83_FR_7991 83 FR 7954 - Requirements for Insurance; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Equity Distributions

83 FR 7954 - Requirements for Insurance; National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Equity Distributions

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 37 (February 23, 2018)

Page Range7954-7964
FR Document2018-03622

The NCUA Board (Board) is adopting amendments to its share insurance requirements rule to provide stakeholders with greater transparency regarding the calculation of each eligible financial institution's pro rata share of a declared equity distribution from the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF). The Board is also adopting a temporary provision to govern all NCUSIF equity distributions related to the Corporate System Resolution Program (CSRP), a special purpose program established by the Board to stabilize the corporate credit union system following the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Furthermore, the Board is making technical and conforming amendments to other aspects of the share insurance requirements rule to account for these changes.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7954-7964]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03622]


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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Part 741

RIN 3133-AE77


Requirements for Insurance; National Credit Union Share Insurance 
Fund Equity Distributions

AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is adopting amendments to its share 
insurance requirements rule to provide stakeholders with greater 
transparency regarding the calculation of each eligible financial 
institution's pro rata share of a declared equity distribution from the 
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF). The Board is also 
adopting a temporary provision to govern all NCUSIF equity 
distributions related to the Corporate System Resolution Program 
(CSRP), a special purpose program established by the Board to stabilize 
the corporate credit union system following the 2007-2009 financial 
crisis. Furthermore, the Board is making technical and conforming 
amendments to other aspects of the share insurance requirements rule to 
account for these changes.

DATES: This rule is effective March 26, 2018, except for the addition 
of Sec.  741.13, which is effective from March 26, 2018, until December 
31, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin M. Litchfield, Staff 
Attorney, Office of General Counsel, at (703) 518-6540; or Steve 
Farrar, Supervisory Financial Analyst, Office of Examination and 
Insurance, at (703) 518-6360. You may also contact them at the National 
Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 
22314-3428.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Summary of the Proposed Rule
III. Summary of Comments to the Proposed Rule
IV. Section-by-Section Analysis
V. Technical and Conforming Amendments
VI. Regulatory Procedures

I. Background

    The NCUA is the chartering and supervisory authority for federal 
credit unions (FCUs) and the federal supervisory authority for 
federally insured credit unions (FICUs).\1\ In addition to its 
chartering and supervisory responsibilities, the Board also administers 
the NCUSIF, a revolving fund within the U.S. Treasury that provides 
federal share insurance coverage to more than 106 million credit union 
members for member accounts held at FICUs and provides assistance in 
connection with the liquidation or threatened liquidation of FICUs in 
troubled condition.\2\
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    \1\ The NCUA's authority to charter federal credit unions is 
contained in Title I of the FCU Act (12 U.S.C. 1752-1775), and its 
various authorities as federal share insurer are contained in Title 
II of the FCU Act (12 U.S.C. 1781-1790e). Title III of the FCU Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1795-1795k) governs the Board's responsibilities 
overseeing the NCUA Central Liquidity Facility, a federal 
instrumentality that provides liquidity for member credit unions.
    \2\ 12 U.S.C. 1783.
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    The Federal Credit Union Act (FCU Act) requires each FICU to pay 
and maintain a capitalization deposit with the NCUSIF equal to one 
percent of the FICU's insured shares to capitalize the NCUSIF.\3\ The 
amount of the FICU's required capitalization deposit is adjusted 
annually for a FICU with less than $50 million in assets and 
semiannually for a FICU with $50 million in assets or more.\4\ A FICU 
that terminates federal share insurance coverage is entitled to have 
its capitalization deposit returned within a reasonable time.\5\
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    \3\ Id. at 1782(c)(1)(A)(i).
    \4\ Id. at 1782(c)(1)(A)(iii)(I)-(II) (``The amount of each 
insured credit union's deposit shall be adjusted as follows, in 
accordance with procedures determined by the Board, to reflect 
changes in the credit union's insured shares: (I) Annually, in the 
case of an insured credit union with total assets of not more than 
$50,000,000; and (II) semi-annually, in the case of an insured 
credit union with total assets of $50,000,000 or more.''). Because 
the statutory text can be read to require the Board to adjust the 
capitalization deposit of a FICU with exactly $50,000,000 in assets 
both annually and semi-annually, the Board interprets the phrase 
``not more than'' to mean ``less than'' to give full effect to 
Congress' intended meaning of this phrase. See Griffin v. Oceanic 
Contractors, Inc., 458 U.S. 564, 571 (1982) (if the meaning of the 
statutory provision is clear from its text, the sole responsibility 
of a federal agency is to enforce the statute according to its terms 
unless literal application of the statute ``will produce a result 
demonstrably at odds with the intention of its drafters.'').
    \5\ Id. at 1782(c)(1)(B)(i). A FICU may terminate federal share 
insurance coverage by converting to, or merging into, a non-
federally insured credit union or a non-credit union financial 
institution such as a mutual savings bank. If permitted under 
applicable state law, a federally insured, state-chartered credit 
union may also convert to private share insurance. See 12 CFR 708b 
(NCUA's regulation governing mergers and conversions to private 
share insurance). A FICU may also terminate federal share insurance 
coverage through voluntary or involuntary liquidation.
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    The FCU Act also requires each FICU to pay a federal share 
insurance premium equal to a percentage of the FICU's insured shares to 
ensure that the NCUSIF has sufficient reserves to pay potential share 
insurance claims by credit union members and to provide assistance in 
connection with the

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liquidation or threatened liquidation of FICUs in troubled 
condition.\6\ The Board may assess a federal share insurance premium no 
more than twice in a calendar year and not in an amount more than 
necessary to restore the NCUSIF's equity ratio to 1.3 percent.\7\
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    \6\ Id. at 1782(c)(2)(A).
    \7\ Id. at 1782(c)(2)(B). The ``equity ratio'' is the amount of 
NCUSIF capitalization, including FICU NCUSIF capitalization deposits 
and retained earnings of the NCUSIF (net of direct liabilities of 
the NCUSIF and contingent liabilities for which no provision for 
losses has been made) divided by the aggregate amount of insured 
FICU shares. Id. at 1782(h)(2).
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    Furthermore, the FCU Act requires the Board to make a pro rata 
distribution of NCUSIF equity to FICUs ``after each calendar year if, 
as of the end of the calendar year,'' there are no outstanding loans or 
interest owed to the U.S. Treasury and the NCUSIF meets certain 
financial performance benchmarks.\8\ When those financial conditions 
are present, the FCU Act requires the Board to make the maximum 
possible equity distribution that does not reduce the NCUSIF's equity 
ratio below its normal operating level or the available assets ratio 
below one percent.\9\
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    \8\ Id. at 1782(c)(3)(A). The FCU Act requires the Board to make 
a pro rata equity distribution from the NCUSIF to FICUs for each 
year where, at the end of the year, the following circumstances are 
present: (1) The NCUSIF has no outstanding loans from the U.S. 
Treasury and any outstanding interest on those loans has been 
repaid; (2) the NCUSIF's equity ratio exceeds the normal operating 
level set by the Board; and (3) the NCUSIF's available assets ratio 
exceeds 1 percent. The ``normal operating level'' is currently set 
at 1.39. The ``available assets ratio'' is the total of cash plus 
market value of unencumbered investments (less direct liabilities 
and contingent liabilities for which no provision for loss has been 
made) divided by the aggregate amount of insured FICU shares. Id. at 
1782(h)(1).
    \9\ Id. at 1782(c)(3)(B)(i)-(ii).
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    Section 741.4 of the NCUA's share insurance requirements rule 
implements these requirements.\10\ The Board originally adopted it on 
October 17, 1984 following the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
1984,\11\ which amended the FCU Act to require pro rata distributions 
of NCUSIF equity under certain financial conditions.\12\ The Board 
subsequently amended Sec.  741.4 following the passage of the Credit 
Union Membership Access Act of 1998 \13\ and the Helping Families Save 
Their Homes Act of 2009 \14\ to address changes made to the FCU Act by 
each of these laws.\15\ With respect to equity distributions from the 
NCUSIF, Sec.  741.4 governs the form of a declared equity distribution 
(i.e., a waiver of insurance premiums, premium rebates, or a dividend 
directly from the NCUSIF) and the scope of financial institutions 
(referred to collectively herein as ``eligible financial 
institutions'') eligible to receive the declared equity 
distribution.\16\
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    \10\ 12 CFR 741.4.
    \11\ Public Law 98-369, Div. B., Title VIII, sec. 2804, 98 Stat. 
494, 1204 (July 18, 1984).
    \12\ Capitalization of the National Credit Union Share Insurance 
Fund, 49 FR 40561 (Oct. 17, 1984).
    \13\ Public Law 105-219, sec. 302(a), 112 Stat. 913, 933 (Aug. 
7, 1998).
    \14\ Public Law 111-22, sec. 204(e)-(f), 123 Stat. 1632, 1650-51 
(May 20, 2009).
    \15\ National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Premium and One 
Percent Deposit, 74 FR 63277 (Dec. 3, 2009).
    \16\ Under certain circumstances, a FICU that terminates federal 
share insurance coverage (including through merger with a privately 
insured credit union) and a financial institution that converts to 
federal share insurance coverage (including through merger with a 
FICU) may receive a prorated share of an equity distribution. See 12 
CFR 741.4(i), (j).
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II. Summary of the Proposed Rule

    On July 20, 2017, the Board issued a notice of proposed rulemaking 
soliciting public comment on proposed amendments to Sec.  741.4 to 
provide stakeholders with greater transparency regarding the 
calculation of an eligible financial institution's pro rata share of a 
declared equity distribution.\17\ As part of the proposed rulemaking, 
the Board also sought to adopt a temporary provision for equity 
distributions related to the CSRP.\18\
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    \17\ Requirements for Insurance; National Credit Union Share 
Insurance Fund Equity Distributions, 82 FR 35705 (Aug. 1, 2017).
    \18\ The CSRP was a special purpose initiative to stabilize the 
corporate credit union system funded principally through advances 
from the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund 
(TCCUSF). The TCCUSF was a temporary revolving fund within the U.S. 
Treasury created to address problems in the corporate credit union 
system that arose as part of the recent financial crisis. On 
September 28, 2017, the Board announced the closure of the TCCUSF 
and the winding down of the CSRP. See Closing the Temporary 
Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund and Setting the Share 
Insurance Fund Normal Operating Level, 82 FR 46298 (Oct. 4, 2017).
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    The proposed rule amended Sec.  741.4 in several respects. First, 
the proposed rule amended Sec.  741.4(e) to adopt a calculation 
methodology for determining each FICU's pro rata share of a declared 
equity distribution based on either an eligible financial institution's 
quarterly average amount of insured shares or its year-end insured 
shares balance as then reported in the financial institution's year-end 
Call Report. Second, the proposed rule amended Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii) to 
eliminate the ability of a FICU terminating federal share insurance 
coverage during the calendar year from receiving an equity distribution 
for that calendar year.
    To accommodate these changes, the proposed rule also made technical 
and conforming amendments to the definitions in Sec.  741.4(b) and the 
provisions governing conversion to federal share insurance in Sec.  
741.4(i). Appendix A to part 741, which provides examples of partial 
year federal share insurance premium assessments and equity 
distributions under Sec.  741.4, was removed in favor of developing a 
more user-friendly and readily updated set of examples to be posted on 
the NCUA's public website.
    The proposed rule also sought to add a temporary provision, Sec.  
741.13, to govern equity distributions related to the CSRP. Because the 
CSRP involved a series of corporate assessments to capitalize the 
TCCUSF, the temporary provision required any equity distribution 
related to the CSRP to take the form of a rebate of past corporate 
assessments paid on either a First-In, First-Out (FIFO) or Last-In, 
First-Out (LIFO) basis to repay those eligible financial institutions 
that were required to pay a corporate assessment.
    Finally, the proposed rule requested comment on ways to improve the 
NCUA's current process for assessing and collecting federal share 
insurance premiums to provide stakeholders with greater transparency. 
While not part of this rulemaking, the Board noted its intention to 
address the assessment and collection of federal share insurance 
premiums in a separate rulemaking based in part on stakeholder 
comments. One possible improvement that the Board was considering was 
calculating federal share insurance premiums similarly to equity 
distributions.

III. Summary of the Comments to the Proposed Rule

    The Board received 50 comments from various stakeholders including 
FICUs, national credit union trade associations, state credit union 
trade associations, a professional trade association for state credit 
union supervisors, and a natural person. Commenters overwhelmingly 
supported the Board's initiative to provide FICUs with greater 
transparency and offered general support for the proposed rule.
    Commenters almost uniformly supported the Board's four-quarter 
average method for calculating an eligible financial institution's pro 
rata share of a declared equity distribution under Sec.  741.4(e). One 
commenter wrote in support of the year-end insured share balance 
method, but did not offer any substantive arguments in support of that 
approach. Another commenter wrote in support of the current average 
daily balance method, reasoning that the current approach more 
appropriately treats an equity distribution as a dividend on the NCUSIF 
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deposit and does not reward FICUs that aggressively grow insured share 
balances which can increase the overall risk to the NCUSIF.
    Commenters were more evenly divided on the Board's proposed changes 
to Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii), which prohibited the payment of an equity 
distribution to a FICU that terminates federal share insurance coverage 
during the calendar year for which an equity distribution is declared. 
However, neither commenters in favor of the proposed changes nor 
commenters opposed to the proposed changes offered substantive 
arguments in support of their respective positions. Commenters in favor 
of the proposed changes echoed the Board's reasoning from the proposed 
rule and commenters opposed to the proposed changes generalized about 
fairness to FICUs that terminate federal share insurance coverage.
    Commenters were likewise divided on whether an equity distribution 
related to the CSRP should take the form of a rebate of past corporate 
assessments paid on a LIFO or FIFO basis or using the quarterly average 
or year-end method, whichever was adopted in Sec.  741.4(e). Of the 
commenters that indicated a preference for rebates of past corporate 
assessments on a LIFO or FIFO basis, an overwhelming majority favored 
the LIFO approach. Other commenters indicated a preference for an 
aggregate assessments paid approach, recommended by a national credit 
union trade association, which was neither a logical outgrowth of the 
LIFO or FIFO methods nor the quarterly average or year-end methods. 
Under the aggregate assessments paid approach, each FICU would have 
received an equity distribution based on the percentage of corporate 
assessments paid by that FICU over the life of the CSRP as a percentage 
of the aggregate corporate assessments paid by all FICUs over the life 
of the CSRP. The Board did not receive specific comments on any other 
aspect of the proposed rule, including the technical and conforming 
amendments proposed to Sec.  741.4(b) and (i) or the elimination of 
Appendix A to part 741.
    For the reasons set out in more detail below, the Board is adopting 
the four-quarter average method for calculating an eligible financial 
institution's pro rata share of an equity distribution. Additionally, 
the Board is adopting several new definitions to clarify provisions of 
the share insurance requirements rule. The Board is not adopting the 
change to the share insurance requirements rule that would have 
eliminated the ability of a FICU that terminated federal share 
insurance to receive an equity distribution for that calendar year. 
Instead, the Board is adopting a modified version of that provision 
that is more consistent with the four-quarter average method. 
Furthermore, the Board is also adopting a modified version of the 
temporary rule for equity distributions related to the CSRP that is 
more consistent with the four-quarter average method. All other changes 
are adopted as proposed.

