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About
About
Created by the U.S. Congress in 1970, the National Credit Union Administration is an independent federal agency that insures deposits at federally insured credit unions, protects the members who own credit unions, and charters and regulates federal credit unions.
Regulation & Supervision
Regulation & Supervision
The NCUA protects the safety and soundness of the credit union system by identifying, monitoring and reducing risks to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. Backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the Share Insurance Fund provides up to $250,000 of federal share insurance to millions of account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions.
Analysis
Analysis
The NCUA’s economists and analysts compile data on the credit union system’s financial performance, merger activity, changes in credit union chartering and fields of membership, as well as broader economic trends affecting credit unions. Users can find information on a single credit union or analyze broader nation-wide trends.
Support Services
Support Services
The NCUA provides a number of support services to the credit union system, such as providing training, grants and loans, chartering, and field-of-membership services; maintaining the health and stability of Share Insurance Fund; managing the assets of failed credit unions; and providing emergency liquidity.
Consumers
Consumers
The NCUA works to protect credit union members and consumers, raise awareness of potential frauds, facilitate access to affordable financial services, and educate consumers on the importance of savings and how they can improve their financial well-being.
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Register Now for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Webinar on Sept. 7

Date:

Sep 7, 2023

Time: 1:00 PM

The NCUA is co-hosting a webinar with the Internal Revenue Service about the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The VITA program is an IRS initiative designed to support free tax preparation services for underserved communities.

The webinar is titled “Make a Difference in Your Community by Participating in the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program” and will be held on September 7, 2023, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Registration is now open for the webinar.

The webinar will educate and inspire credit unions to provide free tax preparation for lower-income, elderly, disabled, Native American, limited English proficient, and rural populations. An IRS representative will describe how credit unions can get involved in free tax preparation, and a representative from the NCUA’s Office of Consumer Financial Protection will moderate a discussion with credit unions currently supporting VITA programs in their communities.

The webinar will be close captioned, and there is no charge to participate. Participants can log in and view the event on their computers or mobile devices using the registration link. They should allow pop-ups from this website.

Participants can submit questions during the presentation or in advance by emailing WebinarQuestions@ncua.gov. The email’s subject line should read, “VITA Program Webinar.” Please email technical questions about accessing the webinar to either uccwebinar@ncua.gov or uccsupport@ncua.gov.

The webinar will be archived here after the live event.

By subscribing to NCUA Express Messages, you can receive announcements about webinars and other NCUA activities and resources.

Last modified on

08/17/23