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Letters to Credit Unions and Other Guidance

From time to time, the NCUA will provide guidance and other information to the credit union system on regulatory and supervisory matters, trends affecting federally insured credit unions and potential risks and threats.

  • Letters to Credit Unions — Provide guidance on specific NCUA policies and procedures, compliance, governance, and other timely issues that affect all federally insured credit unions.
  • Letters to Federal Credit Unions — Provide guidance on specific NCUA policies and procedures, compliance, governance, and other timely issues that affect only credit unions with a federal charter.
  • Risk Alerts — Detail practices or external threats that potentially are a significant risk to the safety and soundness of the credit union system.
  • Regulatory Alerts — Provide guidance on rules and regulations from other agencies that all credit unions must comply with.
  • Supervisory Letters — Provide the NCUA’s examiners with instructions and information on a range of supervisory and regulatory issues.
  • Accounting Bulletins — Provide guidance and instructions on how changes in generally accepted accounting principles and other regulatory initiatives affect how credit unions report these items in their financial statements.
  • Consumer Financial Protection Updates — Announce new activity on consumer compliance laws, regulations and guidance.
  • Letters to Corporate Credit Unions — Provide guidance letters to inform corporate credit unions about specific NCUA policies and procedures, compliance, governance, and other timely issues.

You can search these regulatory letters going back to 1979 by document type, the year issued, by subject and by title or keywords. Please note that obsolete letters are not included.

Showing 1 - 29 of 29 Results
Docket # Title Subject Type Year Status
2016-01 Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2016 Active
2013-02 Implementing Section 704.21 – Enterprise Risk Management Risk Management Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2013 Active
2013-01 Final Rule - Alternatives to the Use of Credit Ratings Risk Management Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2013 Active
2012-01 Compliance Update for Section 314(a) of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 BSA/AML Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2012 Active
2011-04 Compliance with Section 314(a) of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 BSA/AML Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2011 Inactive
2011-03 Annual Reporting Requirements and Internal Controls Assessments Required Under Section 704.15(a) of the National Credit Union Administration Rules and Regulations Auditing Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2011 Active
2011-02 Large Consolidation Issues Mergers Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2011 Active
2011-01 Corporate Credit Union CUSO Activities CUSOs Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2011 Active
2010-02 Guidelines for Complying with Part 704 Rules Changes Capital Requirements Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2010 Active
2010-01 Confidentiality and Protection of Sensitive Data Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2010 Active
2009-01 Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Program Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2009 Inactive
2008-02 Additional Information Regarding the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Liquidity Guarantee Program Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2008 Active
2007-04 Accounting for Future-Dated Automated Clearing House (ACH) Transactions Accounting Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2007 Inactive
2007-01 Payout of Retained Earnings in Conjunction with Corporate Credit union Mergers. Operations Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2007 Active
2005-02-01 This is to clarify some confusion with language in Corporate Credit Union Guidance Letter 2005-02 Governance Policies Governance Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2005 Active
2005-02 Governance Policies Governance Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2005 Active
2005-01 BSA compliance when "unbatching" previously batched transactions during processing or settlement services. BSA/AML Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2005 Active
2004-05 Business Continuity Planning and Business Critical Processes Business Continuity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
2004-04 Business Continuity Guidance Letter Business Continuity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
2004-03 Critical Information System Risk Areas Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
2004-02 BSA compliance Guidance BSA/AML Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
2004-01 State Corp Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
2003-05 Investing To Fund Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2003 Active
2003-03 Modeling Non-maturing Shares and Deposits Risk Management Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2003 Active
2003-02 IT Guidance Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2003 Active
2001-4 Internet Based Application Controls Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2001 Active
2001-2 Information Systems - Network Security Guidelines Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2001 Active
2000-4 Third-Party Risk Risk Management Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2000 Active
1999-3 Part 723 of the NCUA Rules and Regulations (Member Business Loans) Member Business Lending Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 1999 Active

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