Thursday, October 31, 2019

NCUA Board Member Harper Calls for Dedicated Consumer Compliance Exam for Large, Complex CUs

National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Member Todd M. Harper on October 30 is requesting public comment on his proposal to create a dedicated consumer compliance exam program for large, complex credit unions.

The NCUA’s current compliance examinations covering consumer financial protection laws in credit unions with total assets of $10 billion or less differs from other financial institutions regulators. Other regulators complete regularly scheduled, risk-focused consumer compliance reviews and assign a separate consumer compliance rating outside of the CAMEL process for institutions under their jurisdiction.

Harper noted the NCUA’s approach to consumer financial protection reviews also runs counter to the congressionally mandated mission of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which works to develop uniform standards and processes across all financial institution regulators.

Harper would like to add three new full-time employees in the NCUA’s Office of Consumer Financial Protection in 2020, who would develop and later launch a dedicated consumer compliance examination program for large, complex credit unions.

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