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Investment Company Governance Technical Amendments

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is adopting technical amendments to a rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act") related to registered investment company and business development company (collectively "regulated funds") governance standards to reflect a Federal court's vacatur of certain amendments to those standards that the Commission adopted on July 27, 2004. The court's vacatur of the amendments was effective as of July 6, 2006, and had the legal effect of reverting the fund governance standards to those standards in effect before adoption of the vacated requirements. These technical amendments revise the Code of Federal Regulations (the "CFR") to reflect the court's vacatur.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under Office of Management and Budget Review

The Small Business Administration (SBA) will submit the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended, on or after the date of publication of this notice. SBA is publishing this notice to allow all interested members of the public an additional 30 days to provide comments on the collection of information.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, notice is hereby given of the reestablishment of a matching program between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and HUD's Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grantees. Since publication of the previous matching program notice, HUD and FEMA have updated the data elements used in the matching program by adding and removing certain data fields to align with current programmatic requirements.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Limits on Loans to Other Credit Unions

The NCUA Board (Board) is issuing this rule to remove the regulations related to approval and policies on making loans to other credit unions. While this provision will no longer be codified in regulation, federal credit unions remain subject to statutory requirements related to making loans to credit unions. Federally insured, state-chartered credit unions remain subject to any other applicable NCUA or state law or regulation. The final rule follows publication of a December 29, 2025, proposed rule, and takes into consideration the public comments recieved on the proposal.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 08-2

The NCUA Board (Board) is rescinding Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 08-2. The Chartering and Field of Membership Manual (Chartering Manual) incorporates the current requirements for adding underserved areas, making IRPS 08-2 unnecessary. This rescission reduces the burden for federal credit unions (FCUs) by limiting the number of sources that FCUs must check to verify compliance with applicable requirements. After considering the public comments, the Board adopts the proposal without modification.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Purchase, Sale, and Pledge Of Eligible Obligations

This final rule streamlines the NCUA Board (Board)'s regulations governing the purchase, sale, and pledge of eligible obligations. Specifically, the final rule removes the prescriptive lists of items that must be addressed in the written policies adopted by a federal credit union (FCU). Removal of the mandated items will enable a more efficient and principles-based approach. The final rule also removes detailed requirements regarding conflicts of interest and compensation. These regulatory provisions are unnecessary because FCUs are already governed by broader conflict of interest provisions in their bylaws and by the fiduciary duties of their officials. The final rule follows publication of a February 25, 2026, proposed rule and takes into consideration the public comments received on the proposal. After careful consideration of the comments, the Board has decided to adopt the proposed rule without change.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Third-Party Servicing of Indirect Vehicle Loans

The NCUA Board (Board) is issuing a final rule removing NCUA's unnecessarily prescriptive regulation regarding third-party servicing of indirect vehicle loans. This action will reduce regulatory burden and provide federally insured credit unions (FICUs) with greater operational flexibility, consistent with a principles-based supervisory approach. The intent is to reduce administrative costs and compliance complexity, enabling credit unions to serve their members more efficiently.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 06-1

The NCUA Board (Board) is rescinding Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 06-1. The Chartering and Field of Membership Manual (Chartering Manual) incorporates the current requirements for adding underserved areas, making IRPS 06-1 unnecessary. This rescission reduces the burden for federal credit unions (FCUs) by limiting the number of sources that FCUs must check to verify compliance with applicable requirements. After considering the public comments, the Board adopts the proposal without modification.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Suretyship and Guaranty; Segregated Deposit and Collateral

The NCUA Board (Board) is amending its regulations to eliminate prescriptive segregated deposit and collateral requirements for suretyship and guaranty agreements. By removing these requirements, the Board is authorizing federally insured credit unions (FICUs) acting as sureties and guarantors to design products that address member needs while maintaining safety and soundness standards. Federal credit unions (FCUs), and federally insured, state-chartered credit unions (FISCUs) if permitted under state law to act as a surety or guarantor, continue to be subject to other requirements related to these arrangements, including the applicable lending regulations. The final rule follows publication of the December 29, 2025, proposed rule, and takes into consideration the public comments received.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Termination of Excess Insurance Coverage

The NCUA Board (Board) is amending its regulations that establish the requirements for obtaining and maintaining federal share insurance with the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (Share Insurance Fund). The provisions of this part apply to all federally insured credit unions (FICUs). This final rule will reduce regulatory burden by amending the provision on the timing of prior notice provided to members of the termination of excess non-federal insurance coverage.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 10-1

The NCUA Board (Board) is rescinding Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 10-1. The Chartering and Field of Membership Manual (Chartering Manual) incorporates NCUA's current chartering requirements for federal credit unions (FCUs), making IRPS 10-1 unnecessary. This rescission reduces the burden for FCUs by limiting the number of sources that they must check to verify compliance with applicable requirements. After considering the public comments, the Board adopts the proposal without modification.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Requirements for Insurance

The NCUA Board (Board) is amending its regulations that establish the requirements for obtaining and maintaining federal share insurance with the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (Share Insurance Fund). The provisions of this part apply to all federally insured credit unions (FICUs). The rule will reduce regulatory burden by eliminating unnecessary and redundant requirements related to disclosing when nonmember accounts are not covered by federal share insurance.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Corporate Credit Unions

The NCUA Board (Board) is issuing this action to rescind its Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 11-02, which addresses chartering corporate credit unions, because it is redundant to the Federal Corporate Credit Union Chartering Manual. This action eliminates potential confusion.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Credit Union Service Contracts

The NCUA Board (Board) is revising its regulations governing the organization and operation of federal credit unions (FCUs) by eliminating a provision related to credit union service contracts. The Board intends to reduce administrative costs and compliance complexity with this revision, enabling FCUs to serve their members more efficiently.

Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min read