IV. Section-by-Section Analysis

Section 741.4(e) Distribution of NCUSIF Equity Not Related to the CSRP

    The Board has historically used a number of different calculation 
methodologies to determine an eligible financial institution's pro rata 
share of a declared equity distribution made in the normal course of 
business not related to the CSRP.\19\ Rather than leaving the 
calculation methodology to the discretion of the Board, proposed Sec.  
741.4(e) sought to provide stakeholders with greater transparency by 
establishing a set calculation methodology for all such declared equity 
distributions. After considering a number of possible approaches, the 
Board requested public comment on two alternative calculation 
methodologies: (1) The use of an eligible financial institution's 
quarterly average insured share balance as then reported over the 
calendar year in four quarterly Call Reports and (2) the use of an 
eligible financial institution's year-end insured share balance as then 
reported in its December 31 Call Report.
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    \19\ See e.g., 49 FR 40564 (Oct. 17, 1984) (adopting the year-
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    Under the four-quarter average approach, an eligible financial 
institution's pro rata share of a declared equity distribution would be 
based on its quarterly average insured share balance as then reported 
over the calendar year in four quarterly Call Reports. To account for 
mergers between FICUs during the calendar year, the Board proposed to 
treat a continuing FICU's quarterly average insured share balance as 
including insured shares reported by a merging FICU during reporting 
periods before the completion of the merger. The Board proposed to 
apply similar rules to mergers between a FICU and a non-FICU financial 
institution (such as a bank or privately insured credit union), except 
that the non-FICU financial institution would be treated as having no 
insured shares during reporting periods for which it did not carry 
federal share insurance coverage.
    Under the year-end approach, an eligible financial institution's 
pro rata share of a declared equity distribution would be based on its 
year-end insured share balance as then reported in its December 31 Call 
Report. This year-end insured share balance naturally included any FICU 
merger activity that took place during the calendar year. For any 
merger between a FICU and a non-FICU financial institution (such as a 
bank or privately insured credit union), the Board proposed to retain 
the current rule set out in Sec.  741.4(i)(2)(iii), which allows a FICU 
to receive an equity distribution based on its year-end insured share 
balance as then reported in its December 31 Call Report inclusive of 
any shares acquired by merging non-FICU financial institutions 
throughout the calendar year.
    Of the two approaches, the Board noted that it favors the four-
quarter average approach because it adjusts for seasonal fluctuations 
in insured share levels.\20\ Adjusting for seasonable fluctuations 
allows the NCUA to make an equity distribution based on the actual 
average size of the eligible financial institution over the calendar 
year rather than at some arbitrary point in time. This is particularly 
important to provide fairness to smaller or community-based FICUs that 
may maintain relatively high insured share balances during the calendar 
year but may experience a larger than normal decrease in insured share 
balances at the end of the year as consumers liquidate Christmas club 
and other types of special savings accounts during the holiday season. 
Additionally, this approach is based on quarterly Call Report data, 
eliminating the need for additional paperwork burden on FICUs.
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    \20\ See 82 FR at 35707 (Aug. 1, 2017).
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    However, in the proposed rule, the Board also recognized the 
benefits of the year-end approach because it harmonizes the calculation 
methodology for an equity distribution with the methods for calculating 
the NCUSIF's equity and available assets ratios, and the dollar amount 
of a federal share insurance premium or distribution. In addition, the 
use of the year-end approach eliminates the need to create special 
rules for FICU mergers or terminations of federal share insurance 
coverage during the calendar year. Accordingly, the Board sought public 
comment on both approaches with the understanding that the Board would 
consider adopting one of the two approaches, with or without 
appropriate modifications, based, in part, on the persuasiveness of the 
comments. The Board also sought public comment on a

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number of issues related to each calculation methodology, including 
whether the look-back period under the four-quarter average approach 
should be extended to include insured share balances from previous 
years.
    Commenters overwhelmingly favored the four-quarter average approach 
because it adjusted for seasonal fluctuations in insured share growth. 
However, many of these commenters largely echoed the Board's own 
justification for using the four-quarter average approach without any 
additional substantive arguments in favor of that position. One 
commenter wrote in support of the year-end approach, but did not offer 
any substantive arguments in favor of that position. Another commenter 
wrote in support of the Board's current policy of applying a daily 
distribution rate to each FICU's average daily capitalization deposit 
balance. This commenter raised concerns that either approach adopted by 
the Board would encourage eligible financial institutions to 
aggressively grow insured shares to receive larger equity 
distributions. This commenter also argued that the average daily 
balance method is preferable because it correctly treats an equity 
distribution as a dividend on a FICU's capitalization deposit.
    On balance, the Board believes that accounting for seasonal 
fluctuations in insured share growth is a significant benefit to 
eligible financial institutions that outweighs the administrative 
convenience offered by the year-end approach. Furthermore, the Board 
disagrees with the commenter's argument that this calculation 
methodology encourages eligible financial institutions to aggressively 
grow insured shares to receive larger equity distributions. Any growth 
in insured shares would result in corresponding decreases to the 
NCUSIF's equity and available assets ratios which, if the resulting 
changes are large enough, could trigger a smaller equity distribution 
or the imposition of a federal share insurance premium. The Board 
believes that these potential negative outcomes sufficiently mitigate 
any incentive for an eligible financial institution to aggressively 
grow insured shares. Accordingly, the Board is adopting the four-
quarter average approach in the final rule with some minor 
clarifications.
    The four-quarter average approach relies on the use of quarterly 
Call Report data to determine an eligible financial institution's pro 
rata share of an equity distribution. Implicit in this concept is the 
idea that a financial institution that does not file a quarterly Call 
Report as a FICU for at least one reporting period in the calendar year 
for which the Board declares an equity distribution will not be 
entitled to receive a portion of that distribution nor would that 
FICU's insured shares be used to calculate the aggregate average amount 
of insured shares. For example, a FICU that files a December 31 Call 
Report in January 2018, but does not file a March 31 Call Report for 
the first quarter of 2018, would not be eligible to receive an equity 
distribution declared for calendar year 2018. While the Board believes 
that this principle is clear from a careful reading of the preamble and 
regulatory text set out in the proposed rule, it is adopting a 
provision in the final rule to ensure the reader understands the 
Board's intent.
    The Board is also adopting a provision in the final rule to 
explicitly address mergers between FICUs. In the preamble and 
regulatory text set out in the proposed rule, the Board addressed 
mergers between FICUs at some length. To avoid any confusion, the final 
rule clarifies that a FICU that merges with another FICU that has filed 
at least one Call Report for a reporting period in the calendar year 
for which the Board declares an equity distribution shall receive an 
amount equivalent to what the continuing FICU and the merging FICU 
would have received but for the consummation of the merger. For 
purposes of calculating the continuing FICU's average amount of insured 
shares, any insured shares previously reported during that calendar 
year by the merging FICU on its quarterly Call Reports filed prior to 
the consummation of the merger shall be combined with the insured 
shares reported on the continuing FICU's quarterly Call Reports for 
purposes of calculating the continuing FICU's equity distribution.
    Furthermore, the Board is adopting a provision in the final rule to 
explicitly address purchase and assumption transactions. In response to 
the proposed rule, several commenters asked about how the four-quarter 
average approach would apply to purchase and assumption transactions 
where a FICU acquires all of the insured shares of another FICU. While 
the Board also believes that this principle should be clear from a 
careful reading of the preamble and regulatory text set out in the 
proposed rule, it is adopting a provision in the final rule to make it 
as transparent as possible how the Board will address these 
transactions. Under the final rule, a FICU that acquires all of the 
insured shares of another FICU that files at least one Call Report for 
a reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board declares an 
equity distribution, shall receive an amount equivalent to what the 
acquiring FICU and the selling FICU would have received but for the 
consummation of the purchase and assumption transaction.
    In all other respects, the Board is adopting the four-quarter 
average approach as proposed. Because the Board did not receive 
substantive comments on the appropriate look-back period for the four-
quarter average approach, the Board is adopting a four-quarter look-
back period.

Section 741.4(j) Conversion From, or Termination of, Federal Share 
Insurance

    For 25 years, the Board did not allow a FICU that terminated 
federal share insurance coverage to receive an equity distribution as a 
matter of right. Rather, Sec.  741.4 permitted a FICU to leave a 
``nominal sum'' on deposit with the NCUISIF until the next equity 
distribution to be eligible to receive ``a prorated share of the 
distribution.'' \21\ In 2009, however, the Board broadened Sec.  741.4 
to allow a FICU that terminated federal share insurance coverage to 
receive a pro rata equity distribution, but only for the calendar year 
in which the FICU terminated coverage. The Board made this policy 
change as a matter of administrative convenience to avoid potentially 
lengthy recordkeeping requirements imposed under the prior rule.\22\ 
Under this provision, which is codified in the current share insurance 
requirements rule as Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii), the Board makes a prorated 
distribution to an insured credit union that terminates federal share 
insurance coverage during the calendar year for which the Board 
declares a pro rata distribution based on the number of full calendar 
months for which the insured credit union is federally insured.\23\
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    \21\ See e.g., 12 CFR 741.5(i) (1985); 12 CFR 741.4(j) (1996).
    \22\ See National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Premium and 
One Percent Deposit, 74 FR 63277 (Dec. 3, 2009).
    \23\ 12 CFR 741.4(j)(1)(ii).
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    Proposed Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii) sought to eliminate the ability of a 
FICU that terminated federal share insurance coverage before the 
declaration date of an equity distribution to receive any portion of 
that distribution. The Board reasoned that this approach would be more 
consistent with general corporate practice regarding the payment of 
shareholder dividends. Furthermore, the Board believed that this 
approach would be more equitable to FICUs that remain federally insured 
throughout the calendar year because they bear the risk of a federal 
share insurance premium

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and are required to maintain the required capitalization deposit, while 
a FICU that terminates federal share insurance coverage does not. A 
FICU that terminates federal share insurance coverage before the 
assessment of a federal share insurance premium is not required to pay 
that premium. Under current Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii), however, that former 
FICU may still receive an equity distribution.
    Commenters were evenly split on whether the Board should adopt the 
proposed change to Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii) or retain the current rule. 
Having considered the arguments advanced by the commenters, the Board 
believes that it is not appropriate to finalize this proposed change at 
this time. Instead, the Board believes that it would be beneficial to 
study this issue further, and it may revisit amendments to Sec.  
741.4(j)(1)(ii) in a future rulemaking. However, the Board is 
finalizing technical changes to Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii) to make this 
provision more consistent with the four-quarter average method adopted 
in Sec.  741.4(e). Section 741.4(j)(1)(ii) will be eliminated and 
codified as new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(C).
    Additionally, new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(C) will calculate the 
prorated distribution of a FICU that terminated federal share insurance 
coverage by applying the general four-quarter average approach set out 
in Sec.  741.4(e), including the requirement that the FICU must file a 
Call Report for at least one reporting period in the calendar year for 
which the Board has declared a distribution to receive a prorated 
equity distribution, with one exception. For reporting periods where 
the FICU did not maintain federal share insurance coverage, it will be 
treated as having no insured shares in that period. This has the same 
practical effect as the current process of multiplying the FICU's last 
reported insured share balance by a modified premium/distribution 
ratio, but is computationally simpler.

Section 741.13 NCUSIF Equity Distributions Related to the CSRP

    The Board proposed to adopt a temporary provision governing any 
equity distributions resulting from the CSRP. Under this temporary 
provision, any equity distribution related to the CSRP was to take the 
form of a series of equity distributions repaying any corporate 
assessments against FICUs on either a FIFO or a LIFO basis. The Board 
also solicited public comment on whether it should instead use either 
the four-quarter average or year-end approach with appropriate 
modifications to account for the unique nature of the CSRP.
    Under the proposed FIFO approach, the Board would have made an 
equity distribution to each FICU up to the total dollar amount of 
corporate assessments paid by that FICU during the relevant assessment 
period beginning with the first assessment period in 2009.
    Under the proposed LIFO approach, the Board would have made an 
equity distribution to each FICU up to the total dollar amount of 
premiums paid by that FICU during the relevant assessment period 
beginning with the last assessment period in 2013. Of the two 
approaches, the Board favored the LIFO method because it ensured that 
FICUs received equity distributions for their most recent corporate 
assessments first, which generally were larger assessments, with 
smaller assessments that took place at the start of the CSRP being 
repaid over time as the NCUA-guaranteed securities issued as part of 
the CSRP matured.
    Under either the proposed FIFO or LIFO approach, any payments owed 
to a FICU that had merged into another FICU would have been paid to the 
continuing FICU. Moreover, any payments owed to a liquidated FICU with 
an open liquidation estate or a closed liquidation estate still within 
its applicable look-back period would have been made to the liquidation 
estate and distributed ratably to the FICU's creditors in accordance 
with part 709 of the NCUA's rules.\24\ Given the payment priority set 
out in part 709, the Board anticipated that a majority of these 
creditors would be members with uninsured share balances rather than 
general creditors of the liquidation estate.
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    Furthermore, because any equity distribution related to the CSRP 
would go first towards repaying FICUs that paid corporate assessments, 
a FICU that had not paid a corporate assessment would not have been 
entitled to receive an equity distribution related to the CSRP unless 
all such corporate assessments are first repaid in full. Additionally, 
a FICU that terminated federal share insurance coverage before the 
payment date for an equity distribution related to the CSRP would not 
have been entitled to a distribution for the reasons stated above in 
the discussion of proposed changes to Sec.  741.4(j)(1)(ii).
    Of the commenters that indicated a preference for either the 
proposed FIFO or LIFO approach, an overwhelming majority favored the 
LIFO approach. Other commenters indicated a preference for an aggregate 
assessments paid approach recommended by a national credit union trade 
association. Under the aggregate assessments paid approach, each FICU 
would have received an equity distribution based on the percentage of 
corporate assessments paid by that FICU over the life of the CSRP as a 
percentage of the aggregate corporate assessments paid by all FICUs 
over the life of the CSRP. That approach is neither a logical outgrowth 
of the FIFO or LIFO methods nor a logical outgrowth of the four-quarter 
average or year-end methods and, thus, is outside the scope of this 
rulemaking.
    While FIFO and LIFO would have been a way to closely link what a 
FICU paid in corporate assessments to what it received in equity 
distributions related to the CSRP, the Board acknowledges that over the 
past 9 years, several hundred FICUs have terminated federal share 
insurance at various times; there have been many FICU mergers and 
liquidations; and the NCUA has approved several new charters. Each of 
these transactions makes the calculation of each eligible financial 
institution's pro rata share of an equity distribution more complex. 
Additionally, the Board has acknowledged that FIFO and LIFO may not be 
completely compatible with the FCU Act requirement to make a 
distribution on a ``pro rata'' basis.
    Instead, the Board believes that adopting a modified version of the 
four-quarter average method is the most appropriate approach. In the 
proposed rule, the Board solicited comment on whether a four-quarter 
look-back period, or some longer look-back period such as six or eight 
quarters, was preferable under the four-quarter average method. Given 
the unique nature of the CSRP, the Board strongly believes that a 
longer look-back period, which tracks the period of time in which 
corporate assessments were being made, is appropriate for CSRP-related 
equity distributions because it captures share insurance activity that 
took place during that time.
    Accordingly, the Board is adopting a modified version of the four-
quarter average approach for CSRP-related equity distributions that 
includes five separate look-back periods tied directly to the beginning 
of the CSRP that correspond to each calendar year for which the Board 
may declare an equity distribution related to the CSRP. For calendar 
year 2017 equity distributions, the Board will apply a 36-quarter look-
back period. For calendar year 2018 equity distributions, the Board 
will apply a 40-quarter look-back period. For calendar year 2019 equity 
distributions, the Board will apply a 44-quarter look-back period. For 
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apply a 48-quarter look-back period. Finally, for calendar year 2021 
equity distributions, the Board will apply a 52-quarter look-back 
period. Applying five separate look-back periods ensures that the Board 
adequately accounts for share insurance activity that took place during 
the CSRP.
    Consistent with the four-quarter average approach, an eligible 
financial institution must file at least one quarterly Call Report as a 
FICU for a reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board 
declares an equity distribution to receive a pro rata share of that 
distribution. Otherwise, that financial institution will not receive an 
equity distribution for that calendar year nor will its insured shares 
be used to calculate the aggregate average amount of insured shares 
used to determine each eligible financial institution's pro rata share 
of the distribution. Furthermore, a FICU that terminated federal share 
insurance coverage must file at least one quarterly Call Report as a 
FICU for a reporting period in the applicable calendar year to receive 
a prorated equity distribution.

V. Technical and Conforming Amendments

    In addition to the proposed changes to the share insurance 
requirements rule governing the calculation of an eligible financial 
institution's pro rata share of an equity distribution and the 
treatment of a FICU that terminated federal share insurance coverage, 
the Board proposed to make technical and conforming amendments to other 
aspects of Sec.  741.4 and to Appendix A of Part 741. Commenters did 
not address these technical and conforming amendments. Accordingly, the 
Board is adopting these amendments largely as proposed with one 
exception. The Board is making a technical change to the aspect of the 
share insurance requirements rule governing newly chartered FICUs that 
was not previously proposed. This change will relocate regulatory text 
governing equity distributions to newly chartered FICUs from Sec.  
741.4(g) to Sec.  741.4(e). Because the change is technical in nature, 
and does not change the substance of the rule, the Board believes that 
public comment on the change to this aspect of the share insurance 
requirements rule is unnecessary and therefore has good cause to waive 
the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act 
(APA).\25\
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requirement when an agency for good cause finds such procedures 
``unnecessary''). See Administrative Procedure Act: Legislative 
History, S. Doc. No. 248 79-258 (1946), at 200 (`` `Unnecessary' 
means unnecessary as far as the public is concerned, as would be the 
case if a minor or merely technical amendment in which the public is 
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Section 741.4(b) Definitions

    To provide stakeholders with greater transparency, the Board is 
amending Sec.  741.4(b) to include definitions of ``aggregate amount of 
insured shares'', ``aggregate average amount of insured shares'', 
``average amount of insured shares'', ``federally insured credit 
union'', ``financial institution'', ``insured depository institution'', 
and ``NCUSIF equity distribution'' in the final rule. Furthermore, the 
Board is revising definitions of ``available assets ratio'', ``equity 
ratio'', ``insured shares'', and ``reporting period''.

