NCUA to Distribute $178 Million Under Corporate System Resolution Program (2024)

FAQs

What is the maximum NCUA coverage? ›

The Share Insurance Fund insures individual accounts at federally insured credit union up to $250,000, and a member's interest in all joint accounts combined is insured up to $250,000.

If a couple has a joint money market account, a joint savings account, and a joint share certificate at the same insured credit union, each co-owner's share of the three accounts is added together and insured up to $250,000 per owner, providing up to $500,000 in coverage for the couple's joint accounts.

In cases where a beneficiary has an interest in more than one trust arrangement created by the same owner, the interests of the beneficiary in all accounts established under such trusts are added together for insurance purposes and insured for a total of up to $250,000.

As liquidating agent of the former corporate credit unions' asset management estates, the NCUA has previously made five rounds of distributions. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, distributions were made to capital holders of Southwest, Members United, Constitution, and U.S. Central.

By structuring your deposits using different ownership assignments such as single ownership, joint ownership, and revocable family trusts, you can maximize your NCUA insurance coverage.

One of the only differences between NCUA and FDIC coverage is that the FDIC will also insure cashier's checks and money orders. Otherwise, banks and credit unions are equally protected, and your deposit accounts are safe with either option.

Experts told us that credit unions do fail, like banks (which are also generally safe), but rarely. And deposits up to $250,000 at federally insured credit unions are guaranteed, just as they are at banks.

The FDIC insures up to $250,000 per account holder, insured bank and ownership category in the event of bank failure. If you have more than $250,000 in the bank, or you're approaching that amount, you may want to structure your accounts to make sure your funds are covered.

What isn't covered by NCUA? NCUA is tasked with insuring deposits only. Some of the accounts that do not qualify for NCUA coverage include mutual funds used for collecting money from investing bodies to buy bonds.

Does NCUA insurance increase with beneficiaries? ›

Individual Accounts

You are insured for up to $250,000 for combined balances in your Members 1st Savings, Checking, Share Certificates, and Money Market Accounts. Beneficiaries may increase coverage limits.

If the member shares are not assumed by another credit union, all verified member shares are typically paid within five days of a credit union's closure. No member of a federally insured credit union has ever lost a penny in insured accounts.

All deposits at federally insured credit unions are protected by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, with deposits insured up to at least $250,000 per individual depositor. Credit union members have never lost a penny of insured savings at a federally insured credit union.

Nationally, two have gone under already in 2023, and on average seven failed in each of the prior five years, according to data compiled by the National Credit Union Administration, a federal agency akin to the FDIC or Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for banks.

The 10% limit applies to all loans. As noted above, the limitation on loans to one borrower is a statutory limitation; although it is repeated in our lending regulation, it is not set by regulation. There are no exceptions in the Act or our rules based on the purpose of the loan or on how the loan is secured.

The FDIC adds together the balances in all Single Accounts owned by the same person at the same bank and insures the total up to $250,000.

In summary, the NCUSIF provides insurance protection to depositors at credit unions in the United States, up to a maximum of $250,000 per depositor, per insured credit union. The program covers a wide range of accounts and is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.