliance with expiring pandemic-era protection programs for homeowners are addressed in a letter to credit unions from NCUA this week. The letter (LTCU 21-CU-09),...

3 key summaries take on latest NCUA issuances

(Aug. 20, 2021) Summaries of three recent issuances from NCUA – on capitalizing loans, the rollout of the new examination tool, and on mortgage servicing rules – were published by...

Letter outlines limits on capitalizing loans

(Aug. 6, 2021) The financing of fees and commissions continue to be prohibited for federally insured credit unions, despite adoption of a new rule earlier this year allowing capitalization of...

Agency to open phase 1 of onsite operations

(July 16, 2021) The “first phase” of NCUA’s plan to resume onsite operations – including exams — will begin Monday, the agency said this week, with staff and contractors permitted...

Letters: stop using LIBOR ASAP

(May 21, 2021) Stopping the use of LIBOR as a reference rate as soon as possible as a year-end expiration date looms is encouraged for all federally insured credit unions,...