Section 741.4(g) New Charters

    For greater readability and to improve ease of use throughout Sec.  
741.4, the Board is removing the language from Sec.  741.4(g) 
addressing equity distributions for newly chartered FICUs and codifying 
it as new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(A). The Board is also making technical 
amendments to this provision to provide for greater consistency with 
the four-quarter average method adopted above. Under current Sec.  
741.4(g), a newly chartered FICU may not receive a pro rata share of a 
declared equity distribution unless it is has funded its capitalization 
deposit.\26\ Under new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(A), a newly chartered FICU 
may not receive a pro rata share of a declared equity distribution 
unless it has filed a quarterly Call Report for at least one reporting 
period in the calendar year for which the Board declares the 
distribution. In all other respects, current Sec.  741.4(g) remains 
unchanged.
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Section 741.4(i) Conversion to Federal Insurance

    The Board is also making conforming amendments to Sec.  
741.4(i)(1)(v) and (i)(2)(iii) to reflect the adoption of the four-
quarter average method for calculating an eligible financial 
institution's pro rata share of an equity distribution not related to 
the CSRP. First, the Board is removing Sec.  741.4(i)(1)(v) and 
(i)(2)(iii) and codifying those provisions as new Sec.  
741.4(e)(4)(i)(B). Section 741.4(i)(1)(v) currently allows a financial 
institution that converts to federal share insurance coverage during 
the calendar year to receive a prorated equity distribution based on 
the number of full calendar months for which the financial institution 
was a FICU.\27\ New Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) largely retains this aspect 
of the current rule. However, rather than the current process of 
multiplying the FICU's year-end insured share balance by premium/
distribution ratio, new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) will treat the FICU as 
having no insured shares for the applicable reporting periods for which 
the financial institution did not carry federal share insurance 
coverage. This has the same practical effect as the current process, 
but is computationally simpler. Furthermore, a FICU that does not file 
at least one quarterly Call Report for reporting periods of the 
calendar year for which the Board declares the distribution shall not 
receive an equity distribution.
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    Section 741.4(i)(2)(iii) addresses an equity distribution to a FICU 
that merges with a financial institution that is not federally insured 
by the NCUA where the FICU is the surviving entity.\28\ If the Board 
declares an equity distribution for the calendar year in which such a 
merger takes place, the continuing FICU is entitled to receive an 
equity distribution based on its year-end insured share balance. New 
Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) differs slightly from Sec.  741.4(i)(2)(iii). 
Under the final rule, only the insured shares attributable to the 
continuing FICU as reported on quarterly Call Reports at that time 
shall be used to determine the average amount of insured shares for 
reporting periods preceding the date of the merger. This approach 
harmonizes new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) with new Sec.  741.4(e)(4)(i)(A) 
and (C) respectively.
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Appendix A to Part 741--Examples of Partial Year NCUSIF Assessment and 
Distribution Calculations Under Sec.  741.4

    The Board also proposed to remove Appendix A to part 741 from the 
NCUA's regulations and replace it with examples and frequently asked 
questions to be published on NCUA's public website.\29\ Appendix A 
provides examples of partial year NCUSIF assessment and distribution 
calculations under various factual scenarios. While the Board 
recognizes that examples of how the NCUA makes these calculations may 
be useful to stakeholders, including those examples in an appendix to 
part 741 makes it difficult for the NCUA to update, amend, or revise 
the examples to provide stakeholders with additional clarity. 
Accordingly, the Board is removing Appendix A and replacing it with 
information on the NCUA's website which can be updated easily and as 
frequently as necessary to provide stakeholders with more clear,

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relevant, and timely examples regarding the calculation of partial year 
NCUSIF assessments and distributions.
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VI. Regulatory Procedures

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires the NCUA to prepare an 
analysis to describe any significant economic impact a regulation may 
have on a substantial number of small entities (primarily those under 
$100 million in assets).\30\ This rule has no economic impact on small 
credit unions because it only impacts internal NCUA procedures that are 
used infrequently. Accordingly, NCUA certifies the final rule will not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
credit unions.
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Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 
(Pub. L. 104-121) (SBREFA) provides generally for congressional review 
of agency rules. A reporting requirement is triggered in instances 
where the NCUA issues a final rule as defined by Section 551 of the 
Administrative Procedure Act. The NCUA does not believe this final rule 
is a ``major rule'' within the meaning of the relevant sections of 
SBREFA. As required by SBREFA, the NCUA has filed the appropriate 
reports so that this final rule may be reviewed.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) applies to rulemakings in 
which an agency creates a new information collection requirement or 
amends an existing information collection requirement.\31\ For the 
purposes of the PRA, an information collection requirement may take the 
form of a reporting, recordkeeping, or third-party disclosure 
requirement. The final rule does not contain a new information 
collection requirement or amend an existing information collection 
requirement that requires approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chap. 35).
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Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families.

    The NCUA has determined that this final rule will not affect family 
well-being within the meaning of section 654 of the Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 1999.\32\
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    \32\ Public Law 105-277, sec. 654, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681-581 
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Executive Order 13132

    Executive Order 13132 encourages independent regulatory agencies to 
consider the impact of their actions on state and local interests.\33\ 
The NCUA, an independent regulatory agency as defined in 44 U.S.C. 
3502(5), voluntarily complies with the executive order to adhere to 
fundamental federalism principles. The final rule will not have 
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between 
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. The NCUA 
has therefore determined that this final rule does not constitute a 
policy that has federalism implications for purposes of the executive 
order.
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List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 741

    Bank deposit insurance, Credit unions, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    By the National Credit Union Administration Board on February 
15, 2018.
Gerard Poliquin,
Secretary of the Board.

    For the reasons discussed above, the Board amends 12 CFR part 741 
as follows:

PART 741--REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE

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1. The authority citation for part 741 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  12 U.S.C. 1757, 1766(a), 1781-1790, and 1790d; 31 
U.S.C. 3717.


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2. Amend Sec.  741.4:
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a. In paragraph (b), by:
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i. Adding definitions in alphabetical order for ``aggregate amount of 
insured shares'' and ``aggregate average amount of insured shares'';
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ii. Revising the definition for ``available assets ratio'';
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iii. Adding definitions in alphabetical order for ``average amount of 
insured shares'' and ``Board'';
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iv. Revising the definition of ``equity ratio'';
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v. Adding definitions in alphabetical order definitions for ``federally 
insured credit union'', ``financial institution'', and ``insured 
depository institution'';
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vi. Revising the definition of ``insured shares'';
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vii. Adding definitions in alphabetical order for ``NCUSIF'' and 
``NCUSIF equity distribution''; and
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viii. Revising the definition of ``reporting period''.
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b. Revising paragraphs (e) and (g);
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c. Removing paragraphs (i)(1)(v) and (i)(2)(iii);
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d. Revising paragraph (j)(1)(ii); and
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e. Removing paragraph (j)(1)(iii).
    The revisions and additions to read as follows:


Sec.  741.4   Insurance premium and one percent deposit.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    Aggregate amount of insured shares means the sum of all insured 
shares reported by federally insured credit unions in calendar year-end 
Call Reports from the calendar year for which the Board declares an 
NCUSIF equity distribution pursuant to paragraph (e) of this section.
    Aggregate average amount of insured shares means the sum of the 
average amount of insured shares as then reported by all financial 
institutions eligible to receive an NCUSIF equity distribution under 
subparagraph (e)(1) of this section in quarterly Call Reports over the 
calendar year for which the Board declares an NCUSIF equity 
distribution divided by the number of reporting periods in that 
calendar year.
    Available assets ratio means the ratio of:
    (i) The amount determined by subtracting--
    (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF and contingent liabilities for 
which no provision for losses has been made from
    (B) The sum of cash and the market value of unencumbered 
investments authorized under Sec.  203 of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1783), to
    (ii) The aggregate amount of insured shares in all federally 
insured credit unions.
    Average amount of insured shares means the sum of insured shares as 
then reported by a financial institution eligible to receive an NCUSIF 
equity distribution under subparagraph (e)(1) of this section over the 
calendar year for which the Board declares an NCUSIF equity 
distribution divided by the number of reporting periods in that 
calendar year.
    Board means the NCUA Board or any individual or group of 
individuals with the delegated authority to act on behalf of the Board 
to implement the requirements of this section.
    Federally insured credit union means a federal or state-chartered 
credit union that maintains federal share insurance coverage from the 
NCUSIF.
    Financial institution means a federally insured credit union, non-
federally insured credit union, or an insured depository institution, 
including a liquidation or receivership estate of any such credit union 
or depository institution.

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    Insured depository institution means any bank or savings 
association the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1811 et seq.).
    Insured shares means the total amount of a federally insured credit 
union's share, share draft and share certificate accounts, or their 
equivalent under state law (which may include deposit accounts), 
authorized to be issued to members, other credit unions, public units, 
or nonmembers (where permitted under the Act or equivalent state law), 
but does not include amounts in excess of insurance coverage as 
provided in part 745 of this chapter.
* * * * *
    National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or NCUSIF refers to a 
revolving fund established by Congress within the U.S. Treasury to 
provide federal share insurance coverage to federally insured credit 
union members and to offset the NCUA's administrative expenses 
associated with the conservatorship and liquidation of federally 
insured credit unions.
    NCUSIF equity distribution means a distribution of excess equity 
from the NCUSIF to financial institutions eligible to receive a pro 
rata share of that distribution pursuant to the requirements of Sec.  
202 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1782) and the special 
rules set out in subparagraph (e)(5) of this section.
    NCUSIF equity ratio means the ratio of:
    (i) The amount determined by subtracting--
    (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF and contingent liabilities for 
which no provision for losses has been made from
    (B) The sum of all one percent deposits made by federally insured 
credit unions pursuant to Sec.  741.4 of this chapter and the retained 
earnings balance of the NCUSIF, to
    (ii) The aggregate amount of insured shares in all federally 
insured credit unions.
* * * * *
    Reporting period means span of time covered by a set of financial 
statements. For purposes of paragraph (c) of this section, reporting 
period refers to a calendar year for federally insured credit unions 
with total assets of less than $50,000,000 and refers to a semiannual 
period for federally insured credit unions with total assets of 
$50,000,000 or more. For all other provisions of this section, 
reporting period refers to the span of time covered by a quarterly Call 
Report.
* * * * *
    (e) NCUSIF equity distribution. Except as otherwise provided for by 
federal law or regulation, the following procedures shall apply to any 
NCUSIF equity distribution declared by the Board:
    (1) Eligibility for an NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board shall 
make an NCUSIF equity distribution to any financial institution that 
files at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit 
union for a reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board 
declares the NCUSIF equity distribution.
    (2) Requirement to make an NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board 
shall make an NCUSIF equity distribution on a pro rata basis to 
financial institutions after each calendar year if, as of the end of 
the calendar year:
    (i) Any loans to the NCUSIF from the Federal Government, and any 
interest on those loans, have been repaid;
    (ii) The NCUSIF's equity ratio exceeds the normal operating level; 
and
    (iii) The NCUSIF's available assets ratio exceeds one percent.
    (3) Amount of NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board shall make the 
maximum possible NCUSIF equity distribution that does not:
    (i) Reduce the NCUSIF's equity ratio below the normal operating 
level; and
    (ii) Reduce the NCUSIF's available assets ratio below one percent.
    (4) Form of NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board shall have the 
discretion to determine the form of an NCUSIF equity distribution 
including a waiver of federal share insurance premiums, a rebate of 
federal share insurance premiums, a dividend, or any combination 
thereof.
    (5) Calculation of pro rata share of NCUSIF equity distribution. 
The Board shall determine a financial institution's pro rata share of 
an NCUSIF equity distribution by dividing the dollar amount of the 
declared NCUSIF equity distribution by the aggregate average amount of 
insured shares for that calendar year and then multiplying by a 
financial institution's average amount of insured shares.
    (i) Special rules. The following special rules shall apply to newly 
chartered federally insured credit unions, financial institutions that 
convert to federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF, financial 
institutions that terminate federal share insurance coverage from the 
NCUSIF, mergers between federally insured credit unions, and purchase 
and assumption transactions:
    (A) New charters. A newly chartered federally insured credit union 
that obtains federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF during 
the calendar year shall not receive an NCUSIF equity distribution for 
that calendar year unless the federally insured credit union has filed 
at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit union 
for a reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board has 
declared a distribution. For purposes of calculating the newly 
chartered federally insured credit union's average amount of insured 
shares, the federally insured credit union shall be treated as having 
no insured shares for reporting periods preceding the first reporting 
period in which the federally insured credit union files its first 
quarterly Call Report.
    (B) Conversion to federal share insurance. A financial institution 
that converts to federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF 
during the calendar year for which the Board declares an NCUSIF equity 
distribution (including through merger into a federally insured credit 
union) shall receive a prorated NCUSIF equity distribution for that 
calendar year provided that the financial institution has filed at 
least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit union for 
a reporting period in the applicable calendar year. For purposes of 
calculating the financial institution's average amount of insured 
shares, the financial institution shall be treated as having no insured 
shares for reporting periods preceding the date of conversion to 
federal share insurance coverage. In cases of conversion through 
merger, only the insured shares attributable to the continuing 
federally insured credit union shall be used to determine the average 
amount of insured shares for reporting periods preceding the date of 
conversion.
    (C) Conversion from, or termination of, federal share insurance. A 
financial institution that terminates federal share insurance coverage 
from the NCUSIF during the calendar year for which the Board declares 
an NCUSIF equity distribution (including through a conversion to, or 
merger into, a non-federally insured credit union or an insured 
depository institution) shall receive a prorated NCUSIF equity 
distribution for that calendar year provided that the financial 
institution has filed at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally 
insured credit union for a reporting period in the applicable calendar 
year. For purposes of calculating the financial institution's average 
amount of insured shares, the financial institution shall be treated as 
having no insured shares for reporting periods following the date of 
termination of federal share insurance coverage. For purposes of this

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subparagraph, a financial institution that terminates federal share 
insurance coverage from the NCUSIF through liquidation will be treated 
as terminating federal share insurance coverage during the calendar 
year when it enters liquidation.
    (D) Mergers between federally insured credit unions. A federally 
insured credit union that merges with a federally insured credit union 
shall receive an equity distribution equivalent to what the continuing 
federally insured credit union and the merging federally insured credit 
union would have received separately but for the consummation of the 
merger provided that the merging federally insured credit union has 
filed at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit 
union for a reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board 
declares the distribution. For purposes of calculating the continuing 
federally insured credit union's average amount of insured shares, any 
insured shares previously reported by the merging federally insured 
credit union on its quarterly Call Reports filed prior to the 
consummation of the merger during that calendar year for which the 
Board declares the distribution shall be combined with the insured 
shares reported on the continuing federally insured credit union's 
quarterly Call Reports.
    (E) Purchase and assumption transactions. A federally insured 
credit union that acquires all of the insured shares of another 
federally insured credit union in the calendar year for which the Board 
declares an NCUSIF equity distribution shall receive an amount 
equivalent to what the acquiring federally insured credit union and the 
selling federally insured credit union would have received but for the 
consummation of the purchase and assumption transaction provided that 
the selling federally insured credit union has filed at least one 
quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit union for a 
reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board declares an 
NCUSIF equity distribution. For purposes of calculating the acquiring 
federally insured credit union's average amount of insured shares, any 
insured shares previously reported during that calendar year for which 
the Board declares an NCUSIF equity distribution by the selling 
federally insured credit union on its quarterly Call Reports filed 
prior to the consummation of the purchase and assumption transaction 
shall be combined with the insured shares reported on the acquiring 
federally insured credit union's quarterly Call Reports.
* * * * *
    (g) New charters. A newly-chartered credit union that obtains share 
insurance coverage from the NCUSIF during the calendar year in which it 
has obtained its charter will not be required to pay for insurance for 
that calendar year. The credit union will fund its one percent deposit 
on a date to be determined by the NCUA Board in the following calendar 
year.
* * * * *
    (j) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) If the NCUSIF assesses a premium in the calendar year of 
conversion or merger on or before the day in which the conversion or 
merger is completed, pay a prorated premium based on the financial 
institution's insured shares as of the last day of the most recently 
ended reporting period preceding the conversion or merger multiplied by 
the ratio of the amount of full calendar months for which the financial 
institution maintained federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF 
to the number of full calendar months for the entire calendar year. If 
the financial institution has previously paid a premium based on this 
same assessment that exceeds this amount, the financial institution 
will receive a refund of the difference following the completion of the 
conversion or merger.
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3. Effective March 26, 2018, until December 31, 2022, add Sec.  741.13 
to subpart A to read as follows:


Sec.  741.13  NCUSIF equity distribution related to the Corporate 
System Resolution Program.

