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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.

You can search these regulatory letters going back to 1979 by document type, the year issued, by subject and by title or keywords. Please note that obsolete letters are not included.

Showing 241 - 300 of 398 Results
Docket # Title Subject Type Year Status
19-RA-01 Flood Insurance Alternatives Flood Insurance Regulatory Alerts 2019 Active
19-12 CFPB and FRB Issue Amendments to Regulation CC Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Updates 2019 Active
19-11 CFPB Delays Compliance Date for Underwriting Requirements of the Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Rule Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Updates 2019 Active
14-FCU-03 Unfair or Deceptive Credit Practices Consumer Protection Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2014 Active
13-FCU-02 2013 Fair Lending Examination Program and Compliance Assistance Examination Program Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2013 Active
15-FCU-03 How to Add Associations to Your Field of Membership Chartering/Field of Membership Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2015 Active
18-FCU-02 Requests to Serve a Well-Defined Local Community Using the Narrative Approach Chartering/Field of Membership Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2018 Active
18-FCU-01 Operating Fee Scale Adjusted for 2018 Operating Fee Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2018 Active
12-FCU-03 Small Credit Union Examination Program Examination Program Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2012 Active
10-CU-16 Reverse Mortgages Mortgage Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
10-CU-15 Indirect Lending and Appropriate Due Diligence Consumer Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
10-CU-14 Strengthening Funding and Liquidity Risk Management Liquidity Risk Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
10-CU-23 Best Practices in Real Estate Appraisals Appraisals Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
10-CU-22 NCUA’s Merger Partner Registry Mergers Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
11-CU-08 Voluntary Prepayment of Assessments Program Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2011 Active
12-CU-07 Mortgage Servicing Practices Impacting Military Homeowner Military Lending/Service Members Letters to Credit Unions 2012 Active
11-CU-12 Disclosing CAMEL Ratings to Federally Insured State Credit Unions (FISCUs) Examination Program Letters to Credit Unions 2011 Active
11-CU-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Concerns Mortgage Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2011 Active
10-CU-26 Evaluating Payment System Service Providers Payments Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
10-CU-18 Investment Due Diligence Investments Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
10-CU-17 NCUSIF Premium Analysis Share Insurance Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
13-CU-15 Supervisory Guidance on Private Student Loans Student Loans Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
13-CU-12 Guidance on How to Comply with NCUA Regulation 74112 Liquidity and Contingency Funding Plans Risk Management Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
13-CU-10 Guidance on How to Comply with NCUA Regulation §741.12 Liquidity and Contingency Funding Plans Liquidity Risk Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
16-CU-04 Member Account Deposit Reconciliation Practices Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
16-CU-02 Online CUSO Registry to Open for Registrations in February CUSOs Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
14-CU-06 Taxi Medallion Lending Taxi Medallions Letters to Credit Unions 2014 Active
14-CU-08 Home Equity Lines of Credit Nearing Their End-of-Draw Period Mortgage Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2014 Active
13-CU-14 Projected 2014 Stabilization Fund Assessment and Share Insurance Fund Premium Range Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
13-CU-05 Guidance Investing in Securities without Reliance on Credit Ratings Investments Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
13-CU-03 Supervisory Guidance on Troubled Debt Restructuring Troubled Debt Restructuring Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
13-CU-08 Reporting Elder Abuse or Financial Exploitation Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
13-CU-07 Loan Participation Waivers Participations Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
14-CU-09 Projected 2015 Share Insurance Fund Premium Range Share Insurance Letters to Credit Unions 2014 Active
14-CU-07 Contractual Agreements with Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs) CUSOs Letters to Credit Unions 2014 Active
14-CU-10 Identifying and Mitigating Risks of Money Services Businesses Examination Program Letters to Credit Unions 2014 Active
08-CU-08 NCUAs Electronic Payment Systems EPS Questionnaires Payments Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-09 Evaluating Third Party Relationships Questionnaire Third Parties Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-19 Third-Party Relationships: Mortgage Brokers and Correspondents Mortgage Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-26 Evaluating Loan Participation Programs Participations Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-01 Guidance on Pandemic Planning Business Continuity Letters to Credit Unions 2007 Active
08-CU-25 Credit Unions Holding Foreclosed Properties as Foreclosed and Repossessed Assets FRA Operations Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
15-CU-02 Private Student Loans with Graduated Repayment Terms at Loan Origination Student Loans Letters to Credit Unions 2015 Active
08-CU-11 NCUA Website Enhancements Fraud Information Center NCUA Operations/Activities Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-12 Suspected Money Laundering in the Residential Real Estate Industry Report BSA/AML Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-13 Environmental Liability Risk Management Guidance Risk Management Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-14 Consumer Information for Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products Mortgage Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-15 Regional Coalitions Public-Private Partnerships for the Partnerships Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-23 Central Liquidity Facility Central Liquidity Facility Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
08-CU-24 Identity Theft Red Flags Procedures Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Active
15-CU-03 Taxi Medallion Lending Questions and Answers Taxi Medallions Letters to Credit Unions 2015 Active
15-CU-04 Improving the Process for Consumer Complaints Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2015 Active
11-FCU-02 Duties of Federal Credit Union Boards of Directors Governance Letters to Federal Credit Unions 2011 Active
16-CU-08 Revised Interest Rate Risk Supervision Interest Rate Risk Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
16-CU-07 Military Lending Act Examination Approach Military Lending/Service Members Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
16-CU-06 Preparing for Same-Day Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payments Payments Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
17-CU-08 Interagency Supervisory Guidance for Institutions Affected by a Major Disaster Business Continuity Letters to Credit Unions 2017 Active
17-CU-05 Frequently Asked Questions on the New Accounting Standard on Financial Instruments Credit Losses Accounting Letters to Credit Unions 2017 Active
17-CU-04 FFIEC Uniform HMDA Resubmission Guidelines HMDA Letters to Credit Unions 2017 Active
17-CU-03 Prepaid Rule Implementation Delay Consumer Lending Letters to Credit Unions 2017 Active

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