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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.

Scott Hunt

Scott Hunt

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Director, National Examinations and Supervision

Scott Hunt was appointed Director of the Office of National Examinations and Supervision effective January 1, 2013. Prior to the establishment of ONES, Mr. Hunt was appointed as the Director of the then-Office of Corporate Credit Unions on September 24, 2009, after serving as Acting Director and Special Assistant to the Acting Director during the first eight months of 2009.

Mr. Hunt initially joined the NCUA as an examiner in Washington, D.C. in 1989. He subsequently held the positions of Supervision Analyst, Director of Insurance, and Associate Regional Director of Operations in the then-Region II. In the NCUA's headquarters office, Mr. Hunt served as a Senior Investment Officer in the Office of Capital Markets and Planning before returning to then-Region II as the Associate Regional Director of Programs in January 2005.

Mr. Hunt holds an accounting degree from Penn State University and an MBA from George Mason University in Virginia. He is a CPA and CFA charter holder.