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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.

Design the Membership Survey Form

Design the Membership Survey Form

Each PFCU organizing group should design a membership survey form that gathers enough information to aid in developing and supporting the products and services set forth in the business plan along with pro forma financial projections and related assumptions. A membership survey needs, for example, to gather such information to:

Gauge the level of interest in the PFCU;
Determine the number of individuals willing to join the credit union immediately after it is chartered;
Determine the amount of initial deposits you can expect as well as the amount of monthly deposits thereafter (without this information, you will be unable to create reasonable financial projections);
Establish the types of products and services needed;
Determine the types of products and services to offer and when to offer them;
Decide what the PFCU office hours will be; and
Recruit volunteers to serve as officials and on committees.

A sample of a simple membership survey and cover letter that PFCUs can use to customize a survey to meet their needs is found here.

Last modified on

04/14/22