NCUA Proposes Changes to Insurance Requirements and Regulatory Relief for Small Credit Unions

Summary

The NCUA Board is proposing amendments to two regulations and an interpretive ruling to provide more relief from risk-based net worth and interest rate risk requirements for small credit unions, aiming to make future rulemakings more considerate of their needs.

Original source language: Federal Register — National Credit Union AdministrationOpen original release →

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