office of the Inspector General

• OIG Tells Issa That Contingency Fees Are Reasonable

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 20, 2013

  NCUA Inspector General William DeSarno told House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in a letter that amounts paid to attorneys working under contingency contracts on securities fraud suits are reasonable and are not unnecessarily high.

• OIG Tells Issa Contingency Fees Reasonable, But Redacts Details

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 12, 2013

  NCUA inspector general responds to California congressman's concerns about legal fees for Wall Street suits over securities losses.

• GAO Verifies NCUA’s Legacy Asset Loss Estimates

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 21, 2012

  Government Accountability Office verifies NCUA’s projected loss estimates for corporate credit union legacy assets, says agency met its recommendations.

• NCUA Seeks Investigation of Leak Regarding Decker’s CU

  By Claude R. Marx  |  November 8, 2011

  Agency seeks to determine if someone from NCUA or District Government Employees FCU leaked examination records.

• NCUA, Constitution Corporate Management to Blame in Failure

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  September 7, 2011

  Inspector General faults the NCUA and management of Constitution Corporate for losses.

• Business Lending Scams On the Rise

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 30, 2010

  The SBA and its Office of the Inspector General said it has received several complaints from small businesses about abusive marketing practices, scams, and exorbitant fees charged by firms.