The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this self-initiated audit to assess the NCUA’s examination and oversight authority of credit union service organizations (CUSOs) and third party vendors. The objectives of our audit were to determine whether: 1) the NCUA complied with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures for CUSO and other (non-CUSO) third-party vendor reviews; and 2) the NCUA’s vendor review process effectively helps to assess the adequacy of credit union management’s due diligence reviews, and identify and reduce the risks vendor relationships pose to credit unions. The scope of our audit covered the period of January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2019.
Open Recommendations
Recommendation Number | Significant Recommendation | Recommended Questioned Costs | Recommended Funds for Better Use | Additional Details | |
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OIG-20-07 | Yes | $0 | $0 | ||
1. We recommend NCUA management continue its efforts to work with appropriate Congressional committees regarding amending the Federal Credit Union Act to grant the NCUA the authority to subject credit union service organizations and credit union vendors to examination and enforcement authority to the same extent as if they were an insured credit union. |