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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
24-CU-01 NCUA’s 2024 Supervisory Priorities Examination Program Letters to Credit Unions 2024 Active
2016-01 Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2016 Active
2003-05 Investing To Fund Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2003 Active
2004-01 State Corp Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
21-CU-16 Relationships with Third Parties that Provide Services Related to Digital Assets Digital Assets/Cryptocurrency Letters to Credit Unions 2021 Active
05-RISK-02 Raising Consumer Awareness of Phishing Schemes Cybersecurity Risk Alerts 2005 Active
91-CU-122 NCUA Reviews of EDP Vendors Cybersecurity Letters to Credit Unions 1991 Active
89-CU-109 Information Processing Issues Cybersecurity Letters to Credit Unions 1989 Active
22-RISK-01 Heightened Risk of Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks Cybersecurity Risk Alerts 2022 Active
21-CU-15 Automated Cybersecurity Evaluation Toolbox Cybersecurity Letters to Credit Unions 2021 Active
21-RISK-01 Business Email Compromise through Exploitation of Cloud-Based Email Services Cybersecurity Risk Alerts 2021 Active
20-RISK-01 Cybersecurity Considerations for Remote Work Cybersecurity Risk Alerts 2020 Active
19-RISK-01 Business Email Compromise Fraud Cybersecurity Risk Alerts 2019 Active
23-CU-07 Cyber Incident Notification Requirements Cybersecurity Letters to Credit Unions 2023 Active
2010-01 Confidentiality and Protection of Sensitive Data Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2010 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
2003-02 IT Guidance Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2003 Active
2004-03 Critical Information System Risk Areas Cybersecurity Letters to Corporate Credit Unions 2004 Active
23-CU-02 Expansion of Permissible CUSO Activities and Associated Risks CUSOs Letters to Credit Unions 2023 Active
16-CU-02 Online CUSO Registry to Open for Registrations in February CUSOs Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
14-CU-07 Contractual Agreements with Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSOs) CUSOs Letters to Credit Unions 2014 Active
22-CU-01 Submission for 2021 Voluntary Credit Union Diversity Self-Assessment Extended to January 31, 2022 Credit Union Diversity Letters to Credit Unions 2022 Active
21-CU-17 Voluntary Credit Union Diversity Self-Assessment Credit Union Diversity Letters to Credit Unions 2021 Active
20-CU-23 Annual Voluntary Credit Union Diversity Self-Assessment Credit Union Diversity Letters to Credit Unions 2020 Active
SL No. 09-01 Supervision Considerations for Natural Person Credit Unions and the Announced Corporate Stabilization Efforts Corporate Resolution Program Supervisory Letters 2009 Active
11-CU-08 Voluntary Prepayment of Assessments Program Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2011 Active
13-CU-14 Projected 2014 Stabilization Fund Assessment and Share Insurance Fund Premium Range Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active
10-CU-09 Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund Assessment Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Active
09-CU-14 Corporate Stabilization Fund Implementation Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2009 Active
13-CU-06 2013 Corporate Stabilization Fund Assessment Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Inactive
12-CU-09 2012 Corporate Stabilization Fund Assessment Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2012 Inactive
12-CU-03 Temporary Corporate Credit Union Share Guarantee Expires December 31, 2012 Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2012 Inactive
12-CU-14 Scheduled Expiration of the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Share Guarantee and Unlimited Insurance on Noninterest-Bearing Transaction Accounts Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2012 Inactive
11-CU-14 Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund Assessment Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2011 Inactive
10-CU-20 NCUAs 2010 Corporate Credit Union Rule Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Inactive
10-CU-19 Corporate Credit Union System Resolution Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2010 Inactive
09-CU-10 Matters Related to “Paid-in Capital” and “Membership Capital” of Corporate Credit Unions Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2009 Inactive
09-CU-06 Corporate Stabilization Program – Conservatorship of U.S. Central FCU and Western Corporate FCU Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2009 Inactive
09-CU-02 Corporate Credit Union System Strategy Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2009 Inactive
12-CU-06 Update on Transitioning US Central Bridge Corporate Federal Credit Union Automated Clearing House ACH Services Corporate Resolution Program Letters to Credit Unions 2012 Inactive
08-CU-17 Impact of the Current Mortgage Market on Corporate Credit Unions Corporate Credit Unions Letters to Credit Unions 2008 Inactive
00-CU-02 Identity Theft Prevention Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2000 Active
19-09 CFPB Issues Technical Specifications and Resources for Prepaid Product Agreements Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Updates 2019 Active
19-02 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces Asset-size Threshold Adjustments Under HMDA and TILA Consumer Protection Consumer Financial Protection Updates 2019 Active
04-CU-12 Phishing Guidance for Credit Union Members Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2004 Active
03-CU-12 Fraudulent Newspaper Advertisements, and Websites by Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2003 Active
04-CU-06 E-Mail and Internet Related Fraudulent Schemes Guidance Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2004 Active
94-CU-162 Truth-in-Savings Act Compliance Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 1994 Active
05-RA-07 Charitable Contributions and Donations to Storm Victims Consumer Protection Regulatory Alerts 2005 Active
04-RA-07 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act Consumer Protection Regulatory Alerts 2004 Active
13-RA-04 Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments Consumer Protection Regulatory Alerts 2013 Active
16-RA-07 Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) Consumer Protection Regulatory Alerts 2016 Active
22-CU-04 Equal Credit Opportunity Act Nondiscrimination Requirements Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2022 Active
21-RA-07 Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B) Consumer Protection Regulatory Alerts 2021 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
16-CU-04 Member Account Deposit Reconciliation Practices Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2016 Active
13-CU-08 Reporting Elder Abuse or Financial Exploitation Consumer Protection Letters to Credit Unions 2013 Active

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