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The NCUA's 2012 update on examination and supervision provides essential guidance for ensuring safety and soundness in credit unions. This comprehensive manual includes key topics such as understanding risks, financial data accuracy, internal controls, and effective audits. It emphasizes the importance of active supervisory committees, strategic planning, and transparent communication. With thorough internal reviews and a rigorous follow-up process, this policy aims for uniform supervision across the nation, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency and risk management within credit unions.
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Examination & Supervision 2012 Update
What is Safety and Soundness? • Management and Officials Understand Risks • Accurate and Timely Financial Data • Sound Internal Controls / Effective Audits • Active Supervisory Committee • Efficient Operations / Operating Expense Controls • Written Policies that Reflect Actual Practices • Realistic Budget and Strategic Plan • Communication and Transparency
Today’s Topics • National Supervision Policy Manual • Examination Questionnaires • Credit Union Online (NCUA 5300) • NCUA Assessments • Fraud Risk Indicators in Credit Unions
National Supervision Policy Manual • Two years in development • Collaborative effort by NCUA staff at all levels, all Regions • Thorough internal review and comment process • Provides for uniform supervision of CU’s nationwide • Includes more rigorous follow-up process 6
National Supervision Policy Manual Implementation Timeline • Field use began January 2012 • Examiner training - pilot • January through June 2012 • Agency-wide policy • Mid-year 2012
Examination Questionnaires • AIRES • Automated Integrated Regulatory Examination System • All AIRES Questionnaires are posted on NCUA web site • http://www.ncua.gov/Resources/CUs/Pages/AIRES.aspx 13
ExaminationQuestionnaires (full screen shot of web page) 14
CU Online – Version 2 • Silverlight must be installed to access CU Online • Website to install: http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx • System Requirements • Windows • Operating System: Windows 7, Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 3 • Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent) • 128MB of RAM • Mac OS • Operating System: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above • Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor • 128MB of RAM
CU Online – Version 2 • User Interface updated • Security improvements • View only screens display all checkboxes • Programs/Services categorized like the paper form New Version CurrentVersion
CU Online – Version 2 • Profile Certification • Required quarterly to submit Call Report • Certify Profile button appears anytime changes are made, and when quarterly certification is due • Users can make several changes to the profile and then certify • Must certify to permanently save all changes to the NCUA • Changes will be lost if the user logs off or leaves the profile area without certifying
CU Online – Version 2 • Warnings in the Profile • Implemented to help improve data integrity • Warnings must be commented on prior to certification (similar to call report process) • Will not prevent profile certification
CU Online – Version 2 • Profile Snapshot taken each quarter when the Call Report is submitted • Permanent record of the profile for the quarter • Ability to print as a PDF
CU Online – Version 2 • Eliminated edit and delete functionality on Regulatory and IS&T pages • Can only add a date • Sections impacted: • financial statement audit, • member account verification, • annual meeting, • disaster recovery test, and • data processing conversion.
CU Online – Version 2 Current Version • Request FPR button moved • Used to obtain a 20 page FPR on a submitted or validated Call Report New Version
CU Online – Version 2 • Warnings: Compares Call Report and Credit Union Profile • Warnings identify potential reporting errors • Displayed in the Call Report • Do not backdate the profile to match call report cycle date to remove the warnings • Profile should always reflect current operations
CU Online – Version 2 • Added a CU Basic role • View only permissions for your credit union • Requested by CUs so they could give their Board Members access to CU Online • Optional for credit unions
More Information to Come… • NCUA will host a webcast for credit unions to provide more information prior to system upgrades • Email notification of Webcast • CU Online Administrators and Users • Call Report Contact • Profile Information Contact • Organizational email of the Credit Union (IST page of profile)
Assessments - Perspective "The amount of the assessments for the national share insurance fund really depends on the industry's own performance." NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz
Fraud • Credit Unions are experiencing higher losses due to fraud • Do you have a Fraud and Ethics Policy?
Fraud Failure Statistics 2004 - 2010 13 Fraud Related Credit Union Failures