Monday, November 18, 2019

NCUA Should Seek Feedback on CAMEL Ratings

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) should seek feedback from credit unions and other stakeholders concerning the current use of CAMEL ratings by the agency.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are currently seeking feedback on how the agencies use their CAMELS ratings in enforcement action and application processes.

The two banking agencies stated that this effort is consistent with the agencies' commitment to increase transparency, improve efficiency, support innovation, and provide opportunities for public feedback.

For example, the two banking regulators are looking for input on the extent that they appropriately communicate and support each rating after an on-site examination or at the end of an examination cycle, including communicating the effect of each rating or finding on the composite rating.

The bank regulators are also interested in how the CAMELS rating system vary from one examination, or examination cycle, to the next.

Bank regulators want to know whether the CAMELS rating system is sufficiently flexible to reflect differences between financial institutions such as size, business models, risks, and internal and external operating environments.

Another area that bank regulators want input on is steps, if any, the agencies should take to promote the consistent use of CAMELS ratings in applications and enforcement matters.

These are just some of the topics that the bank regulators are seeking feedback on.

NCUA would benefit from receiving this feedback from stakeholders on its use of CAMEL ratings.

Read the Federal Register notice.

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