Credit Union Exam Solutions Presents With Flying Colors

"Credit Union Friendly" Depends on the Issue: Reading the New Congress with Bacino & Mckechnie

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ The Friday after the midterm election, Mark Treichel is joined by John McKechnie and Geoff Bacino, both

WFC Classic: From Guidelines to Guardrails: Getting Credit Union Policies Right

In this episode of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel sits down with Todd Miller to explore what makes credit union policies effective — and what separates the policy fram

NCUA Drops Office-by-Office Detail From Its 2027 Budget

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ NCUA has released its 2027 staff draft budget, and this is Mark Treichel's first take: what it is, what

The Escalation Ladder: What Every Credit Union Leader Needs to Know About Informal Enforcement Actions

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ As CAMEL codes continue to deteriorate across the industry, credit unions are seeing more examiner findi

WFC Classic: Letters of Understanding and Agreement (LUAs) & What You Need to Know

Mark Treichel, Steve Farrar, and Todd Miller discuss Letters of Understanding and Agreement—when NCUA uses them, what boards need to understand before signing, and how to

Incidental Powers: You Don’t Need a General Counsel Opinion to Petition the NCUA Board

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ NCUA’s deregulation project is moving again. John Crews has his first package, three proposed rules out

Examiner Findings, DORs, and Regional Director Letters — What They Mean and How to Respond

 Show Notes: As CAMEL codes continue to deteriorate across the industry, credit unions are seeing more examiner findings, documents of resolution, and other informal enf

NCUA’s Fidelity Bond Proposal: What Changes for Your Board

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ NCUA’s proposed rule on fidelity bonds came out October 15, approved by the board on October 13 — the bo

WFC Classic: Facing the Challenges of a CAMEL Code 4

 | WFC Classic: Facing the Challenges of a CAMEL Code 4

4 Failed Credit Unions, 10 Failure Themes: What the Inspector General Found

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ The NCUA Office of Inspector General (OIG) did four limited reviews of credit unions that failed: Teamst

WFC Classic: So You Are A CAMELS 3 - Now What?

WFC Classic:  So You Are A CAMELS 3 - Now What?

CAMELS: The Top Has Never Looked Better - The Bottom Is Showing Stress

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ NCUA’s second-quarter 2026 CAMELS data is out. There’s been no NCUSIF (National Credit Union Share Insur

CAMELS Code 4 Reality: The Examination Burden No One Talks About

What really happens when your credit union gets coded a CAMEL 4? Mark Treichel brings back Steve Farrar and Todd Miller — two former NCUA executives with 60+ years of co

Data-Driven Supervision: What Your Call Report Tells NCUA Before an Examiner Arrives

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ Mark Treichel recorded this episode after presenting to a credit union supervisory committee on the 5300

WFC Classic: Fraud and Why NCUA Must Be Onsite

## Episode Summary Mark Treichel discusses the importance of on-site exams by NCUA (National Credit Union Administration) in detecting and preventing fraud in credit unio

FDIC and OCC Define Safety and Sound & What Credit Unions Should Take From It

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ Safety and soundness has been referred to in examinations from here to eternity, and until now nobody co

WFC Classic: Documents of Resolutions & Project Management

Document of Resolutions can be complex or simple.  Regardless, they usually have many steps that NCUA doesn't realize, but you need to track.  We discuss the ins and outs

NCUA's New Exam Entry Letter: What Changed and What It Means for Your Exam

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ NCUA started sending a rewritten exam entry letter to credit union CEOs in late July and early August. I

Commercial Loan Underwriting That Satisfies NCUA

Guest: Vin Vieten, former NCUA Senior Credit Specialist Key Topics: - Financial analysis for commercial lending - Credit proposal best practices  - Global cash flow anal

SAR Confidentiality: The Line Between the Filing and the Facts Underneath It

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ On September 2, five agencies signed a joint statement on suspicious activity report (SAR) confidentiali