    (a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
    (1) Aggregate amount of insured shares means the sum of all insured 
shares reported by federally insured credit unions in calendar year-end 
Call Reports from the calendar year for which the Board declares an 
NCUSIF equity distribution pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section.
    (2) Aggregate average amount of insured shares means the sum of the 
average amount of insured shares as then reported by all financial 
institutions eligible to receive an NCUSIF equity distribution under 
subparagraph (b)(1) of this section in quarterly Call Reports over a 
given time horizon divided by the number of reporting periods in that 
time horizon.
    (3) Available assets ratio means the ratio of:
    (i) The amount determined by subtracting--
    (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF and contingent liabilities for 
which no provision for losses has been made from
    (B) The sum of cash and the market value of unencumbered 
investments authorized under section 203 of the Federal Credit Union 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1783), to
    (ii) The aggregate amount of insured shares in all federally 
insured credit unions.
    (4) Average amount of insured shares means the sum of insured 
shares as then reported by a financial institution eligible to receive 
an NCUSIF equity distribution under subparagraph (b)(1) of this section 
over a given time horizon divided by the number of reporting periods in 
that time horizon.
    (5) Board means the NCUA Board or any individual or group of 
individuals with the delegated authority to act on behalf of the Board 
to implement the requirements of this section.
    (6) Corporate System Resolution Program refers to a special program 
established by the Board to stabilize the corporate credit union 
system.
    (7) Federally insured credit union means a federal or state-
chartered credit union that maintains federal share insurance coverage 
from the NCUSIF.
    (8) Financial institution means a federally insured credit union, 
non-federally insured credit union, or an insured depository 
institution, including a liquidation or receivership estate of any such 
credit union or depository institution.
    (9) Insured depository institution means any bank or savings 
association the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1811 et seq.).
    (10) Insured shares means the total amount of a federally insured 
credit union's share, share draft and share certificate accounts, or 
their equivalent under state law (which may include deposit accounts), 
authorized to be issued to members, other credit unions, public units, 
or nonmembers (where permitted under the Act or equivalent state law), 
but does not include amounts in excess of insurance coverage as 
provided in part 745 of this chapter.
    (11) National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or NCUSIF refers to 
a revolving fund established by Congress within the U.S. Treasury to 
provide federal share insurance coverage to federally insured credit 
union members and to offset the NCUA's administrative expenses 
associated with the conservatorship and liquidation of federally 
insured credit unions.
    (12) NCUSIF equity distribution means a distribution of excess 
equity

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from the NCUSIF to financial institutions eligible to receive a pro 
rata share of that distribution pursuant to the requirements of section 
202 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1782) and the special 
rules set out in paragraph (b)(5) of this section.
    (13) NCUSIF equity ratio means the ratio of:
    (i) The amount determined by subtracting--
    (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF and contingent liabilities for 
which no provision for losses has been made from
    (B) The sum of all one percent deposits made by federally insured 
credit unions pursuant to Sec.  741.4 of this chapter and the retained 
earnings balance of the NCUSIF, to
    (ii) The aggregate amount of insured shares in all federally 
insured credit unions.
    (14) Normal operating level means an NCUSIF equity ratio not less 
than 1.2 percent and not more than 1.5 percent, as established by 
action of the Board.
    (b) NCUSIF equity distributions related to the Corporate System 
Resolution Program. Notwithstanding Sec.  741.4 of this chapter, the 
following procedures shall apply to any NCUSIF equity distribution 
declared for calendar years 2017 through 2021:
    (1) Eligibility for an NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board shall 
make an NCUSIF equity distribution to any financial institution that 
files at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit 
union for a reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board 
declares the NCUSIF equity distribution.
    (2) Requirement to make an NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board 
shall make an NCUSIF equity distribution on a pro rata basis to 
financial institutions after each calendar year if, as of the end of 
the calendar year:
    (i) Any loans to the NCUSIF from the federal government, and any 
interest on those loans, have been repaid;
    (ii) The NCUSIF's equity ratio exceeds the normal operating level; 
and
    (iii) The NCUSIF's available assets ratio exceeds one percent.
    (3) Amount of NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board shall make the 
maximum possible NCUSIF equity distribution that does not:
    (i) Reduce the NCUSIF's equity ratio below the normal operating 
level; and
    (ii) Reduce the NCUSIF's available assets ratio below one percent.
    (4) Form of NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board shall have the 
discretion to determine the form of an NCUSIF equity distribution 
including a waiver of federal share insurance premiums, a rebate of 
federal share insurance premiums, a dividend, or any combination 
thereof.
    (5) Calculation of pro rata share of NCUSIF equity distribution. 
The Board shall determine a financial institution's pro rata share of 
an NCUSIF equity distribution by dividing the dollar amount of the 
declared NCUSIF equity distribution by the aggregate average amount of 
insured shares for that given time horizon and then multiplying by a 
financial institution's average amount of insured shares.
    (i) Time horizons. When calculating the average amount of insured 
shares and the aggregate average amount of insured shares for an NCUSIF 
equity distribution, the following time horizons shall apply:
    (A) NCUSIF equity distribution for 2017. The average amount of 
insured shares and aggregate average amount of insured shares for an 
NCUSIF equity distribution declared for calendar year 2017 shall be 
based on information from quarterly Call Reports from the preceding 36 
quarters, including the calendar year-end Call Report for 2017.
    (B) NCUSIF equity distribution for 2018. The average amount of 
insured shares and aggregate average amount of insured shares for an 
NCUSIF equity distribution declared for calendar year 2018 shall be 
based on information from quarterly Call Reports from the preceding 40 
quarters, including the calendar year-end Call Report for 2018.
    (C) NCUSIF equity distribution for 2019. The average amount of 
insured shares and aggregate average amount of insured shares for an 
NCUSIF equity distribution declared for calendar year 2019 shall be 
based on information from quarterly Call Reports from the preceding 44 
quarters, including the calendar year-end Call Report for 2019.
    (D) NCUSIF equity distribution for 2020. The average amount of 
insured shares and aggregate average amount of insured shares for an 
NCUSIF equity distribution declared for calendar year 2020 shall be 
based on information from quarterly Call Reports from the preceding 48 
quarters, including the calendar year-end Call Report for 2020.
    (E) NCUSIF equity distribution for 2021. The average amount of 
insured shares and aggregate average amount of insured shares for an 
NCUSIF equity distribution declared for calendar year 2021 shall be 
based on information from quarterly Call Reports from the preceding 52 
quarters, including the calendar year-end Call Report for 2021.
    (ii) Special rules. The following special rules shall apply to 
newly-chartered federally insured credit unions, financial institutions 
that convert to federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF, 
financial institutions that terminate federal share insurance coverage 
from the NCUSIF, mergers between federally insured credit unions, and 
purchase and assumption transactions:
    (A) New charters. A newly chartered federally insured credit union 
that obtains federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF during 
the calendar year shall not receive an NCUSIF equity distribution for 
that calendar year unless the federally insured credit union has filed 
at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit union 
for a reporting period in the calendar year. For purposes of 
calculating the newly chartered federally insured credit union's 
average amount of insured shares, the federally insured credit union 
shall be treated as having no insured shares for reporting periods 
preceding the first reporting period in which the federally insured 
credit union files its first quarterly Call Report.
    (B) Conversion to federal share insurance. A financial institution 
that converts to federal share insurance coverage from the NCUSIF 
during the calendar year for which the Board declares an NCUSIF equity 
distribution (including through merger into a federally insured credit 
union) shall receive a prorated NCUSIF equity distribution for that 
calendar year provided that the financial institution has filed at 
least one quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit union for 
a reporting period in the calendar year. For purposes of calculating 
the financial institution's average amount of insured shares, the 
financial institution shall be treated as having no insured shares for 
reporting periods preceding the date of conversion to federal share 
insurance coverage. In cases of conversion through merger, only the 
insured shares attributable to the continuing federally insured credit 
union shall be used to determine the average amount of insured shares 
for reporting periods preceding the date of conversion.
    (C) Conversion from, or termination of, federal share insurance. A 
financial institution that terminates federal share insurance coverage 
from the NCUSIF during the calendar year for which the Board declares 
an NCUSIF equity distribution (including through a conversion to, or 
merger into, a non-federally insured credit union or an insured 
depository institution) shall receive a prorated NCUSIF equity 
distribution for that calendar year provided that the financial 
institution has filed at least one quarterly Call Report as a federally 
insured credit

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union for a reporting period in the calendar year. For purposes of 
calculating the financial institution's average amount of insured 
shares, the financial institution shall be treated as having no insured 
shares for reporting periods following the date of termination of 
federal share insurance coverage. For purposes of this subparagraph, a 
financial institution that terminates federal share insurance coverage 
from the NCUSIF through liquidation will be treated as terminating 
federal share insurance coverage during the calendar year when it 
enters liquidation.
    (D) Mergers between federally insured credit unions. A continuing 
federally insured credit union that merges with a federally insured 
credit union shall receive an equity distribution equivalent to what 
the continuing federally insured credit union and the merging federally 
insured credit union would have received separately but for the 
consummation of the merger provided that the merging federally insured 
credit union has filed at least one quarterly Call Report as a 
federally insured credit union for a reporting period in the calendar 
year for which the Board declares the distribution. For purposes of 
calculating the continuing federally insured credit union's average 
amount of insured shares, any insured shares previously reported by the 
merging federally insured credit union on its quarterly Call Reports 
filed prior to the consummation of the merger during that calendar year 
for which the Board declares the distribution shall be combined with 
the insured shares reported on the continuing federally insured credit 
union's quarterly Call Reports.
    (E) Purchase and assumption transactions. A federally insured 
credit union that acquires all of the insured shares of another 
federally insured credit union in the calendar year for which the Board 
declares an NCUSIF equity distribution shall receive an amount 
equivalent to what the acquiring federally insured credit union and the 
selling federally insured credit union would have received but for the 
consummation of the purchase and assumption transaction provided that 
the selling federally insured credit union has filed at least one 
quarterly Call Report as a federally insured credit union for a 
reporting period in the calendar year for which the Board declares an 
NCUSIF equity distribution. For purposes of calculating the acquiring 
federally insured credit union's average amount of insured shares, any 
insured shares previously reported during that calendar year for which 
the Board declares an NCUSIF equity distribution by the selling 
federally insured credit union on its quarterly Call Reports filed 
prior to the consummation of the purchase and assumption transaction 
shall be combined with the insured shares reported on the acquiring 
federally insured credit union's quarterly Call Reports.
    (c) Expiration. This section shall expire and no longer be 
applicable after December 31, 2022.

Appendix A to Part 71 [Removed]

0
4. Remove Appendix A to part 741.

Appendices B and C to Part 71 [Redesignated as as Appendices A and B to 
Part 71]

0
5. Redesignate appendix B and appendix C as appendix A and appendix B, 
respectively.

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                                             7954              Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2018 / Rules and Regulations

                                             OCC and to the Board of Governors of                    NATIONAL CREDIT UNION                                    addition to its chartering and
                                             the Federal Reserve System, on or before                ADMINISTRATION                                           supervisory responsibilities, the Board
                                             April 5, the results of the stress test in                                                                       also administers the NCUSIF, a
                                             the manner and form specified by the                    12 CFR Part 741                                          revolving fund within the U.S. Treasury
                                             OCC.                                                    RIN 3133–AE77                                            that provides federal share insurance
                                             *    *      *    *      *                                                                                        coverage to more than 106 million credit
                                                                                                     Requirements for Insurance; National                     union members for member accounts
                                             ■ 6. Section 46.8 is amended by revising                Credit Union Share Insurance Fund                        held at FICUs and provides assistance in
                                             paragraph (a) to read as follows:                       Equity Distributions                                     connection with the liquidation or
                                                                                                                                                              threatened liquidation of FICUs in
                                             § 46.8   Publication of disclosures.                    AGENCY:  National Credit Union                           troubled condition.2
                                                (a) Publication date. (1) $50 billion or             Administration (NCUA).                                      The Federal Credit Union Act (FCU
                                             over covered institution. A $50 billion                 ACTION: Final rule.                                      Act) requires each FICU to pay and
                                             or over covered institution must publish                                                                         maintain a capitalization deposit with
                                                                                                     SUMMARY:   The NCUA Board (Board) is                     the NCUSIF equal to one percent of the
                                             a summary of the results of its annual                  adopting amendments to its share
                                             stress test in the period starting June 15                                                                       FICU’s insured shares to capitalize the
                                                                                                     insurance requirements rule to provide                   NCUSIF.3 The amount of the FICU’s
                                             and ending July 15 provided:                            stakeholders with greater transparency                   required capitalization deposit is
                                                (i) Unless the OCC determines                        regarding the calculation of each eligible               adjusted annually for a FICU with less
                                             otherwise, if the $50 billion or over                   financial institution’s pro rata share of                than $50 million in assets and
                                             covered institution is a consolidated                   a declared equity distribution from the                  semiannually for a FICU with $50
                                             subsidiary of a bank holding company                    National Credit Union Share Insurance                    million in assets or more.4 A FICU that
                                             or savings and loan holding company                     Fund (NCUSIF). The Board is also                         terminates federal share insurance
                                             subject to supervisory stress tests                     adopting a temporary provision to                        coverage is entitled to have its
                                             conducted by the Board of Governors of                  govern all NCUSIF equity distributions                   capitalization deposit returned within a
                                             the Federal Reserve System pursuant to                  related to the Corporate System                          reasonable time.5
                                             12 CFR part 252, then within the June                   Resolution Program (CSRP), a special                        The FCU Act also requires each FICU
                                             15 to July 15 period such covered                       purpose program established by the                       to pay a federal share insurance
                                             institution may not publish the required                Board to stabilize the corporate credit                  premium equal to a percentage of the
                                                                                                     union system following the 2007–2009                     FICU’s insured shares to ensure that the
                                             summary of its annual stress test earlier
                                                                                                     financial crisis. Furthermore, the Board                 NCUSIF has sufficient reserves to pay
                                             than the date that the Board of
                                                                                                     is making technical and conforming                       potential share insurance claims by
                                             Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                                                                     amendments to other aspects of the                       credit union members and to provide
                                             System publishes the supervisory stress                 share insurance requirements rule to                     assistance in connection with the
                                             test results of the covered bank’s parent               account for these changes.
                                             holding company.
                                                                                                     DATES: This rule is effective March 26,                  FCU Act (12 U.S.C. 1781–1790e). Title III of the
                                                (ii) If the Board of Governors of the                2018, except for the addition of                         FCU Act (12 U.S.C. 1795–1795k) governs the
                                             Federal Reserve System publishes the                                                                             Board’s responsibilities overseeing the NCUA
                                                                                                     § 741.13, which is effective from March                  Central Liquidity Facility, a federal instrumentality
                                             supervisory stress test results of the                  26, 2018, until December 31, 2022.                       that provides liquidity for member credit unions.
                                             covered institution’s parent holding                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                 2 12 U.S.C. 1783.

                                             company prior to June 15, then such                     Benjamin M. Litchfield, Staff Attorney,
                                                                                                                                                                 3 Id. at 1782(c)(1)(A)(i).
                                                                                                                                                                 4 Id. at 1782(c)(1)(A)(iii)(I)–(II) (‘‘The amount of
                                             covered institution may publish its                     Office of General Counsel, at (703) 518–                 each insured credit union’s deposit shall be
                                             stress test results prior to June 15, but               6540; or Steve Farrar, Supervisory                       adjusted as follows, in accordance with procedures
                                             no later than July 15, through actual                   Financial Analyst, Office of                             determined by the Board, to reflect changes in the
                                             publication by the covered institution or               Examination and Insurance, at (703)                      credit union’s insured shares: (I) Annually, in the
                                                                                                                                                              case of an insured credit union with total assets of
                                             through publication by the parent                       518–6360. You may also contact them at                   not more than $50,000,000; and (II) semi-annually,
                                             holding company pursuant to paragraph                   the National Credit Union                                in the case of an insured credit union with total
                                             (b) of this section.                                    Administration, 1775 Duke Street,                        assets of $50,000,000 or more.’’). Because the
                                                                                                     Alexandria, Virginia 22314–3428.                         statutory text can be read to require the Board to
                                                (2) $10 to $50 billion covered                                                                                adjust the capitalization deposit of a FICU with
                                             institution. A $10 to $50 billion covered               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               exactly $50,000,000 in assets both annually and
                                             institution must publish a summary of                   I. Background                                            semi-annually, the Board interprets the phrase ‘‘not
                                                                                                                                                              more than’’ to mean ‘‘less than’’ to give full effect
                                             the results of its annual stress test in the            II. Summary of the Proposed Rule                         to Congress’ intended meaning of this phrase. See
                                             period starting October 15 and ending                   III. Summary of Comments to the Proposed                 Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc., 458 U.S. 564,
                                             October 31.                                                   Rule                                               571 (1982) (if the meaning of the statutory provision
                                                                                                     IV. Section-by-Section Analysis                          is clear from its text, the sole responsibility of a
                                             *       *     *    *     *                              V. Technical and Conforming Amendments                   federal agency is to enforce the statute according to
                                                                                                     VI. Regulatory Procedures                                its terms unless literal application of the statute
                                               Dated: February 13, 2018.                                                                                      ‘‘will produce a result demonstrably at odds with
                                             Joseph Otting,                                          I. Background                                            the intention of its drafters.’’).
                                                                                                                                                                 5 Id. at 1782(c)(1)(B)(i). A FICU may terminate
                                             Comptroller of the Currency.                              The NCUA is the chartering and                         federal share insurance coverage by converting to,
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–03687 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]             supervisory authority for federal credit                 or merging into, a non-federally insured credit
                                             BILLING CODE 4810–33–P                                  unions (FCUs) and the federal                            union or a non-credit union financial institution
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                                                                                                     supervisory authority for federally                      such as a mutual savings bank. If permitted under
                                                                                                                                                              applicable state law, a federally insured, state-
                                                                                                     insured credit unions (FICUs).1 In                       chartered credit union may also convert to private
                                                                                                                                                              share insurance. See 12 CFR 708b (NCUA’s
                                                                                                       1 The NCUA’s authority to charter federal credit       regulation governing mergers and conversions to
                                                                                                     unions is contained in Title I of the FCU Act (12        private share insurance). A FICU may also
                                                                                                     U.S.C. 1752–1775), and its various authorities as        terminate federal share insurance coverage through
                                                                                                     federal share insurer are contained in Title II of the   voluntary or involuntary liquidation.



