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Washington State Division of Credit Unions


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What's New

New Bulletins
Bulletins regarding new law on residential mortgage lending practices and background checks and training for Credit Union mortgage employees. View bulletins.
Third Quarter 2008 Asset Assessment Worksheet Now Available
Based on assets as of December 31, 2007. ACH debit will be originated on July 23, 2008. Download worksheet (Excel)***.
SHB 2770 Rulemaking - "Disclosure Summary"
Disclosure summary rules draft and draft model disclosure summary are now available online for review. Learn more.
PowerPoint Presentation And Attachments For 02/29 Fee Increase Discussion
The PowerPoint presentation file and attachments that will be used during the February 29 fee increase discussion are now available. Download presentation and attachments.
MBL Report for 2008 - Unsecured Member Business Loans under WAC 208-460-060(1)(b)
Due to the Division of Credit Unions at the same time 5300 call reports are due. Download Report (PDF)*.
Reaching the Un-Banked and Under-Banked
The Division of Credit Unions has developed a webpage with resources and information for reaching out to the un-banked and the under-banked. Learn more.
VISA® or MasterCard® Share Authorization Request
The VISA® or MasterCard® Share Authorization Request is an application for a state-chartered credit union to receive, hold or transact shares of VISA, Inc., or MasterCard, Inc., in accordance with the conditions specified in DCU Interpretive Letters I-07-05 (PDF)* and I-07-06 (PDF)*.

Download Share Authorization Request Application (Word)**

Who We Regulate

Credit unions are cooperative, nonprofit organizations created for the purpose of promoting thrift among their members and providing a source of credit to them. Credit unions may be chartered under state or federal law.

Examination and Supervision

The Division of Credit Unions examines and supervises the state credit unions that do business in Washington State, in order to protect their members’ financial interests. About 77 state credit unions do business here, with aggregate assets of more than $21 million. The shares and deposits at our state credit unions are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF). The NCUSIF is administered by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

The NCUA also examines and supervises federal credit unions. About 55 federal credit unions do business in Washington State. You can usually identify federal credit unions by the word “Federal” in their name. The NCUA processes consumer complaints against federal credit unions. The regional office of the NCUA may be reached at 1230 W. Washington St., Suite 301, Tempe, AZ 85281 (602) 302-6000.

Mission Statement

We examine and supervise state credit unions for safety and soundness and compliance with applicable credit union law in order to protect members' financial interests. Although state credit unions are our customers, we recognize that the citizens are the ultimate beneficiaries of our work.

The Division of Credit Unions administers the Washington State Credit Union Act and the Central Credit Union Act, chapters 31.12 and 31.13 RCW, respectively. The Division's rules are set forth in Title 208 WAC.

Consumer Protection

Many of the federal consumer protection laws that apply to banks also apply to credit unions. In general, the NCUA has authority to enforce most of these laws against state and federal credit unions. Our Division works with the NCUA to monitor compliance with consumer protection laws by our state credit unions.

The Division also processes consumer complaints against state credit unions. View our policy on handling consumer complaints.