Save the Date: July 17–19, 2023
Financial cooperative regulators are cordially invited to attend the International Credit Union Regulators’ Network (ICURN) annual conference to take place in the Washington, D.C. area at the National Credit Union Administration. We all look forward to returning to Washington, D.C. for the first time since 2016. Save the date and set your budgets to attend the important annual event anywhere for credit union supervisors!
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REGISTRATION
The cost to attend the conference for regulators from G20 countries is US$1,550 per person or $995 per person for regulators from non-G20 countries. The registration fee includes: attendance to all conference activities Monday through Wednesday, conference materials, refreshment breaks, two lunches and one welcome dinner/cruise. The G20 countries are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, EU member countries.
VENUE & HOTEL BOOKING
The meeting will take place with the offices of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) at 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia. As this is a US government building we will need to obtain your date of birth and passport number for security clearance. We have reserved a block of rooms at a special conference rate at the Embassy Suites Hotel which is adjacent to (NCUA). All rooms have a two room suite layout, a kitchenette and breakfast is included in the room rate. The hotel is located directly across from the King Street metro station which for any easy connection to Regan National Airport and to see the sights of Washington, D.C. or to walk though Old Town Alexandria. Waterfront amenities such as restaurants, bars, and water taxis are within a mile.
(July 9, 2021) Community First Fund Federal Credit Union, of Lancaster, Penn., was chartered this week by NCUA, the second credit union chartered so far this year by the federal regulator. The new institution is sponsored by the nonprofit Community First Fund to serve the approximately 550,000-person community of Lancaster County; operations are expected to begin by year’s end. The credit union plans to offer credit cards and first mortgages … The position of chief operating officer (COO) is “retired” at the OCC under a reorganization plan announced this week by the agency; however, Blake Paulson, the veteran occupant of that position (and former acting comptroller) will stay with the agency but in a new role. The agency’s bank supervision units (the bank supervision policy, midsize and community bank supervision, large bank supervision, and supervision risk and analysis) and the office of management will now report directly to Acting Comptroller Michael J. Hsu. Since 2019, those divisions reported to the agency’s COO … NASCUS participated in this week’s annual conference of the International Credit Union Regulators’ Network (ICURN), held virtually Wednesday and Thursday. NASCUS President and CEO Lucy Ito serves on the ICURN Board of Directors. In conjunction with the event, ICURN announced a new virtual training program for credit union supervisors, running from Sept. 20-24. The virtual course is based on the group’s in-person training program, ICURN said.