NCUA extends Covid-19 regulatory relief

Federal Issues NCUA Credit Union Covid-19 Agency Rule-Making & Guidance

On December 21, the NCUA unanimously approved an extension to the effective date of a temporary final rule, which granted regulatory relief to federally insured credit unions during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, the NCUA issued the final rule to temporarily raise “the maximum aggregate amount of loan participations that a [federally insured credit union (FICU)] may purchase from a single originating lender to the greater of $5,000,000 or 200 percent of the FICU’s net worth.” The final rule also temporarily suspended certain “limitations on the eligible obligations that a federal credit union [] may purchase and hold.” Required timeframes related to the occupancy or disposition of certain properties not in use for federal credit union business or that were abandoned were also suspended. The temporary final rule’s modifications will remain in effect through December 31, 2022.