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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.

Chartering, Field of Membership, and Conversion Resources

This is an external link to a website belonging to another federal agency, private organization, or commercial entity. Chartering and Field of Membership Manual (Opens new window)

Amendments to IRPS 08-2 (Opens new window)

IRPS 08-2 Service to Underserved Areas (Opens new window)

IRPS 06-1, Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions Effective 6/22/2006 (Opens new window)

The NCUA Chartering and Field of Membership Forms

Users can print out and use the versions of the following NCUA Chartering and Field of Membership Forms that are listed below. All of these forms are in PDF.

Chartering Forms

NCUA 4001 (Opens new window) - Federal Credit Union Investigation Report.

NCUA 4008 (Opens new window) - Organization Certificate.

NCUA 4009 (Opens new window) - Approval of Organization Certificate and Certification of Insurance.

NCUA 4012 (Opens new window) - Report of Official and Agreement to Serve.

NCUA 9500 (Opens new window) - Application and Agreements for Insurance of Accounts.

NCUA 9501 (Opens new window) - Certification of Resolutions.

NCUA 9600 (Opens new window) - Information to be Provided in Support of the Application of a State Chartered Credit Union for Insurance of Accounts.

Field of Membership Forms

NCUA 4015 (Opens new window) - Application for Field of Membership Amendment.

NCUA 4015-A (Opens new window) - Application for Field of Membership Amendment (use for multiple common bond expansion for groups of 3,000 to 4,999 persons).

NCUA 4015-EZ (Opens new window) - Application for Field of Membership Amendment (use for all single common bond expansions and multiple common bond expansions of less than 3,000).

Charter Conversion Forms

NCUA 4000 (Opens new window) - Conversion of State Charter to a Federal Charter – Federal Credit Union Investigation Report.

NCUA 4221 (Opens new window) - Notice of Meeting of Members to Convert from a Federal to State Chartered Credit Union.

NCUA 4401 (Opens new window) - Application to Convert from a State to a Federal Credit Union.

NCUA 4505 (Opens new window) - Affidavit - Proof of Results of Membership Vote - Proposed Conversion From Federal Credit Union to State Credit Union.

NCUA 4506 (Opens new window) - Federal to State Conversion - Ballot for Conversion Proposal.

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Last modified on

11/07/22