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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.
News
News
Stay up to date on the NCUA's activities by subscribing to the NCUA's Express messages. Read press releases, speeches, testimony, and Annual Reports. Register for upcoming conferences and events.
Cybersecurity Resources
Cybersecurity Resources
Cyberattacks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose significant risks to the financial system. Because of vulnerabilities within the credit union industry and the broader financial system to potential cyberattacks, cybersecurity is one of the NCUA’s top supervisory priorities and a top-tier risk under the agency’s enterprise risk-management program.

Office Of Inspector General

The OIG's mission is best achieved by having an effective, vigorous, and independent office of seasoned and talented professionals. These individuals carry out our mission by conducting independent and objective audits, investigations, and other reviews of the NCUA programs and operations; identifying vulnerabilities in the NCUA systems and operations and recommending constructive solutions; offering expert assistance to improve the NCUA programs and operations; preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the NCUA programs and operations; and keeping the NCUA and the Congress fully and currently informed of significant issues and developments.

Resources

Reports

These reports are the results of audits conducted by the NCUA OIG. They include mandatory audits such as the NCUA's Financial Statement Audits, the...

Whistleblower Protection

The Whistleblower Protection Act provides protection for whistleblowers, and these protections were augmented in 2012 by the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. Under these Acts, a federal...

OIG Hotline and Contacts

Report fraud, waste, abuse or mismanagement of the NCUA programs, operations, or assets to the OIG Hotline.

Additional Resources

OIG Hotline Poster
OIG Brochure

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Links to other websites found here are provided to assist in locating information. The mere fact that there is a link between this website and another does not constitute a product or program endorsement by NCUA or any of its employees. NCUA has no responsibility for content of the websites found at these links, or beyond, and does not attest to the accuracy or propriety of any information located there.

Last modified on

10/06/23