NCUA Evidence Act Open Data Overview
Summary information on NCUA’s implementation of the Evidence Act.
Evidence-Based Policy Making Act of 2018 (Evidence Act)
The Evidence Act) mandates a systematic rethinking of government data management to better facilitate access for evidence-building activities and public consumption. NCUA continues to focus on required actions of the Evidence Act and Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-25-05 which are further described in the Information Resource Management (IRM) Strategic Plan below.
Chief Data Officer
In accordance with the Evidence Act, the NCUA designated Amber Gravius, Director of the Office of Business Innovation, as Chief Data Officer.
Enterprise Data Program
The Enterprise Data Program is the principal internal program addressing data management standards, priorities, policies, and practices. The Enterprise Data Program is led by the Chief Data Officer and the Enterprise Data Team, and is supported by the NCUA Data Governance Council. These groups collaborate, coordinate, and facilitate implementation of agency-wide data management processes and standards. The Chief Data Officer is also integrated in the agency’s senior executive governance processes. Yearly goals associated with this program are incorporated into NCUA’s annual performance plans.
Information Resource Management Strategic Plan/Open Data Plan
The NCUA’s IRM Strategic Plan describes NCUA’s information resource investment strategies related to the agency’s operational, budgetary and strategic planning. The NCUA’s investments in information resources are designed to maximize service delivery, mitigate operational risk, and promote data-driven decisions in support of the NCUA’s safety and soundness mission. The IRM Strategic Plan also details the NCUA’s current and planned activities to create a publicly available data inventory and make its data available to the public in an open format. It also provides information on the NCUA’s efforts to establish and promote data management priorities, standards, policies, and practices across the enterprise.
NCUA Data and Analysis
Credit union financial performance, merger data, chartering, field of membership, and NCUA credit union related data assets can be found at the NCUA’s analysis page. In accordance with OMB M-25-05, NCUA has a public data asset inventory at ncua.gov/data.json including the metadata required by the Federal Data Catalog. NCUA data assets can also be reviewed at Data.gov. NCUA makes efforts to provide data in open, machine-readable formats.
Collaboration with Data Users
In an effort to improve access to and the utility of NCUA data assets and to share best practices, NCUA has an established mechanism to support ongoing dialogue with stakeholders. Comments or feedback on how the NCUA data can better serve the public, can be sent to BImail@ncua.gov.
NCUA also fulfills the public engagement expectations by conducting formal public comment processes for revisions to the Call Report (Form 5300), our most widely used public data asset. These Federal Register notices provide structured opportunities for researchers, industry stakeholders, and members of the public to review proposed changes, submit comments, and influence how Call Report data is collected and made available. This recurring comment process—together with our year round feedback channel—provides structured opportunities for NCUA to engage data users and consider public input where it is most impactful across our data activities.
Data Asset Usage Metrics
NCUA uses the federal platform Analytics.USA.gov to collect and publish digital information on how users engage with NCUA data assets. NCUA monitors metrics such as page level active users, file download activity, and other engagement indicators to understand how frequently public data assets are accessed, including measures that help assess engagement from external (non NCUA) users consistent with OMB M 25 05. Data assets with high industry or public utility—such as the Call Report data assets and NCUA’s Unclaimed Deposits Asset Listing—consistently rank among the most frequently visited data assets. NCUA publishes this usage information through its public Analytics.USA.gov profile in alignment with OMB M 25 05 and ensures that all analytics activities comply with applicable privacy, security, and burden reduction requirements. For dataset specific usage metrics—including page views and download activity—see NCUA’s Analytics.USA.gov and Data.gov listings.