How to Start a Credit Union
The
National Credit Union Administration charters
federal credit unions.
NCUA
has five regional offices across the country that charter federal credit unions in the states that they oversee. To get assistance from an NCUA regional office
to help you form and charter a credit union:
- Go
to the Organizational Chart
- Link
to the NCUA regional office located in or close
to your home state, then
- Contact
the appropriate regional office for specifics.
For
immediate details on forming a federal credit union, Chapter 1 in theNCUA Chartering and Field of Membership Manual can guide you through the steps to organize a federal credit union and the manual includes the necessary forms.
Note:
Chartering a credit union means forming a financial institution. It demands time and resolved commitment
from its organizers.
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