Office of Thrift Supervision

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  Interagency Rule: What Does It Mean for Credit Unions?

  By Jane Upton  |  September 14, 2011

  Wall Street reform may be what the Dodd-Frank Act is intended to accomplish, but as usual, those financial institutions that followed the rules and operated with the best interests of their customers in mind end up shouldering a new burden because of a bunch of bad actors who didn’t.

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  Dodd-Frank Interagency Rule: What Does It Mean for Credit Unions?

  By Jane Upton  |  September 12, 2011

  Wall Street reform may the Dodd-Frank Act's intent, but financial institutions that followed the rules and operated with the best interests of their customers in mind end up shouldering a new burden because of a bunch of bad actors who didn’t.

• NCUA Chair Matz Promises 'Enhanced Expectations' from Examiners

  By Marc Rapport  |  June 29, 2011

  Matz, chair of FFIEC, says federal credit unions will need to "adapt appropriate strategies" to meet new guidance on online security.

• FFIEC Upgrades 2005 Security Recommendations

  By Marc Rapport  |  June 28, 2011

  Multi-agency council, chaired by NCUA's Matz, says new guidance will be added to examiner expectations starting next year.

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  Trust Services Evolve as Members’ Needs Fall, Rise

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 16, 2011

  At Visions Federal Credit Union, the face of wealth has taken on different and nontraditional features.

• Maryland FCU Takes First Step Toward Mutual Bank Conversion

  By David Morrison  |  February 23, 2011

  In what has become a rare occurrence, a federal credit union in Maryland has taken the what many see as the first step in the process to change to a mutual bank charter.

• Mobile-Specific Guidance and Regulations Surely Lie Ahead

  By Marc Rapport  |  October 20, 2010

  That's according to people who make their living helping credit unions and other financial institutions accommodate new technologies and the compliance challenges that come along with them, as well as shape the rules themselves.

• Fed and Other Regulators Say NCUA Notes Are No-Risk

  By Claude R. Marx  |  October 14, 2010

  The mortgage-backed securities from the conserved corporate credit unions that the NCUA is selling have 0% risk and are backed by the full faith and credit of the government, the Federal Reserve and three other regulators concluded.

• Legacy Asset Investments Carry 0% Credit Risk

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 14, 2010

  Legacy asset-backed NCUA Guaranteed Notes will carry a 0% risk weight.

• People

  October 6, 2010

  Andrews Federal Credit Union, Suitland, Md., announced Jim Hayes as its new executive vice president/chief financial officer.