NCUA Share Insurance Simplification


On Oct. 19, NCUA proposed to align share insurance rules with FDIC.


  • NCUA board approved issuance of proposal to simplify share insurance for FDIC parity.
  • Follows FDIC Jan. 2022 final rule to simplify share insurance, see #111519.
  • Proposal approved 9th open meeting 2023, also issued fair hiring rule, see #188748.
  • At the meeting, the NCUA board also received a briefing on cybersecurity issues.
  • Share Insurance Simplification
  • Simplified share insurance regulations (12 CFR 745) by establishing trust category.
  • Trust accounts category would provide share insurance fund coverage of funds in both revocable and irrevocable trusts deposited at federally insured credit unions (FICUs).
  • In the accounts of members or those otherwise eligible to maintain insured accounts.
  • Proposed rule would provide consistent share insurance treatment for all mortgage servicing account balances held to satisfy principal and interest obligations to a lender.
  • Also, more flexible recordkeeping requirements to explicitly allow NCUA look to records held in normal course of business maintained by parties other than FICUs, members.
  • Would align to changes the FDIC previously adopted that take effect on Apr. 1, 2024.
  • Consultation
  • Comments must be submitted in 60 days from pending publication in federal register.
  • Oct. 25, 2023 Federal Register
  • On Oct. 25, 2023, NCUA issued proposed rule in federal register, comment by Dec. 26.
  • Sep. 19, 2024 NCUA Final Rule Approval
  • On Sep. 19, 2024, NCUA issued Board Action Bulletin reporting approval of final rule.
  • Final rule adopts the proposed changes to the trust account rules as proposed.
  • Effective on Dec. 1, 2026, except for amendments to instruction 5, instruction 7, instruction 13, which are effective 30 days following publication in the federal register.
  • Sep. 30, 2024 Fed Reg Final Rule
  • On Sep. 30, 2024, NCUA published final rule in federal register, effective Dec. 1, 2026.
  • Except that the amendments to 12 CFR 745.2(c)(2) (instruction 5), 12 CFR 745.3 (instruction 7), and 12 CFR 745.14 (instruction 13), become effective Oct. 30, 2024.

Regulators NCUA
Entity Types Bank; CU; Ins; Servicer; Thrift
Reference 89 FR 79397, 9/30/2024; 89 FR 79397, 9/30/2024; Bul, RF, 9/19/2024; 88 FR 73249, 10/25/2023; PR, RF NCUA-2023-0082, 10/19/2023; RIN 3133-AF53; Citation: *12 CFR* 745, 745.2(c)(2), 745.3, 745.14;
Functions Compliance; Financial; Legal; Operations; Product Administration; Record Retention; Risk; Treasury
Countries United States of America
Category
State
Products Banking; Deposits; Insurance; Loan; Mortgage
Regions Am
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 10/19/2023
Effective Date 10/30/2024
Rule Id 188852
Linked to Rule :111519
Reg. Last Update 9/30/2024
Report Section US Banking

Last substantive update on 10/02/2024