NCUA Board: SIF, Charitable Accounts, and 2024-25 Budget

This week, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) board held its November board meeting.  Here’s a recap:

Board Briefing: Share Insurance Fund (SIF) Quarterly Report
The board received a briefing on the performance of the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) for the quarter ending on September 30, 2023. The Share Insurance Fund reported a net income of $59.0 million, $20.9 billion in assets, and $113.4 million in total income for the third quarter of 2023.

Additionally, for the third quarter of 2023:

• The number of composite CAMELS code 3 credit unions increased from 771 to 777 at the end of the third quarter. Assets for these credit unions increased from the second quarter to $131.7 billion from $91 billion.
• The number of composite CAMELS codes 4 and 5 credit unions decreased from 134 to 131 at the end of the third quarter. Assets for these credit unions decreased from $6.3 billion to $5.4 billion.

Final Rule: Part 721, Charitable Donation Accounts
The board adopted a final rule that would amend §721.3 of the NCUA’s regulations, the charitable donation accounts section of the NCUA’s incidental powers rule.

Specifically, the final rule adds a post or organization of past or present members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or an auxiliary unit or society of, or a trust or foundation for, any such post or organization recognized as exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code to the definition of a “qualified charity” that a federal credit union may contribute to using a charitable donation account.

The final rule is effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Draft 2024-2025 Budget
Shortly after the board meeting, the board heard from the public concerning the NCUA’s proposed 2024-2025 budget.

The NCUA published its 2024-2025 draft budget on Oct. 26 and the combined proposed budget totaled $394.5 million, which is a 9.5 percent hike from the 2023 budget. According to the NCUA, the proposed budget breaks down as follows:

• $382.1 million operating budget; 11 percent higher than 2023.
• $7.3 million capital budget; 35.6 percent lower than 2023.
• $5.1 million Share Insurance Fund administrative budget; 3.6 percent higher than 2023.

Three main factors appeared to contribute to the agency’s proposed increases in 2024:

• Net increase of 28 positions, or 2.3 percent, compared to the agency’s 2023 staffing level.
• Increase of $18.2 million for current employee compensation in 2024 compared to 2023.
• Increase of $10.7 million in contracted services for 2024.

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