During the process of assisting with CUSO Registry questions, it came to our attention that in order to complete the CUSO Registry, CUSOs were required to agree to be bound by statutes that apply to credit unions which imposed penalties that are not applicable to a CUSO. On behalf of NACUSO and the many CUSOs in this industry, we have advocated and negotiated to revise this acknowledgment to more accurately describe the duty of CUSOs to respond to the CUSO Registry. It is a contractual duty with the credit union and not a direct regulatory obligation to NCUA. As NCUA continues to pay more attention to CUSOs, NACUSO will continue to take action to be the voice of CUSOs to resist any attempts at regulatory overreach. The NCUA has changed the text. For your reference, the text of the previous and current CUSO Registry acknowledgments are below.

      Revised text: “By clicking Submit, I understand the submission of this information is the result of a contractual obligation between my company and its credit union investors or lenders in connection with 12 U.S.C. 1757(5)(D), and (7)(I), and 12 C.F.R. parts 704 and/or 712, I hereby certify the information being submitted, is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. If submitted information is inaccurate or incomplete, I understand that the contractual obligation to my company’s credit union investor and lenders requires me to submit corrected information upon notification or discovery of a need for correction. I understand materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations may be punishable by law.”

For those CUSOs that submitted information to the NCUA prior to March 11, 2016, we are suggesting that a letter be sent to NCUA (cusoregistry@ncua.gov) stating that you do not agree with the previous acknowledgement and only agree with the new acknowledgment. Click here for a sample form letter to address this issue.