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
21-CU-05	Interagency Statement on the Issuance of the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism National Priorities	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	2021	Active
20-CU-19	Additional Guidance Regarding Servicing Hemp-Related Businesses	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	2020	Active
19-RA-02	Serving Hemp Businesses	BSA/AML	Regulatory Alerts	2019	Active
18-CU-04	Sharing Bank Secrecy Act Resources	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	2018	Active
SL No. 18-01	Bank Secrecy Act Customer Due Diligence and Beneficial Ownership Rules	BSA/AML	Supervisory Letters	2018	Active
18-CU-02	Examination Guidance for Bank Secrecy Act Customer Due Diligence and Beneficial Ownership Compliance	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	2018	Active
SL No. 14-05	Money Services Businesses	BSA/AML	Supervisory Letters	2014	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
08-CU-12	Suspected Money Laundering in the Residential Real Estate Industry Report	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	2008	Active
08-RA-03	Guidance on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports Regarding the Proceeds of Foreign Corruption	BSA/AML	Regulatory Alerts	2008	Active
05-CU-09	Bank Secrecy Act Compliance	BSA/AML	Letters to 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
2004-02	BSA compliance Guidance	BSA/AML	Letters to Corporate Credit Unions	2004	Active
95-CU-163	Sanctions Against Select Foreign Countries	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	1995	Active
87-CU-90	Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	1987	Active
85-CU-78	Currency and Foreign Transaction Reporting Act	BSA/AML	Letters to Credit Unions	1985	Active

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