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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.

Sarah Bang

Sarah Bang

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Senior Advisor to Vice Chairman Hauptman

Sarah Bang serves as senior advisor to Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman. Ms. Bang is a credit union system veteran with nearly 40 years of experience at all levels of the industry. Prior to retiring in 2017, she was the Executive Vice President of Industry Relations at CO-OP Financial Services.

Prior to joining CO-OP, she was the President/CEO of Financial Service Centers Cooperative Inc., (FSCC) a credit union shared branching and payments network with branches in all fifty states and five countries. FSCC was in six states with less than 100 branches when she became CEO. During her tenure, FSCC grew to over 3,300 branches and 2,200 full service financial kiosks giving 50 million members real-time access to their credit union accounts.

While at FSCC, Ms. Bang leveraged the shared branch technology to include P2P text banking, 24-hour call center services, remote deposit capture services and more. She also converted FSCC from a for profit structure to a cooperative to maximize engagement and benefits for owners.

Ms. Bang’s previous experience includes management of credit union service organizations including a regional shared branch and ATM network, an item processing center and companies providing insurance, mortgage processing, call center, and auditing services to credit unions. She was a frequent speaker at conferences around the country and facilitated dozens of strategic planning sessions for institutions of all sizes.

In 2014, she received one of the highest honors in the credit union movement – the Herb Wegner Memorial award. Ms. Bang is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.