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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 30, 2019) – Credit unions can get valuable information about how the National Credit Union Administration examines for liquidity and interest-rate risks on an Aug. 14 webinar hosted by the agency.

Registration for the webinar, “Liquidity and Interest-Rate Risk Management,” is now open (opens new window). The webinar is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Eastern and run approximately one hour. Participants will be able to log into the webinar and view it on their computers or mobile devices using the registration link. They should allow pop-ups from this website.

Liquidity and interest-rate risks are supervisory priorities for the NCUA in 2019.

John Nilles and Robert Bruneau, senior capital market specialists with NCUA’s Office of Examination and Insurance Capital Markets Division, will be joined on the webinar by Charles Valenti, chief executive officer of Del Norte Credit Union of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Jeremy Ebert, vice president and treasurer of Wings Financial Credit Union of Apple Valley, Minnesota. Topics will include:

• Interest-rate risk supervision;
• Management’s ability to meet current and prospective liquidity needs;
• Regulatory requirements for liquidity and contingency funding plans; and
• How different credit union business models require customized approaches towards achieving financial objectives while effectively managing risk.

The NCUA will provide live Twitter updates on @TheNCUA. Participants can submit questions over Twitter anytime during the presentation and in advance by emailing WebinarQuestions@ncua.gov. The email’s subject line should read, “Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Management.” Please email technical questions about accessing the webinar to audience.support@on24.com. This webinar will be closed captioned and archived online approximately three weeks following the live event.

NCUA’s Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion supports low-income-designated credit unions and credit unions interested in a low-income designation; minority credit unions; credit unions seeking changes in their charters, bylaws, or fields of membership; and groups organizing to start new credit unions.