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                                             liquidation or threatened liquidation of                   of these laws.15 With respect to equity               definitions in § 741.4(b) and the
                                             FICUs in troubled condition.6 The                          distributions from the NCUSIF, § 741.4                provisions governing conversion to
                                             Board may assess a federal share                           governs the form of a declared equity                 federal share insurance in § 741.4(i).
                                             insurance premium no more than twice                       distribution (i.e., a waiver of insurance             Appendix A to part 741, which provides
                                             in a calendar year and not in an amount                    premiums, premium rebates, or a                       examples of partial year federal share
                                             more than necessary to restore the                         dividend directly from the NCUSIF) and                insurance premium assessments and
                                             NCUSIF’s equity ratio to 1.3 percent.7                     the scope of financial institutions                   equity distributions under § 741.4, was
                                                                                                        (referred to collectively herein as                   removed in favor of developing a more
                                                Furthermore, the FCU Act requires
                                                                                                        ‘‘eligible financial institutions’’) eligible         user-friendly and readily updated set of
                                             the Board to make a pro rata distribution                                                                        examples to be posted on the NCUA’s
                                                                                                        to receive the declared equity
                                             of NCUSIF equity to FICUs ‘‘after each                     distribution.16                                       public website.
                                             calendar year if, as of the end of the                                                                              The proposed rule also sought to add
                                             calendar year,’’ there are no outstanding                  II. Summary of the Proposed Rule                      a temporary provision, § 741.13, to
                                             loans or interest owed to the U.S.                            On July 20, 2017, the Board issued a               govern equity distributions related to
                                             Treasury and the NCUSIF meets certain                      notice of proposed rulemaking soliciting              the CSRP. Because the CSRP involved a
                                             financial performance benchmarks.8                         public comment on proposed                            series of corporate assessments to
                                             When those financial conditions are                        amendments to § 741.4 to provide                      capitalize the TCCUSF, the temporary
                                             present, the FCU Act requires the Board                    stakeholders with greater transparency                provision required any equity
                                             to make the maximum possible equity                        regarding the calculation of an eligible              distribution related to the CSRP to take
                                             distribution that does not reduce the                      financial institution’s pro rata share of             the form of a rebate of past corporate
                                             NCUSIF’s equity ratio below its normal                     a declared equity distribution.17 As part             assessments paid on either a First-In,
                                             operating level or the available assets                    of the proposed rulemaking, the Board                 First-Out (FIFO) or Last-In, First-Out
                                             ratio below one percent.9                                  also sought to adopt a temporary                      (LIFO) basis to repay those eligible
                                                Section 741.4 of the NCUA’s share                       provision for equity distributions                    financial institutions that were required
                                             insurance requirements rule implements                     related to the CSRP.18                                to pay a corporate assessment.
                                                                                                           The proposed rule amended § 741.4 in                  Finally, the proposed rule requested
                                             these requirements.10 The Board
                                                                                                        several respects. First, the proposed rule            comment on ways to improve the
                                             originally adopted it on October 17,
                                                                                                        amended § 741.4(e) to adopt a                         NCUA’s current process for assessing
                                             1984 following the passage of the Deficit
                                                                                                        calculation methodology for                           and collecting federal share insurance
                                             Reduction Act of 1984,11 which
                                                                                                        determining each FICU’s pro rata share                premiums to provide stakeholders with
                                             amended the FCU Act to require pro                         of a declared equity distribution based               greater transparency. While not part of
                                             rata distributions of NCUSIF equity                        on either an eligible financial                       this rulemaking, the Board noted its
                                             under certain financial conditions.12                      institution’s quarterly average amount of             intention to address the assessment and
                                             The Board subsequently amended                             insured shares or its year-end insured                collection of federal share insurance
                                             § 741.4 following the passage of the                       shares balance as then reported in the                premiums in a separate rulemaking
                                             Credit Union Membership Access Act of                      financial institution’s year-end Call                 based in part on stakeholder comments.
                                             1998 13 and the Helping Families Save                      Report. Second, the proposed rule                     One possible improvement that the
                                             Their Homes Act of 2009 14 to address                      amended § 741.4(j)(1)(ii) to eliminate                Board was considering was calculating
                                             changes made to the FCU Act by each                        the ability of a FICU terminating federal             federal share insurance premiums
                                                                                                        share insurance coverage during the                   similarly to equity distributions.
                                               6 Id.  at 1782(c)(2)(A).                                 calendar year from receiving an equity
                                               7 Id.  at 1782(c)(2)(B). The ‘‘equity ratio’’ is the                                                           III. Summary of the Comments to the
                                                                                                        distribution for that calendar year.
                                             amount of NCUSIF capitalization, including FICU
                                                                                                           To accommodate these changes, the                  Proposed Rule
                                             NCUSIF capitalization deposits and retained
                                             earnings of the NCUSIF (net of direct liabilities of       proposed rule also made technical and                    The Board received 50 comments
                                             the NCUSIF and contingent liabilities for which no         conforming amendments to the                          from various stakeholders including
                                             provision for losses has been made) divided by the                                                               FICUs, national credit union trade
                                             aggregate amount of insured FICU shares. Id. at
                                             1782(h)(2).
                                                                                                           15 National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund      associations, state credit union trade
                                                8 Id. at 1782(c)(3)(A). The FCU Act requires the
                                                                                                        Premium and One Percent Deposit, 74 FR 63277          associations, a professional trade
                                                                                                        (Dec. 3, 2009).
                                             Board to make a pro rata equity distribution from             16 Under certain circumstances, a FICU that
                                                                                                                                                              association for state credit union
                                             the NCUSIF to FICUs for each year where, at the
                                                                                                        terminates federal share insurance coverage           supervisors, and a natural person.
                                             end of the year, the following circumstances are                                                                 Commenters overwhelmingly supported
                                                                                                        (including through merger with a privately insured
                                             present: (1) The NCUSIF has no outstanding loans
                                             from the U.S. Treasury and any outstanding interest
                                                                                                        credit union) and a financial institution that        the Board’s initiative to provide FICUs
                                                                                                        converts to federal share insurance coverage          with greater transparency and offered
                                             on those loans has been repaid; (2) the NCUSIF’s
                                                                                                        (including through merger with a FICU) may
                                             equity ratio exceeds the normal operating level set
                                                                                                        receive a prorated share of an equity distribution.   general support for the proposed rule.
                                             by the Board; and (3) the NCUSIF’s available assets                                                                 Commenters almost uniformly
                                                                                                        See 12 CFR 741.4(i), (j).
                                             ratio exceeds 1 percent. The ‘‘normal operating
                                             level’’ is currently set at 1.39. The ‘‘available assets
                                                                                                           17 Requirements for Insurance; National Credit     supported the Board’s four-quarter
                                             ratio’’ is the total of cash plus market value of          Union Share Insurance Fund Equity Distributions,      average method for calculating an
                                             unencumbered investments (less direct liabilities          82 FR 35705 (Aug. 1, 2017).                           eligible financial institution’s pro rata
                                                                                                           18 The CSRP was a special purpose initiative to
                                             and contingent liabilities for which no provision for                                                            share of a declared equity distribution
                                             loss has been made) divided by the aggregate               stabilize the corporate credit union system funded
                                             amount of insured FICU shares. Id. at 1782(h)(1).          principally through advances from the Temporary       under § 741.4(e). One commenter wrote
                                                9 Id. at 1782(c)(3)(B)(i)–(ii).                         Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund             in support of the year-end insured share
                                                10 12 CFR 741.4.                                        (TCCUSF). The TCCUSF was a temporary revolving        balance method, but did not offer any
                                                                                                        fund within the U.S. Treasury created to address
                                                                                                                                                              substantive arguments in support of that
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                                                11 Public Law 98–369, Div. B., Title VIII, sec.
                                                                                                        problems in the corporate credit union system that
                                             2804, 98 Stat. 494, 1204 (July 18, 1984).                  arose as part of the recent financial crisis. On      approach. Another commenter wrote in
                                                12 Capitalization of the National Credit Union
                                                                                                        September 28, 2017, the Board announced the           support of the current average daily
                                             Share Insurance Fund, 49 FR 40561 (Oct. 17, 1984).         closure of the TCCUSF and the winding down of
                                                13 Public Law 105–219, sec. 302(a), 112 Stat. 913,
                                                                                                                                                              balance method, reasoning that the
                                                                                                        the CSRP. See Closing the Temporary Corporate
                                             933 (Aug. 7, 1998).                                        Credit Union Stabilization Fund and Setting the
                                                                                                                                                              current approach more appropriately
                                                14 Public Law 111–22, sec. 204(e)–(f), 123 Stat.        Share Insurance Fund Normal Operating Level, 82       treats an equity distribution as a
                                             1632, 1650–51 (May 20, 2009).                              FR 46298 (Oct. 4, 2017).                              dividend on the NCUSIF capitalization


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                                             deposit and does not reward FICUs that                  that terminated federal share insurance                   Under the year-end approach, an
                                             aggressively grow insured share                         to receive an equity distribution for that             eligible financial institution’s pro rata
                                             balances which can increase the overall                 calendar year. Instead, the Board is                   share of a declared equity distribution
                                             risk to the NCUSIF.                                     adopting a modified version of that                    would be based on its year-end insured
                                                Commenters were more evenly                          provision that is more consistent with                 share balance as then reported in its
                                             divided on the Board’s proposed                         the four-quarter average method.                       December 31 Call Report. This year-end
                                             changes to § 741.4(j)(1)(ii), which                     Furthermore, the Board is also adopting                insured share balance naturally
                                             prohibited the payment of an equity                     a modified version of the temporary rule               included any FICU merger activity that
                                             distribution to a FICU that terminates                  for equity distributions related to the                took place during the calendar year. For
                                             federal share insurance coverage during                 CSRP that is more consistent with the                  any merger between a FICU and a non-
                                             the calendar year for which an equity                   four-quarter average method. All other                 FICU financial institution (such as a
                                             distribution is declared. However,                      changes are adopted as proposed.                       bank or privately insured credit union),
                                             neither commenters in favor of the                                                                             the Board proposed to retain the current
                                             proposed changes nor commenters                         IV. Section-by-Section Analysis                        rule set out in § 741.4(i)(2)(iii), which
                                             opposed to the proposed changes                         Section 741.4(e) Distribution of NCUSIF                allows a FICU to receive an equity
                                             offered substantive arguments in                        Equity Not Related to the CSRP                         distribution based on its year-end
                                             support of their respective positions.                                                                         insured share balance as then reported
                                             Commenters in favor of the proposed                        The Board has historically used a                   in its December 31 Call Report inclusive
                                             changes echoed the Board’s reasoning                    number of different calculation                        of any shares acquired by merging non-
                                             from the proposed rule and commenters                   methodologies to determine an eligible                 FICU financial institutions throughout
                                             opposed to the proposed changes                         financial institution’s pro rata share of              the calendar year.
                                             generalized about fairness to FICUs that                a declared equity distribution made in                    Of the two approaches, the Board
                                             terminate federal share insurance                       the normal course of business not                      noted that it favors the four-quarter
                                             coverage.                                               related to the CSRP.19 Rather than                     average approach because it adjusts for
                                                Commenters were likewise divided on                  leaving the calculation methodology to                 seasonal fluctuations in insured share
                                             whether an equity distribution related to               the discretion of the Board, proposed                  levels.20 Adjusting for seasonable
                                             the CSRP should take the form of a                      § 741.4(e) sought to provide                           fluctuations allows the NCUA to make
                                             rebate of past corporate assessments                    stakeholders with greater transparency                 an equity distribution based on the
                                             paid on a LIFO or FIFO basis or using                   by establishing a set calculation                      actual average size of the eligible
                                             the quarterly average or year-end                       methodology for all such declared                      financial institution over the calendar
                                             method, whichever was adopted in                        equity distributions. After considering a              year rather than at some arbitrary point
                                             § 741.4(e). Of the commenters that                      number of possible approaches, the                     in time. This is particularly important to
                                             indicated a preference for rebates of past              Board requested public comment on two                  provide fairness to smaller or
                                             corporate assessments on a LIFO or                      alternative calculation methodologies:                 community-based FICUs that may
                                             FIFO basis, an overwhelming majority                    (1) The use of an eligible financial                   maintain relatively high insured share
                                             favored the LIFO approach. Other                        institution’s quarterly average insured                balances during the calendar year but
                                             commenters indicated a preference for                   share balance as then reported over the                may experience a larger than normal
                                             an aggregate assessments paid                           calendar year in four quarterly Call                   decrease in insured share balances at
                                             approach, recommended by a national                     Reports and (2) the use of an eligible                 the end of the year as consumers
                                             credit union trade association, which                   financial institution’s year-end insured               liquidate Christmas club and other types
                                             was neither a logical outgrowth of the                  share balance as then reported in its                  of special savings accounts during the
                                             LIFO or FIFO methods nor the quarterly                  December 31 Call Report.                               holiday season. Additionally, this
                                             average or year-end methods. Under the                     Under the four-quarter average                      approach is based on quarterly Call
                                             aggregate assessments paid approach,                    approach, an eligible financial                        Report data, eliminating the need for
                                             each FICU would have received an                        institution’s pro rata share of a declared             additional paperwork burden on FICUs.
                                             equity distribution based on the                        equity distribution would be based on                     However, in the proposed rule, the
                                             percentage of corporate assessments                     its quarterly average insured share                    Board also recognized the benefits of the
                                             paid by that FICU over the life of the                  balance as then reported over the                      year-end approach because it
                                             CSRP as a percentage of the aggregate                   calendar year in four quarterly Call                   harmonizes the calculation
                                             corporate assessments paid by all FICUs                 Reports. To account for mergers                        methodology for an equity distribution
                                             over the life of the CSRP. The Board did                between FICUs during the calendar                      with the methods for calculating the
                                             not receive specific comments on any                    year, the Board proposed to treat a                    NCUSIF’s equity and available assets
                                             other aspect of the proposed rule,                      continuing FICU’s quarterly average                    ratios, and the dollar amount of a
                                             including the technical and conforming                  insured share balance as including                     federal share insurance premium or
                                             amendments proposed to § 741.4(b) and                   insured shares reported by a merging                   distribution. In addition, the use of the
                                             (i) or the elimination of Appendix A to                 FICU during reporting periods before                   year-end approach eliminates the need
                                             part 741.                                               the completion of the merger. The Board                to create special rules for FICU mergers
                                                For the reasons set out in more detail               proposed to apply similar rules to                     or terminations of federal share
                                             below, the Board is adopting the four-                  mergers between a FICU and a non-                      insurance coverage during the calendar
                                             quarter average method for calculating                  FICU financial institution (such as a                  year. Accordingly, the Board sought
                                             an eligible financial institution’s pro                 bank or privately insured credit union),               public comment on both approaches
                                             rata share of an equity distribution.                   except that the non-FICU financial                     with the understanding that the Board
                                             Additionally, the Board is adopting
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                                                                                                     institution would be treated as having                 would consider adopting one of the two
                                             several new definitions to clarify                      no insured shares during reporting                     approaches, with or without appropriate
                                             provisions of the share insurance                       periods for which it did not carry                     modifications, based, in part, on the
                                             requirements rule. The Board is not                     federal share insurance coverage.                      persuasiveness of the comments. The
                                             adopting the change to the share                                                                               Board also sought public comment on a
                                             insurance requirements rule that would                    19 See e.g., 49 FR 40564 (Oct. 17, 1984) (adopting

                                             have eliminated the ability of a FICU                   the year-end insured share balance method).             20 See   82 FR at 35707 (Aug. 1, 2017).



