BRIEFLY: Tiny FCU conserved; Louisiana leader retires; OCC developing guidance on climate change risk; Exam Council revamps notification system

(Nov. 12, 2021) NCUA late last week placed the tiny Pomona Postal FCU of Pomona, Calif., into conservatorship, saying the credit union’s most recent call report shows it had 717 members and $4.2 million in assets. The 57-year-old credit union had about a 51% loan-to-share ratio, according to NCUA data … Bob Gallman, president and CEO of the Louisiana Credit Union League since 2017, has announced his retirement, effective next March; he has notched more than 45 years in the credit union system … Guidance for dealing with climate change risk management “supervisory expectations” will be released this year, the acting comptroller of the currency said this week. “We expect to issue framework guidance by the end of this year, to be followed next year with detailed guidance for each risk area,” Acting Comptroller Michael J. Hsu said. “The detailed guidance will build on a range-of-practices review that will launch this week, industry and climate groups’ input, and lessons from other jurisdictions” … Providing “relevant and timely information” specifically for examiners and financial institution practitioners is the aim of a revamped notification system announced this week by the FFIEC (which, since April, has been chaired by NCUA Chairman Todd Harper). According to the Exam Council, its “FFIEC Announcements” email notifications will be distributed to the council’s email subscribers notifying them of updates to its website and “Infobases.” Each issuance, the council said, will be designated with the word “Announcement” in the header, followed by a sequential numbering order of a four-digit year and a two-digit issuance number. See the link for more or to sign up.

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NCUA Places Pomona Postal Federal Credit Union Into Conservatorship

Acting Comptroller Discusses Climate Change Risk

FFIEC Implements New “Announcements” Communication Tool