The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government created by the U.S. Congress in 1970. Its primary mission is to ensure the safety and soundness of the credit union system by identifying, monitoring, and reducing risks. The NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), which insures the deposits of millions of account holders in all federal credit unions and the vast majority of state-chartered credit unions up to $250,000. Additionally, the NCUA is responsible for chartering new federal credit unions and supervising and examining federal credit unions and federally insured state-chartered credit unions.

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United States