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                                             number of issues related to each                        a FICU for at least one reporting period              distribution, shall receive an amount
                                             calculation methodology, including                      in the calendar year for which the Board              equivalent to what the acquiring FICU
                                             whether the look-back period under the                  declares an equity distribution will not              and the selling FICU would have
                                             four-quarter average approach should be                 be entitled to receive a portion of that              received but for the consummation of
                                             extended to include insured share                       distribution nor would that FICU’s                    the purchase and assumption
                                             balances from previous years.                           insured shares be used to calculate the               transaction.
                                                Commenters overwhelmingly favored                    aggregate average amount of insured                      In all other respects, the Board is
                                             the four-quarter average approach                       shares. For example, a FICU that files a              adopting the four-quarter average
                                             because it adjusted for seasonal                        December 31 Call Report in January                    approach as proposed. Because the
                                             fluctuations in insured share growth.                   2018, but does not file a March 31 Call               Board did not receive substantive
                                             However, many of these commenters                       Report for the first quarter of 2018,                 comments on the appropriate look-back
                                             largely echoed the Board’s own                          would not be eligible to receive an                   period for the four-quarter average
                                             justification for using the four-quarter                equity distribution declared for calendar             approach, the Board is adopting a four-
                                             average approach without any                            year 2018. While the Board believes that              quarter look-back period.
                                             additional substantive arguments in                     this principle is clear from a careful                Section 741.4(j) Conversion From, or
                                             favor of that position. One commenter                   reading of the preamble and regulatory                Termination of, Federal Share
                                             wrote in support of the year-end                        text set out in the proposed rule, it is              Insurance
                                             approach, but did not offer any                         adopting a provision in the final rule to
                                             substantive arguments in favor of that                  ensure the reader understands the                        For 25 years, the Board did not allow
                                             position. Another commenter wrote in                    Board’s intent.                                       a FICU that terminated federal share
                                             support of the Board’s current policy of                   The Board is also adopting a                       insurance coverage to receive an equity
                                             applying a daily distribution rate to                   provision in the final rule to explicitly             distribution as a matter of right. Rather,
                                             each FICU’s average daily capitalization                address mergers between FICUs. In the                 § 741.4 permitted a FICU to leave a
                                             deposit balance. This commenter raised                  preamble and regulatory text set out in               ‘‘nominal sum’’ on deposit with the
                                             concerns that either approach adopted                   the proposed rule, the Board addressed                NCUISIF until the next equity
                                             by the Board would encourage eligible                   mergers between FICUs at some length.                 distribution to be eligible to receive ‘‘a
                                             financial institutions to aggressively                  To avoid any confusion, the final rule                prorated share of the distribution.’’ 21 In
                                             grow insured shares to receive larger                   clarifies that a FICU that merges with                2009, however, the Board broadened
                                             equity distributions. This commenter                    another FICU that has filed at least one              § 741.4 to allow a FICU that terminated
                                             also argued that the average daily                      Call Report for a reporting period in the             federal share insurance coverage to
                                             balance method is preferable because it                 calendar year for which the Board                     receive a pro rata equity distribution,
                                             correctly treats an equity distribution as              declares an equity distribution shall                 but only for the calendar year in which
                                             a dividend on a FICU’s capitalization                   receive an amount equivalent to what                  the FICU terminated coverage. The
                                             deposit.                                                the continuing FICU and the merging                   Board made this policy change as a
                                                On balance, the Board believes that                  FICU would have received but for the                  matter of administrative convenience to
                                             accounting for seasonal fluctuations in                 consummation of the merger. For                       avoid potentially lengthy recordkeeping
                                             insured share growth is a significant                   purposes of calculating the continuing                requirements imposed under the prior
                                             benefit to eligible financial institutions              FICU’s average amount of insured                      rule.22 Under this provision, which is
                                             that outweighs the administrative                       shares, any insured shares previously                 codified in the current share insurance
                                             convenience offered by the year-end                     reported during that calendar year by                 requirements rule as § 741.4(j)(1)(ii), the
                                             approach. Furthermore, the Board                        the merging FICU on its quarterly Call                Board makes a prorated distribution to
                                             disagrees with the commenter’s                          Reports filed prior to the consummation               an insured credit union that terminates
                                             argument that this calculation                          of the merger shall be combined with                  federal share insurance coverage during
                                             methodology encourages eligible                         the insured shares reported on the                    the calendar year for which the Board
                                             financial institutions to aggressively                  continuing FICU’s quarterly Call                      declares a pro rata distribution based on
                                             grow insured shares to receive larger                   Reports for purposes of calculating the               the number of full calendar months for
                                             equity distributions. Any growth in                     continuing FICU’s equity distribution.                which the insured credit union is
                                             insured shares would result in                             Furthermore, the Board is adopting a               federally insured.23
                                             corresponding decreases to the                          provision in the final rule to explicitly                Proposed § 741.4(j)(1)(ii) sought to
                                             NCUSIF’s equity and available assets                    address purchase and assumption                       eliminate the ability of a FICU that
                                             ratios which, if the resulting changes are              transactions. In response to the                      terminated federal share insurance
                                             large enough, could trigger a smaller                   proposed rule, several commenters                     coverage before the declaration date of
                                             equity distribution or the imposition of                asked about how the four-quarter                      an equity distribution to receive any
                                             a federal share insurance premium. The                  average approach would apply to                       portion of that distribution. The Board
                                             Board believes that these potential                     purchase and assumption transactions                  reasoned that this approach would be
                                             negative outcomes sufficiently mitigate                 where a FICU acquires all of the insured              more consistent with general corporate
                                             any incentive for an eligible financial                 shares of another FICU. While the Board               practice regarding the payment of
                                             institution to aggressively grow insured                also believes that this principle should              shareholder dividends. Furthermore, the
                                             shares. Accordingly, the Board is                       be clear from a careful reading of the                Board believed that this approach
                                             adopting the four-quarter average                       preamble and regulatory text set out in               would be more equitable to FICUs that
                                             approach in the final rule with some                    the proposed rule, it is adopting a                   remain federally insured throughout the
                                             minor clarifications.                                   provision in the final rule to make it as             calendar year because they bear the risk
                                                The four-quarter average approach                                                                          of a federal share insurance premium
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                                                                                                     transparent as possible how the Board
                                             relies on the use of quarterly Call Report              will address these transactions. Under
                                                                                                                                                             21 See e.g., 12 CFR 741.5(i) (1985); 12 CFR 741.4(j)
                                             data to determine an eligible financial                 the final rule, a FICU that acquires all
                                                                                                                                                           (1996).
                                             institution’s pro rata share of an equity               of the insured shares of another FICU                   22 See National Credit Union Share Insurance
                                             distribution. Implicit in this concept is               that files at least one Call Report for a             Fund Premium and One Percent Deposit, 74 FR
                                             the idea that a financial institution that              reporting period in the calendar year for             63277 (Dec. 3, 2009).
                                             does not file a quarterly Call Report as                which the Board declares an equity                      23 12 CFR 741.4(j)(1)(ii).




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                                             and are required to maintain the                           Under the proposed FIFO approach,                   national credit union trade association.
                                             required capitalization deposit, while a                the Board would have made an equity                    Under the aggregate assessments paid
                                             FICU that terminates federal share                      distribution to each FICU up to the total              approach, each FICU would have
                                             insurance coverage does not. A FICU                     dollar amount of corporate assessments                 received an equity distribution based on
                                             that terminates federal share insurance                 paid by that FICU during the relevant                  the percentage of corporate assessments
                                             coverage before the assessment of a                     assessment period beginning with the                   paid by that FICU over the life of the
                                             federal share insurance premium is not                  first assessment period in 2009.                       CSRP as a percentage of the aggregate
                                             required to pay that premium. Under                        Under the proposed LIFO approach,                   corporate assessments paid by all FICUs
                                             current § 741.4(j)(1)(ii), however, that                the Board would have made an equity                    over the life of the CSRP. That approach
                                             former FICU may still receive an equity                 distribution to each FICU up to the total              is neither a logical outgrowth of the
                                             distribution.                                           dollar amount of premiums paid by that                 FIFO or LIFO methods nor a logical
                                                Commenters were evenly split on                      FICU during the relevant assessment                    outgrowth of the four-quarter average or
                                             whether the Board should adopt the                      period beginning with the last                         year-end methods and, thus, is outside
                                             proposed change to § 741.4(j)(1)(ii) or                 assessment period in 2013. Of the two                  the scope of this rulemaking.
                                             retain the current rule. Having                         approaches, the Board favored the LIFO                    While FIFO and LIFO would have
                                             considered the arguments advanced by                    method because it ensured that FICUs                   been a way to closely link what a FICU
                                             the commenters, the Board believes that                 received equity distributions for their                paid in corporate assessments to what it
                                             it is not appropriate to finalize this                  most recent corporate assessments first,               received in equity distributions related
                                             proposed change at this time. Instead,                  which generally were larger                            to the CSRP, the Board acknowledges
                                             the Board believes that it would be                     assessments, with smaller assessments                  that over the past 9 years, several
                                             beneficial to study this issue further,                 that took place at the start of the CSRP               hundred FICUs have terminated federal
                                             and it may revisit amendments to                        being repaid over time as the NCUA-                    share insurance at various times; there
                                             § 741.4(j)(1)(ii) in a future rulemaking.               guaranteed securities issued as part of                have been many FICU mergers and
                                             However, the Board is finalizing                        the CSRP matured.                                      liquidations; and the NCUA has
                                             technical changes to § 741.4(j)(1)(ii) to                  Under either the proposed FIFO or                   approved several new charters. Each of
                                             make this provision more consistent                     LIFO approach, any payments owed to                    these transactions makes the calculation
                                             with the four-quarter average method                    a FICU that had merged into another                    of each eligible financial institution’s
                                             adopted in § 741.4(e). Section                          FICU would have been paid to the                       pro rata share of an equity distribution
                                             741.4(j)(1)(ii) will be eliminated and                  continuing FICU. Moreover, any                         more complex. Additionally, the Board
                                             codified as new § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(C).                    payments owed to a liquidated FICU                     has acknowledged that FIFO and LIFO
                                                Additionally, new § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(C)                with an open liquidation estate or a                   may not be completely compatible with
                                             will calculate the prorated distribution                closed liquidation estate still within its             the FCU Act requirement to make a
                                             of a FICU that terminated federal share                 applicable look-back period would have                 distribution on a ‘‘pro rata’’ basis.
                                             insurance coverage by applying the                      been made to the liquidation estate and                   Instead, the Board believes that
                                             general four-quarter average approach                   distributed ratably to the FICU’s                      adopting a modified version of the four-
                                             set out in § 741.4(e), including the                    creditors in accordance with part 709 of               quarter average method is the most
                                             requirement that the FICU must file a                   the NCUA’s rules.24 Given the payment                  appropriate approach. In the proposed
                                             Call Report for at least one reporting                  priority set out in part 709, the Board                rule, the Board solicited comment on
                                             period in the calendar year for which                   anticipated that a majority of these                   whether a four-quarter look-back period,
                                             the Board has declared a distribution to                creditors would be members with                        or some longer look-back period such as
                                             receive a prorated equity distribution,                 uninsured share balances rather than                   six or eight quarters, was preferable
                                             with one exception. For reporting                       general creditors of the liquidation                   under the four-quarter average method.
                                             periods where the FICU did not                          estate.                                                Given the unique nature of the CSRP,
                                             maintain federal share insurance                           Furthermore, because any equity                     the Board strongly believes that a longer
                                             coverage, it will be treated as having no               distribution related to the CSRP would                 look-back period, which tracks the
                                             insured shares in that period. This has                 go first towards repaying FICUs that                   period of time in which corporate
                                             the same practical effect as the current                paid corporate assessments, a FICU that                assessments were being made, is
                                             process of multiplying the FICU’s last                  had not paid a corporate assessment                    appropriate for CSRP-related equity
                                             reported insured share balance by a                     would not have been entitled to receive                distributions because it captures share
                                             modified premium/distribution ratio,                    an equity distribution related to the                  insurance activity that took place during
                                             but is computationally simpler.                         CSRP unless all such corporate                         that time.
                                                                                                     assessments are first repaid in full.                     Accordingly, the Board is adopting a
                                             Section 741.13 NCUSIF Equity                                                                                   modified version of the four-quarter
                                                                                                     Additionally, a FICU that terminated
                                             Distributions Related to the CSRP                                                                              average approach for CSRP-related
                                                                                                     federal share insurance coverage before
                                                The Board proposed to adopt a                        the payment date for an equity                         equity distributions that includes five
                                             temporary provision governing any                       distribution related to the CSRP would                 separate look-back periods tied directly
                                             equity distributions resulting from the                 not have been entitled to a distribution               to the beginning of the CSRP that
                                             CSRP. Under this temporary provision,                   for the reasons stated above in the                    correspond to each calendar year for
                                             any equity distribution related to the                  discussion of proposed changes to                      which the Board may declare an equity
                                             CSRP was to take the form of a series of                § 741.4(j)(1)(ii).                                     distribution related to the CSRP. For
                                             equity distributions repaying any                          Of the commenters that indicated a                  calendar year 2017 equity distributions,
                                             corporate assessments against FICUs on                  preference for either the proposed FIFO                the Board will apply a 36-quarter look-
                                             either a FIFO or a LIFO basis. The Board                                                                       back period. For calendar year 2018
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                                                                                                     or LIFO approach, an overwhelming
                                             also solicited public comment on                        majority favored the LIFO approach.                    equity distributions, the Board will
                                             whether it should instead use either the                Other commenters indicated a                           apply a 40-quarter look-back period. For
                                             four-quarter average or year-end                        preference for an aggregate assessments                calendar year 2019 equity distributions,
                                             approach with appropriate                               paid approach recommended by a                         the Board will apply a 44-quarter look-
                                             modifications to account for the unique                                                                        back period. For calendar year 2020
                                             nature of the CSRP.                                       24 12   CFR part 709.                                equity distributions, the Board will


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                                             apply a 48-quarter look-back period.                    Section 741.4(b) Definitions                           § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) largely retains this
                                             Finally, for calendar year 2021 equity                     To provide stakeholders with greater                aspect of the current rule. However,
                                             distributions, the Board will apply a 52-               transparency, the Board is amending                    rather than the current process of
                                             quarter look-back period. Applying five                 § 741.4(b) to include definitions of                   multiplying the FICU’s year-end insured
                                             separate look-back periods ensures that                 ‘‘aggregate amount of insured shares’’,                share balance by premium/distribution
                                             the Board adequately accounts for share                 ‘‘aggregate average amount of insured                  ratio, new § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) will treat
                                             insurance activity that took place during               shares’’, ‘‘average amount of insured                  the FICU as having no insured shares for
                                             the CSRP.                                               shares’’, ‘‘federally insured credit                   the applicable reporting periods for
                                                Consistent with the four-quarter                     union’’, ‘‘financial institution’’,                    which the financial institution did not
                                             average approach, an eligible financial                 ‘‘insured depository institution’’, and                carry federal share insurance coverage.
                                             institution must file at least one                      ‘‘NCUSIF equity distribution’’ in the                  This has the same practical effect as the
                                             quarterly Call Report as a FICU for a                   final rule. Furthermore, the Board is                  current process, but is computationally
                                             reporting period in the calendar year for               revising definitions of ‘‘available assets             simpler. Furthermore, a FICU that does
                                             which the Board declares an equity                      ratio’’, ‘‘equity ratio’’, ‘‘insured shares’’,         not file at least one quarterly Call Report
                                             distribution to receive a pro rata share                and ‘‘reporting period’’.                              for reporting periods of the calendar
                                             of that distribution. Otherwise, that                                                                          year for which the Board declares the
                                             financial institution will not receive an               Section 741.4(g) New Charters                          distribution shall not receive an equity
                                             equity distribution for that calendar year                 For greater readability and to improve              distribution.
                                             nor will its insured shares be used to                  ease of use throughout § 741.4, the                       Section 741.4(i)(2)(iii) addresses an
                                             calculate the aggregate average amount                  Board is removing the language from                    equity distribution to a FICU that
                                             of insured shares used to determine                     § 741.4(g) addressing equity                           merges with a financial institution that
                                             each eligible financial institution’s pro               distributions for newly chartered FICUs                is not federally insured by the NCUA
                                             rata share of the distribution.                         and codifying it as new                                where the FICU is the surviving entity.28
                                             Furthermore, a FICU that terminated                     § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(A). The Board is also                 If the Board declares an equity
                                             federal share insurance coverage must                   making technical amendments to this                    distribution for the calendar year in
                                             file at least one quarterly Call Report as              provision to provide for greater                       which such a merger takes place, the
                                             a FICU for a reporting period in the                    consistency with the four-quarter                      continuing FICU is entitled to receive an
                                             applicable calendar year to receive a                   average method adopted above. Under                    equity distribution based on its year-end
                                             prorated equity distribution.                           current § 741.4(g), a newly chartered                  insured share balance. New
                                                                                                     FICU may not receive a pro rata share                  § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) differs slightly from
                                             V. Technical and Conforming                             of a declared equity distribution unless               § 741.4(i)(2)(iii). Under the final rule,
                                             Amendments                                              it is has funded its capitalization                    only the insured shares attributable to
                                                In addition to the proposed changes to               deposit.26 Under new § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(A),              the continuing FICU as reported on
                                             the share insurance requirements rule                   a newly chartered FICU may not receive                 quarterly Call Reports at that time shall
                                             governing the calculation of an eligible                a pro rata share of a declared equity                  be used to determine the average
                                             financial institution’s pro rata share of               distribution unless it has filed a                     amount of insured shares for reporting
                                             an equity distribution and the treatment                quarterly Call Report for at least one                 periods preceding the date of the
                                             of a FICU that terminated federal share                 reporting period in the calendar year for              merger. This approach harmonizes new
                                             insurance coverage, the Board proposed                  which the Board declares the                           § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(B) with new
                                             to make technical and conforming                        distribution. In all other respects,                   § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(A) and (C) respectively.
                                             amendments to other aspects of § 741.4                  current § 741.4(g) remains unchanged.                  Appendix A to Part 741—Examples of
                                             and to Appendix A of Part 741.                          Section 741.4(i) Conversion to Federal                 Partial Year NCUSIF Assessment and
                                             Commenters did not address these                        Insurance                                              Distribution Calculations Under § 741.4
                                             technical and conforming amendments.
                                                                                                        The Board is also making conforming                   The Board also proposed to remove
                                             Accordingly, the Board is adopting
                                                                                                     amendments to § 741.4(i)(1)(v) and                     Appendix A to part 741 from the
                                             these amendments largely as proposed
                                                                                                     (i)(2)(iii) to reflect the adoption of the             NCUA’s regulations and replace it with
                                             with one exception. The Board is
                                                                                                     four-quarter average method for                        examples and frequently asked
                                             making a technical change to the aspect
                                                                                                     calculating an eligible financial                      questions to be published on NCUA’s
                                             of the share insurance requirements rule
                                                                                                     institution’s pro rata share of an equity              public website.29 Appendix A provides
                                             governing newly chartered FICUs that
                                                                                                     distribution not related to the CSRP.                  examples of partial year NCUSIF
                                             was not previously proposed. This
                                                                                                     First, the Board is removing                           assessment and distribution calculations
                                             change will relocate regulatory text
                                                                                                     § 741.4(i)(1)(v) and (i)(2)(iii) and                   under various factual scenarios. While
                                             governing equity distributions to newly
                                                                                                     codifying those provisions as new                      the Board recognizes that examples of
                                             chartered FICUs from § 741.4(g) to
                                                                                                     § 741.4(e)(4)(i)(B). Section 741.4(i)(1)(v)            how the NCUA makes these calculations
                                             § 741.4(e). Because the change is
                                                                                                     currently allows a financial institution               may be useful to stakeholders, including
                                             technical in nature, and does not change
                                                                                                     that converts to federal share insurance               those examples in an appendix to part
                                             the substance of the rule, the Board
                                                                                                     coverage during the calendar year to                   741 makes it difficult for the NCUA to
                                             believes that public comment on the
                                                                                                     receive a prorated equity distribution                 update, amend, or revise the examples
                                             change to this aspect of the share
                                                                                                     based on the number of full calendar                   to provide stakeholders with additional
                                             insurance requirements rule is
                                                                                                     months for which the financial                         clarity. Accordingly, the Board is
                                             unnecessary and therefore has good
                                                                                                     institution was a FICU.27 New                          removing Appendix A and replacing it
                                             cause to waive the notice and comment
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                                                                                                                                                            with information on the NCUA’s
                                             requirements of the Administrative                      S. Doc. No. 248 79–258 (1946), at 200                  website which can be updated easily
                                             Procedure Act (APA).25                                  (‘‘ ‘Unnecessary’ means unnecessary as far as the      and as frequently as necessary to
                                                                                                     public is concerned, as would be the case if a minor
                                               25 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) (allowing waiver of public      or merely technical amendment in which the public      provide stakeholders with more clear,
                                             comment requirement when an agency for good             is not particularly interested were involved.’’).
                                                                                                         26 12 CFR 741.4(g).                                 28 12   CFR 741.4(i)(2)(iii).
                                             cause finds such procedures ‘‘unnecessary’’). See
                                             Administrative Procedure Act: Legislative History,          27 12 CFR 741.4(i)(1)(v).                           29 12   CFR 741, App. A.



