National Credit Union Administration

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The National Credit Union Administration is an independent U.S. federal agency that charters, regulates, and insures federal credit unions and their members’ deposits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. government agency
independent federal agency
abbreviation NCUA
appliesToJurisdiction federally chartered credit unions
federally insured credit unions
appointedBy President of the United States
boardMembersConfirmedBy United States Senate
charters federal credit unions
country United States
foundedBy United States Congress
governingBody NCUA Board
hasChairperson Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration
hasJurisdictionOver federal credit union charters
federal share insurance for credit unions
hasLogo NCUA official seal
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.ncua.gov
hasPart National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund
headquartersLocation Alexandria, Virginia
NCUA Central Office
industry credit union supervision
deposit insurance
financial regulation
insuranceCoverageLimit at least $250,000 per member per insured credit union
insures credit union deposits
members’ deposits in federal credit unions
isPartOf U.S. financial regulatory framework
jurisdiction United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm independent federal regulatory agency
locatedIn Virginia
Washington metropolitan area
missionStatement to protect the credit union system and the Share Insurance Fund
to provide, through regulation and supervision, a safe and sound credit union system
numberOfBoardMembers 3
operates National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund
oversightSubject capital adequacy of credit unions
corporate credit unions
liquidity and risk management in credit unions
parentOrganization United States federal government
regulates federal credit unions
regulatoryDomain credit unions
regulatoryPower conduct examinations of credit unions
issue regulations for credit unions
take enforcement actions against credit unions
regulatoryScope consumer protection in credit unions
safety and soundness of credit unions
similarTo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
supervises federally insured credit unions
typeOfDepositInsurance federal share insurance


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