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.

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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
2010-01	Confidentiality and Protection of Sensitive Data	Cybersecurity	Letters to Corporate Credit Unions	2010	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

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