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                                             relevant, and timely examples regarding                 Executive Order 13132                                    ■  c. Removing paragraphs (i)(1)(v) and
                                             the calculation of partial year NCUSIF                    Executive Order 13132 encourages                       (i)(2)(iii);
                                             assessments and distributions.                                                                                   ■ d. Revising paragraph (j)(1)(ii); and
                                                                                                     independent regulatory agencies to                       ■ e. Removing paragraph (j)(1)(iii).
                                             VI. Regulatory Procedures                               consider the impact of their actions on                     The revisions and additions to read as
                                                                                                     state and local interests.33 The NCUA,                   follows:
                                             Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                                                                     an independent regulatory agency as
                                                The Regulatory Flexibility Act                       defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5), voluntarily                § 741.4 Insurance premium and one
                                             requires the NCUA to prepare an                         complies with the executive order to                     percent deposit.
                                             analysis to describe any significant                    adhere to fundamental federalism                         *       *    *    *      *
                                             economic impact a regulation may have                   principles. The final rule will not have                    (b) * * *
                                             on a substantial number of small entities               substantial direct effects on the states,                   Aggregate amount of insured shares
                                             (primarily those under $100 million in                  on the relationship between the national                 means the sum of all insured shares
                                             assets).30 This rule has no economic                    government and the states, or on the                     reported by federally insured credit
                                             impact on small credit unions because                   distribution of power and                                unions in calendar year-end Call
                                             it only impacts internal NCUA                           responsibilities among the various                       Reports from the calendar year for
                                             procedures that are used infrequently.                  levels of government. The NCUA has                       which the Board declares an NCUSIF
                                             Accordingly, NCUA certifies the final                   therefore determined that this final rule                equity distribution pursuant to
                                             rule will not have a significant                        does not constitute a policy that has                    paragraph (e) of this section.
                                             economic impact on a substantial                        federalism implications for purposes of                     Aggregate average amount of insured
                                             number of small credit unions.                          the executive order.                                     shares means the sum of the average
                                                                                                                                                              amount of insured shares as then
                                             Small Business Regulatory Enforcement                   List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 741                      reported by all financial institutions
                                             Fairness Act                                                                                                     eligible to receive an NCUSIF equity
                                                                                                       Bank deposit insurance, Credit
                                                The Small Business Regulatory                        unions, Reporting and recordkeeping                      distribution under subparagraph (e)(1)
                                             Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub.                  requirements.                                            of this section in quarterly Call Reports
                                             L. 104–121) (SBREFA) provides                                                                                    over the calendar year for which the
                                                                                                       By the National Credit Union                           Board declares an NCUSIF equity
                                             generally for congressional review of
                                                                                                     Administration Board on February 15, 2018.
                                             agency rules. A reporting requirement is                                                                         distribution divided by the number of
                                                                                                     Gerard Poliquin,                                         reporting periods in that calendar year.
                                             triggered in instances where the NCUA
                                             issues a final rule as defined by Section               Secretary of the Board.                                     Available assets ratio means the ratio
                                             551 of the Administrative Procedure                       For the reasons discussed above, the                   of:
                                             Act. The NCUA does not believe this                     Board amends 12 CFR part 741 as                             (i) The amount determined by
                                             final rule is a ‘‘major rule’’ within the               follows:                                                 subtracting—
                                             meaning of the relevant sections of                                                                                 (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF
                                             SBREFA. As required by SBREFA, the                      PART 741—REQUIREMENTS FOR                                and contingent liabilities for which no
                                             NCUA has filed the appropriate reports                  INSURANCE                                                provision for losses has been made from
                                             so that this final rule may be reviewed.                                                                            (B) The sum of cash and the market
                                                                                                     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 741                 value of unencumbered investments
                                             Paperwork Reduction Act                                 continues to read as follows:                            authorized under § 203 of the Federal
                                               The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                     Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1757, 1766(a), 1781–
                                                                                                                                                              Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1783), to
                                             (PRA) applies to rulemakings in which                   1790, and 1790d; 31 U.S.C. 3717.                            (ii) The aggregate amount of insured
                                             an agency creates a new information                                                                              shares in all federally insured credit
                                                                                                     ■  2. Amend § 741.4:                                     unions.
                                             collection requirement or amends an
                                                                                                     ■  a. In paragraph (b), by:                                 Average amount of insured shares
                                             existing information collection
                                                                                                     ■  i. Adding definitions in alphabetical                 means the sum of insured shares as then
                                             requirement.31 For the purposes of the
                                                                                                     order for ‘‘aggregate amount of insured                  reported by a financial institution
                                             PRA, an information collection                          shares’’ and ‘‘aggregate average amount
                                             requirement may take the form of a                                                                               eligible to receive an NCUSIF equity
                                                                                                     of insured shares’’;                                     distribution under subparagraph (e)(1)
                                             reporting, recordkeeping, or third-party
                                                                                                     ■ ii. Revising the definition for                        of this section over the calendar year for
                                             disclosure requirement. The final rule
                                                                                                     ‘‘available assets ratio’’;                              which the Board declares an NCUSIF
                                             does not contain a new information
                                                                                                     ■ iii. Adding definitions in alphabetical                equity distribution divided by the
                                             collection requirement or amend an
                                                                                                     order for ‘‘average amount of insured                    number of reporting periods in that
                                             existing information collection
                                                                                                     shares’’ and ‘‘Board’’;                                  calendar year.
                                             requirement that requires approval by
                                                                                                     ■ iv. Revising the definition of ‘‘equity                   Board means the NCUA Board or any
                                             OMB under the Paperwork Reduction
                                                                                                     ratio’’;                                                 individual or group of individuals with
                                             Act (44 U.S.C. Chap. 35).
                                                                                                     ■ v. Adding definitions in alphabetical                  the delegated authority to act on behalf
                                             Assessment of Federal Regulations and                   order definitions for ‘‘federally insured                of the Board to implement the
                                             Policies on Families.                                   credit union’’, ‘‘financial institution’’,               requirements of this section.
                                                The NCUA has determined that this                    and ‘‘insured depository institution’’;                     Federally insured credit union means
                                             final rule will not affect family well-                 ■ vi. Revising the definition of ‘‘insured               a federal or state-chartered credit union
                                             being within the meaning of section 654                 shares’’;                                                that maintains federal share insurance
                                             of the Treasury and General                             ■ vii. Adding definitions in alphabetical                coverage from the NCUSIF.
                                                                                                                                                                 Financial institution means a
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                                             Government Appropriations Act,                          order for ‘‘NCUSIF’’ and ‘‘NCUSIF
                                                                                                     equity distribution’’; and                               federally insured credit union, non-
                                             1999.32
                                                                                                     ■ viii. Revising the definition of                       federally insured credit union, or an
                                               30 5U.S.C. 603(a).                                    ‘‘reporting period’’.                                    insured depository institution,
                                               31 44U.S.C. 3507(d); 5 CFR 1320.                      ■ b. Revising paragraphs (e) and (g);                    including a liquidation or receivership
                                               32 Public Law 105–277, sec. 654, 112 Stat. 2681,                                                               estate of any such credit union or
                                             2681–581 (1998).                                            33 64   FR 43255 (Aug. 4, 1999).                     depository institution.


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                                                Insured depository institution means                    (e) NCUSIF equity distribution. Except             year shall not receive an NCUSIF equity
                                             any bank or savings association the                     as otherwise provided for by federal law              distribution for that calendar year
                                             deposits of which are insured by the                    or regulation, the following procedures               unless the federally insured credit
                                             Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation                   shall apply to any NCUSIF equity                      union has filed at least one quarterly
                                             pursuant to the Federal Deposit                         distribution declared by the Board:                   Call Report as a federally insured credit
                                             Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.).                    (1) Eligibility for an NCUSIF equity               union for a reporting period in the
                                                Insured shares means the total                       distribution. The Board shall make an                 calendar year for which the Board has
                                             amount of a federally insured credit                    NCUSIF equity distribution to any                     declared a distribution. For purposes of
                                             union’s share, share draft and share                    financial institution that files at least             calculating the newly chartered
                                             certificate accounts, or their equivalent               one quarterly Call Report as a federally              federally insured credit union’s average
                                             under state law (which may include                      insured credit union for a reporting                  amount of insured shares, the federally
                                             deposit accounts), authorized to be                     period in the calendar year for which                 insured credit union shall be treated as
                                             issued to members, other credit unions,                 the Board declares the NCUSIF equity                  having no insured shares for reporting
                                             public units, or nonmembers (where                      distribution.                                         periods preceding the first reporting
                                             permitted under the Act or equivalent                      (2) Requirement to make an NCUSIF                  period in which the federally insured
                                             state law), but does not include amounts                equity distribution. The Board shall                  credit union files its first quarterly Call
                                             in excess of insurance coverage as                      make an NCUSIF equity distribution on                 Report.
                                             provided in part 745 of this chapter.                   a pro rata basis to financial institutions               (B) Conversion to federal share
                                             *       *    *     *     *                              after each calendar year if, as of the end            insurance. A financial institution that
                                                National Credit Union Share                          of the calendar year:                                 converts to federal share insurance
                                             Insurance Fund or NCUSIF refers to a                       (i) Any loans to the NCUSIF from the               coverage from the NCUSIF during the
                                             revolving fund established by Congress                  Federal Government, and any interest                  calendar year for which the Board
                                             within the U.S. Treasury to provide                     on those loans, have been repaid;                     declares an NCUSIF equity distribution
                                             federal share insurance coverage to                        (ii) The NCUSIF’s equity ratio exceeds             (including through merger into a
                                             federally insured credit union members                  the normal operating level; and                       federally insured credit union) shall
                                                                                                        (iii) The NCUSIF’s available assets                receive a prorated NCUSIF equity
                                             and to offset the NCUA’s administrative
                                                                                                     ratio exceeds one percent.                            distribution for that calendar year
                                             expenses associated with the
                                                                                                        (3) Amount of NCUSIF equity                        provided that the financial institution
                                             conservatorship and liquidation of
                                                                                                     distribution. The Board shall make the                has filed at least one quarterly Call
                                             federally insured credit unions.
                                                                                                     maximum possible NCUSIF equity                        Report as a federally insured credit
                                                NCUSIF equity distribution means a
                                                                                                     distribution that does not:                           union for a reporting period in the
                                             distribution of excess equity from the
                                                                                                        (i) Reduce the NCUSIF’s equity ratio               applicable calendar year. For purposes
                                             NCUSIF to financial institutions eligible
                                                                                                     below the normal operating level; and                 of calculating the financial institution’s
                                             to receive a pro rata share of that                        (ii) Reduce the NCUSIF’s available                 average amount of insured shares, the
                                             distribution pursuant to the                            assets ratio below one percent.                       financial institution shall be treated as
                                             requirements of § 202 of the Federal                       (4) Form of NCUSIF equity                          having no insured shares for reporting
                                             Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1782) and                   distribution. The Board shall have the                periods preceding the date of
                                             the special rules set out in subparagraph               discretion to determine the form of an                conversion to federal share insurance
                                             (e)(5) of this section.                                 NCUSIF equity distribution including a                coverage. In cases of conversion through
                                                NCUSIF equity ratio means the ratio                  waiver of federal share insurance                     merger, only the insured shares
                                             of:                                                     premiums, a rebate of federal share
                                                (i) The amount determined by                                                                               attributable to the continuing federally
                                                                                                     insurance premiums, a dividend, or any                insured credit union shall be used to
                                             subtracting—                                            combination thereof.
                                                (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF                                                                       determine the average amount of
                                                                                                        (5) Calculation of pro rata share of               insured shares for reporting periods
                                             and contingent liabilities for which no                 NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board
                                             provision for losses has been made from                                                                       preceding the date of conversion.
                                                                                                     shall determine a financial institution’s                (C) Conversion from, or termination
                                                (B) The sum of all one percent                       pro rata share of an NCUSIF equity                    of, federal share insurance. A financial
                                             deposits made by federally insured                      distribution by dividing the dollar                   institution that terminates federal share
                                             credit unions pursuant to § 741.4 of this               amount of the declared NCUSIF equity                  insurance coverage from the NCUSIF
                                             chapter and the retained earnings                       distribution by the aggregate average                 during the calendar year for which the
                                             balance of the NCUSIF, to                               amount of insured shares for that                     Board declares an NCUSIF equity
                                                (ii) The aggregate amount of insured
                                                                                                     calendar year and then multiplying by                 distribution (including through a
                                             shares in all federally insured credit
                                                                                                     a financial institution’s average amount              conversion to, or merger into, a non-
                                             unions.
                                                                                                     of insured shares.                                    federally insured credit union or an
                                             *       *    *     *     *                                 (i) Special rules. The following                   insured depository institution) shall
                                                Reporting period means span of time                  special rules shall apply to newly                    receive a prorated NCUSIF equity
                                             covered by a set of financial statements.               chartered federally insured credit                    distribution for that calendar year
                                             For purposes of paragraph (c) of this                   unions, financial institutions that                   provided that the financial institution
                                             section, reporting period refers to a                   convert to federal share insurance                    has filed at least one quarterly Call
                                             calendar year for federally insured                     coverage from the NCUSIF, financial                   Report as a federally insured credit
                                             credit unions with total assets of less                 institutions that terminate federal share             union for a reporting period in the
                                             than $50,000,000 and refers to a                        insurance coverage from the NCUSIF,                   applicable calendar year. For purposes
                                             semiannual period for federally insured                                                                       of calculating the financial institution’s
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                                                                                                     mergers between federally insured
                                             credit unions with total assets of                      credit unions, and purchase and                       average amount of insured shares, the
                                             $50,000,000 or more. For all other                      assumption transactions:                              financial institution shall be treated as
                                             provisions of this section, reporting                      (A) New charters. A newly chartered                having no insured shares for reporting
                                             period refers to the span of time covered               federally insured credit union that                   periods following the date of
                                             by a quarterly Call Report.                             obtains federal share insurance coverage              termination of federal share insurance
                                             *       *    *     *     *                              from the NCUSIF during the calendar                   coverage. For purposes of this


