NCUA Updates Chartering and Field of Membership Manual for Federal Credit Unions

Summary

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is making changes to its chartering and field of membership manual to improve its community chartering policies, including clearer criteria for local communities and definitions for key terms related to marketing and insolvency.

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