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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.

NCUA Connect & Admin Portal

NCUA Connect

NCUA Connect is a web-based, common entry point for authorized users to securely access the NCUA applications. Once authenticated, users can securely interact and share information with the NCUA and their state supervisory authorities, if applicable. Watch this short This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. video (Opens new window) about NCUA Connect to learn more about this system.

Access to NCUA Connect and the NCUA applications is granted through the credit union’s or state supervisory authority’s Admin Portal Administrator, as applicable. Authorized users must review the NCUA’s External User Rules of Behavior.

This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. Log in to NCUA Connect (Opens new window) . Contact NCUA’s OneStop Help Desk for technical assistance at OneStop@NCUA.gov.

Admin Portal

Admin Portal logo The Admin Portal application allows credit unions and state regulatory agencies to grant access to NCUA Connect, NCUA applications, and manage system users within their organization. Once an Admin Portal administrator is approved by the NCUA, the administrator is responsible for authorizing, provisioning, and deactivating users within their organization.

To request creation of an Admin Portal administrator account for your organization, send an email to the NCUA’s OneStop Help Desk at OneStop@NCUA.gov indicating your name, email address, and any NCUA applications you may need access to. The NCUA will verify all requests before approval.

This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. Log in to NCUA Connect (Opens new window) to access the Admin Portal.

Self Guided Admin Portal Training (Opens new window)
NCUA Connect & Admin Portal: User Guide (Opens new window)

Last modified on

03/22/22