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                                             subparagraph, a financial institution                   insured credit union’s quarterly Call                    (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF
                                             that terminates federal share insurance                 Reports.                                              and contingent liabilities for which no
                                             coverage from the NCUSIF through                        *       *     *   *     *                             provision for losses has been made from
                                             liquidation will be treated as                             (g) New charters. A newly-chartered                   (B) The sum of cash and the market
                                             terminating federal share insurance                     credit union that obtains share                       value of unencumbered investments
                                             coverage during the calendar year when                  insurance coverage from the NCUSIF                    authorized under section 203 of the
                                             it enters liquidation.                                  during the calendar year in which it has              Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C.
                                                (D) Mergers between federally insured                obtained its charter will not be required             1783), to
                                             credit unions. A federally insured credit               to pay for insurance for that calendar                   (ii) The aggregate amount of insured
                                             union that merges with a federally                      year. The credit union will fund its one              shares in all federally insured credit
                                             insured credit union shall receive an                   percent deposit on a date to be                       unions.
                                             equity distribution equivalent to what                  determined by the NCUA Board in the                      (4) Average amount of insured shares
                                             the continuing federally insured credit                 following calendar year.                              means the sum of insured shares as then
                                             union and the merging federally insured                 *       *     *   *     *                             reported by a financial institution
                                             credit union would have received                           (j) * * *                                          eligible to receive an NCUSIF equity
                                             separately but for the consummation of                     (1) * * *                                          distribution under subparagraph (b)(1)
                                             the merger provided that the merging                       (ii) If the NCUSIF assesses a premium              of this section over a given time horizon
                                             federally insured credit union has filed                in the calendar year of conversion or                 divided by the number of reporting
                                             at least one quarterly Call Report as a                 merger on or before the day in which                  periods in that time horizon.
                                             federally insured credit union for a                    the conversion or merger is completed,                   (5) Board means the NCUA Board or
                                             reporting period in the calendar year for               pay a prorated premium based on the                   any individual or group of individuals
                                             which the Board declares the                            financial institution’s insured shares as             with the delegated authority to act on
                                             distribution. For purposes of calculating               of the last day of the most recently                  behalf of the Board to implement the
                                             the continuing federally insured credit                 ended reporting period preceding the                  requirements of this section.
                                                                                                     conversion or merger multiplied by the                   (6) Corporate System Resolution
                                             union’s average amount of insured
                                                                                                     ratio of the amount of full calendar                  Program refers to a special program
                                             shares, any insured shares previously
                                                                                                     months for which the financial                        established by the Board to stabilize the
                                             reported by the merging federally
                                                                                                     institution maintained federal share                  corporate credit union system.
                                             insured credit union on its quarterly                                                                            (7) Federally insured credit union
                                             Call Reports filed prior to the                         insurance coverage from the NCUSIF to
                                                                                                     the number of full calendar months for                means a federal or state-chartered credit
                                             consummation of the merger during that                                                                        union that maintains federal share
                                             calendar year for which the Board                       the entire calendar year. If the financial
                                                                                                     institution has previously paid a                     insurance coverage from the NCUSIF.
                                             declares the distribution shall be                                                                               (8) Financial institution means a
                                             combined with the insured shares                        premium based on this same assessment
                                                                                                     that exceeds this amount, the financial               federally insured credit union, non-
                                             reported on the continuing federally                                                                          federally insured credit union, or an
                                             insured credit union’s quarterly Call                   institution will receive a refund of the
                                                                                                     difference following the completion of                insured depository institution,
                                             Reports.                                                                                                      including a liquidation or receivership
                                                                                                     the conversion or merger.
                                                (E) Purchase and assumption                                                                                estate of any such credit union or
                                             transactions. A federally insured credit                *       *     *   *     *
                                                                                                                                                           depository institution.
                                             union that acquires all of the insured                  ■ 3. Effective March 26, 2018, until
                                                                                                                                                              (9) Insured depository institution
                                             shares of another federally insured                     December 31, 2022, add § 741.13 to                    means any bank or savings association
                                             credit union in the calendar year for                   subpart A to read as follows:                         the deposits of which are insured by the
                                             which the Board declares an NCUSIF                      § 741.13 NCUSIF equity distribution                   Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
                                             equity distribution shall receive an                    related to the Corporate System Resolution            pursuant to the Federal Deposit
                                             amount equivalent to what the acquiring                 Program.                                              Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.).
                                             federally insured credit union and the                    (a) Definitions. For purposes of this                  (10) Insured shares means the total
                                             selling federally insured credit union                  section, the following definitions apply:             amount of a federally insured credit
                                             would have received but for the                           (1) Aggregate amount of insured                     union’s share, share draft and share
                                             consummation of the purchase and                        shares means the sum of all insured                   certificate accounts, or their equivalent
                                             assumption transaction provided that                    shares reported by federally insured                  under state law (which may include
                                             the selling federally insured credit                    credit unions in calendar year-end Call               deposit accounts), authorized to be
                                             union has filed at least one quarterly                  Reports from the calendar year for                    issued to members, other credit unions,
                                             Call Report as a federally insured credit               which the Board declares an NCUSIF                    public units, or nonmembers (where
                                             union for a reporting period in the                     equity distribution pursuant to                       permitted under the Act or equivalent
                                             calendar year for which the Board                       paragraph (b) of this section.                        state law), but does not include amounts
                                             declares an NCUSIF equity distribution.                   (2) Aggregate average amount of                     in excess of insurance coverage as
                                             For purposes of calculating the                         insured shares means the sum of the                   provided in part 745 of this chapter.
                                             acquiring federally insured credit                      average amount of insured shares as                      (11) National Credit Union Share
                                             union’s average amount of insured                       then reported by all financial                        Insurance Fund or NCUSIF refers to a
                                             shares, any insured shares previously                   institutions eligible to receive an                   revolving fund established by Congress
                                             reported during that calendar year for                  NCUSIF equity distribution under                      within the U.S. Treasury to provide
                                             which the Board declares an NCUSIF                      subparagraph (b)(1) of this section in                federal share insurance coverage to
                                             equity distribution by the selling
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                                                                                                     quarterly Call Reports over a given time              federally insured credit union members
                                             federally insured credit union on its                   horizon divided by the number of                      and to offset the NCUA’s administrative
                                             quarterly Call Reports filed prior to the               reporting periods in that time horizon.               expenses associated with the
                                             consummation of the purchase and                          (3) Available assets ratio means the                conservatorship and liquidation of
                                             assumption transaction shall be                         ratio of:                                             federally insured credit unions.
                                             combined with the insured shares                          (i) The amount determined by                           (12) NCUSIF equity distribution
                                             reported on the acquiring federally                     subtracting—                                          means a distribution of excess equity


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                                             from the NCUSIF to financial                            insurance premiums, a dividend, or any                coverage from the NCUSIF, financial
                                             institutions eligible to receive a pro rata             combination thereof.                                  institutions that terminate federal share
                                             share of that distribution pursuant to the                 (5) Calculation of pro rata share of               insurance coverage from the NCUSIF,
                                             requirements of section 202 of the                      NCUSIF equity distribution. The Board                 mergers between federally insured
                                             Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C.                     shall determine a financial institution’s             credit unions, and purchase and
                                             1782) and the special rules set out in                  pro rata share of an NCUSIF equity                    assumption transactions:
                                             paragraph (b)(5) of this section.                       distribution by dividing the dollar                      (A) New charters. A newly chartered
                                                (13) NCUSIF equity ratio means the                   amount of the declared NCUSIF equity                  federally insured credit union that
                                             ratio of:                                               distribution by the aggregate average                 obtains federal share insurance coverage
                                                (i) The amount determined by                         amount of insured shares for that given               from the NCUSIF during the calendar
                                             subtracting—                                            time horizon and then multiplying by a                year shall not receive an NCUSIF equity
                                                (A) Direct liabilities of the NCUSIF                 financial institution’s average amount of             distribution for that calendar year
                                             and contingent liabilities for which no                 insured shares.                                       unless the federally insured credit
                                             provision for losses has been made from                    (i) Time horizons. When calculating                union has filed at least one quarterly
                                                (B) The sum of all one percent                       the average amount of insured shares                  Call Report as a federally insured credit
                                             deposits made by federally insured                      and the aggregate average amount of                   union for a reporting period in the
                                             credit unions pursuant to § 741.4 of this               insured shares for an NCUSIF equity                   calendar year. For purposes of
                                             chapter and the retained earnings                       distribution, the following time                      calculating the newly chartered
                                             balance of the NCUSIF, to                               horizons shall apply:                                 federally insured credit union’s average
                                                (ii) The aggregate amount of insured                    (A) NCUSIF equity distribution for                 amount of insured shares, the federally
                                             shares in all federally insured credit                  2017. The average amount of insured                   insured credit union shall be treated as
                                             unions.                                                 shares and aggregate average amount of                having no insured shares for reporting
                                                (14) Normal operating level means an                 insured shares for an NCUSIF equity                   periods preceding the first reporting
                                             NCUSIF equity ratio not less than 1.2                   distribution declared for calendar year               period in which the federally insured
                                             percent and not more than 1.5 percent,                  2017 shall be based on information from               credit union files its first quarterly Call
                                             as established by action of the Board.                  quarterly Call Reports from the                       Report.
                                                (b) NCUSIF equity distributions                      preceding 36 quarters, including the                     (B) Conversion to federal share
                                             related to the Corporate System                         calendar year-end Call Report for 2017.               insurance. A financial institution that
                                             Resolution Program. Notwithstanding                        (B) NCUSIF equity distribution for                 converts to federal share insurance
                                             § 741.4 of this chapter, the following                  2018. The average amount of insured                   coverage from the NCUSIF during the
                                             procedures shall apply to any NCUSIF                    shares and aggregate average amount of                calendar year for which the Board
                                             equity distribution declared for calendar               insured shares for an NCUSIF equity                   declares an NCUSIF equity distribution
                                             years 2017 through 2021:                                distribution declared for calendar year               (including through merger into a
                                                (1) Eligibility for an NCUSIF equity                 2018 shall be based on information from               federally insured credit union) shall
                                             distribution. The Board shall make an                   quarterly Call Reports from the                       receive a prorated NCUSIF equity
                                             NCUSIF equity distribution to any                       preceding 40 quarters, including the                  distribution for that calendar year
                                             financial institution that files at least               calendar year-end Call Report for 2018.               provided that the financial institution
                                             one quarterly Call Report as a federally                   (C) NCUSIF equity distribution for                 has filed at least one quarterly Call
                                             insured credit union for a reporting                    2019. The average amount of insured                   Report as a federally insured credit
                                             period in the calendar year for which                   shares and aggregate average amount of                union for a reporting period in the
                                             the Board declares the NCUSIF equity                    insured shares for an NCUSIF equity                   calendar year. For purposes of
                                             distribution.                                           distribution declared for calendar year               calculating the financial institution’s
                                                (2) Requirement to make an NCUSIF                    2019 shall be based on information from               average amount of insured shares, the
                                             equity distribution. The Board shall                    quarterly Call Reports from the                       financial institution shall be treated as
                                             make an NCUSIF equity distribution on                   preceding 44 quarters, including the                  having no insured shares for reporting
                                             a pro rata basis to financial institutions              calendar year-end Call Report for 2019.               periods preceding the date of
                                             after each calendar year if, as of the end                 (D) NCUSIF equity distribution for                 conversion to federal share insurance
                                             of the calendar year:                                   2020. The average amount of insured                   coverage. In cases of conversion through
                                                (i) Any loans to the NCUSIF from the                 shares and aggregate average amount of                merger, only the insured shares
                                             federal government, and any interest on                 insured shares for an NCUSIF equity                   attributable to the continuing federally
                                             those loans, have been repaid;                          distribution declared for calendar year               insured credit union shall be used to
                                                (ii) The NCUSIF’s equity ratio exceeds               2020 shall be based on information from               determine the average amount of
                                             the normal operating level; and                         quarterly Call Reports from the                       insured shares for reporting periods
                                                (iii) The NCUSIF’s available assets                  preceding 48 quarters, including the                  preceding the date of conversion.
                                             ratio exceeds one percent.                              calendar year-end Call Report for 2020.                  (C) Conversion from, or termination
                                                (3) Amount of NCUSIF equity                             (E) NCUSIF equity distribution for                 of, federal share insurance. A financial
                                             distribution. The Board shall make the                  2021. The average amount of insured                   institution that terminates federal share
                                             maximum possible NCUSIF equity                          shares and aggregate average amount of                insurance coverage from the NCUSIF
                                             distribution that does not:                             insured shares for an NCUSIF equity                   during the calendar year for which the
                                                (i) Reduce the NCUSIF’s equity ratio                 distribution declared for calendar year               Board declares an NCUSIF equity
                                             below the normal operating level; and                   2021 shall be based on information from               distribution (including through a
                                                (ii) Reduce the NCUSIF’s available                   quarterly Call Reports from the                       conversion to, or merger into, a non-
                                                                                                                                                           federally insured credit union or an
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                                             assets ratio below one percent.                         preceding 52 quarters, including the
                                                (4) Form of NCUSIF equity                            calendar year-end Call Report for 2021.               insured depository institution) shall
                                             distribution. The Board shall have the                     (ii) Special rules. The following                  receive a prorated NCUSIF equity
                                             discretion to determine the form of an                  special rules shall apply to newly-                   distribution for that calendar year
                                             NCUSIF equity distribution including a                  chartered federally insured credit                    provided that the financial institution
                                             waiver of federal share insurance                       unions, financial institutions that                   has filed at least one quarterly Call
                                             premiums, a rebate of federal share                     convert to federal share insurance                    Report as a federally insured credit


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                                             union for a reporting period in the                     which the Board declares an NCUSIF                    cracking in locations not covered by the
                                             calendar year. For purposes of                          equity distribution by the selling                    inspections in AD 2012–12–05. We are
                                             calculating the financial institution’s                 federally insured credit union on its                 issuing this AD to address the unsafe
                                             average amount of insured shares, the                   quarterly Call Reports filed prior to the             condition on these products.
                                             financial institution shall be treated as               consummation of the purchase and
                                             having no insured shares for reporting                                                                        DATES:  This AD is effective March 30,
                                                                                                     assumption transaction shall be
                                             periods following the date of                                                                                 2018.
                                                                                                     combined with the insured shares
                                             termination of federal share insurance                  reported on the acquiring federally                     The Director of the Federal Register
                                             coverage. For purposes of this                          insured credit union’s quarterly Call                 approved the incorporation by reference
                                             subparagraph, a financial institution                   Reports.                                              of a certain publication listed in this AD
                                             that terminates federal share insurance                   (c) Expiration. This section shall                  as of March 30, 2018.
                                             coverage from the NCUSIF through                        expire and no longer be applicable after                The Director of the Federal Register
                                             liquidation will be treated as                          December 31, 2022.                                    approved the incorporation by reference
                                             terminating federal share insurance                                                                           of a certain other publication listed in
                                             coverage during the calendar year when                  Appendix A to Part 71 [Removed]
                                                                                                                                                           this AD as of July 23, 2012 (77 FR
                                             it enters liquidation.                                  ■   4. Remove Appendix A to part 741.                 36139, June 18, 2012).
                                                (D) Mergers between federally insured
                                             credit unions. A continuing federally                   Appendices B and C to Part 71                           The Director of the Federal Register
                                             insured credit union that merges with a                 [Redesignated as as Appendices A and                  approved the incorporation by reference
                                             federally insured credit union shall                    B to Part 71]                                         of a certain other publication listed in
                                             receive an equity distribution equivalent                                                                     this AD as of September 9, 2009 (74 FR
                                                                                                     ■ 5. Redesignate appendix B and                       38901, August 5, 2009).
                                             to what the continuing federally insured                appendix C as appendix A and
                                             credit union and the merging federally                  appendix B, respectively.                             ADDRESSES:    For service information
                                             insured credit union would have                                                                               identified in this final rule, contact
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–03622 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                             received separately but for the                                                                               Boeing Commercial Airplanes,
                                             consummation of the merger provided                     BILLING CODE 7535–01–P
                                                                                                                                                           Attention: Contractual & Data Services
                                             that the merging federally insured credit                                                                     (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC
                                             union has filed at least one quarterly                                                                        110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740;
                                             Call Report as a federally insured credit               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                           telephone: 562–797–1717; internet:
                                             union for a reporting period in the                                                                           https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You
                                             calendar year for which the Board                       Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                                                                           may view this service information at the
                                             declares the distribution. For purposes                                                                       FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200
                                             of calculating the continuing federally                 14 CFR Part 39
                                                                                                                                                           South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
                                             insured credit union’s average amount                   [Docket No. FAA–2017–0774; Product                    information on the availability of this
                                             of insured shares, any insured shares                   Identifier 2017–NM–036–AD; Amendment                  material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195.
                                             previously reported by the merging                      39–19201; AD 2018–04–06]
                                                                                                                                                           It is also available on the internet at
                                             federally insured credit union on its                   RIN 2120–AA64                                         http://www.regulations.gov by searching
                                             quarterly Call Reports filed prior to the                                                                     for and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
                                             consummation of the merger during that                  Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing                  0774.
                                             calendar year for which the Board                       Company Airplanes
                                             declares the distribution shall be                                                                            Examining the AD Docket
                                             combined with the insured shares                        AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                             reported on the continuing federally                    Administration (FAA), DOT.                              You may examine the AD docket on
                                             insured credit union’s quarterly Call                   ACTION: Final rule.                                   the internet at http://
                                             Reports.                                                                                                      www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                                (E) Purchase and assumption                          SUMMARY:   We are superseding                         and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
                                             transactions. A federally insured credit                Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2012–12–                 0774; or in person at the Docket
                                             union that acquires all of the insured                  05, which applied to all The Boeing                   Management Facility between 9 a.m.
                                             shares of another federally insured                     Company Model 737–100, –200, –200C,                   and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                             credit union in the calendar year for                   –300, –400, and –500 series airplanes.                except Federal holidays. The AD docket
                                             which the Board declares an NCUSIF                      AD 2012–12–05 required repetitive                     contains this final rule, the regulatory
                                             equity distribution shall receive an                    inspections for cracking under the stop               evaluation, any comments received, and
                                             amount equivalent to what the acquiring                 fittings and intercostal flanges and for              other information. The address for the
                                             federally insured credit union and the                  cracking of the intercostal web,                      Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is
                                             selling federally insured credit union                  attachment clips, stringer splice                     Docket Management Facility, U.S.
                                             would have received but for the                         channels, frame, reinforcement angle,                 Department of Transportation, Docket
                                             consummation of the purchase and                        shear web, frame outer chord and inner                Operations, M–30, West Building
                                             assumption transaction provided that                    chord; a one-time inspection to detect                Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
                                             the selling federally insured credit                    missing fasteners; repetitive inspections             New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
                                             union has filed at least one quarterly                  of the cargo barrier net fitting for                  20590.
                                             Call Report as a federally insured credit               cracking; repetitive inspections for
                                                                                                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             union for a reporting period in the                     cracking of the stringer S–15L aft
                                                                                                                                                           Galib Abumeri, Aerospace Engineer,
                                                                                                     intercostal; and repair or corrective
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                                             calendar year for which the Board
                                                                                                                                                           Airframe Section, FAA, Los Angeles
                                             declares an NCUSIF equity distribution.                 action if necessary. For certain
                                                                                                                                                           ACO Branch, 3960 Paramount
                                             For purposes of calculating the                         airplanes, this AD adds new repetitive
                                                                                                                                                           Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712–4137;
                                             acquiring federally insured credit                      inspections of certain areas of the frame
                                                                                                                                                           phone: 562–627–5324; fax: 562–627–
                                             union’s average amount of insured                       inner chord, and applicable on-
                                                                                                                                                           5210; email: galib.abumeri@faa.gov.
                                             shares, any insured shares previously                   condition actions. This AD was
                                             reported during that calendar year for                  prompted by reports of additional                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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Document Created: 2018-02-23 01:32:35
Document Modified: 2018-02-23 01:32:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective March 26, 2018, except for the addition of Sec. 741.13, which is effective from March 26, 2018, until December 31, 2022.
ContactBenjamin M. Litchfield, Staff Attorney, Office of General Counsel, at (703) 518-6540; or Steve Farrar, Supervisory Financial Analyst, Office of Examination and Insurance, at (703) 518-6360. You may also contact them at the National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3428.
FR Citation83 FR 7954 
RIN Number3133-AE77
CFR AssociatedBank Deposit Insurance; Credit Unions and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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