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NCU-ISAO 


Registration Now Open! Credit Union Industry Cyber Incident Response Virtual Tabletop Exercise 


NCU-ISAO has opened the registration for the 2025 Cyber Incident Response Virtual Tabletop Exercise. 


The NCU-ISAO has partnered with the DHS CISA’s National Exercise Team to create a half-day industry exercise for industry stakeholders such as credit unions. This FREE event will allow credit unions to test their cyber incident response preparedness in a facilitated, collaborative webinar event. 


When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, from 12pm-1pm Eastern 

Location: Virtual via WebEx Webinars 

Cost: FREE for credit unions. 


Space is limited, so be sure to register yourself and your teams. 



League InfoSight Highlight


Reminder: Regulation CC Changes Effective July 1

  

On July 1, 2025, several thresholds under the Expedited Funds Availability Act (Regulation CC) will be adjusted once again for inflation. They include the following: 

  • Increase the amount of certain check deposits that must be made available on the next business day following the date of deposit from $225 to $275.
  • Increase the new account exception hold threshold from $5,525 to $6,725. Beginning July 1, a credit union may delay the availability of funds in excess of $6,725 deposited to a new account in any one banking day. 

  • Increase the large deposit exception hold threshold from $5,525 to $6,725. Beginning July 1, a credit union may delay the availability of funds in excess of $6,725 deposited to an existing account in any one banking day.  

  • Change the definition of repeated overdrafts. Beginning July 1, an account will be considered repeatedly overdrawn if:  

  • On 6 or more banking days within the preceding 6 months, the account balance was negative or would have become negative had checks or other charges to the account been paid, or 

  • On 2 or more banking days within the preceding 6 months, the account balance was negative or would have become negative in an amount of $6,725 or more.  

  

As a reminder, the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Expedited Funds Availability Act by requiring adjustments for inflation every five years. The first round of adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) occurred on July 1, 2020.  

  

While credit unions are required to provide notice of this change under Regulation CC, since the increased thresholds will result in expedited availability of funds to the member, advance notification is not required. Notice may be provided up to 30 days following the effective date of the change, in this case, not later than July 31, 2025. Notice may be given in any form, so long as it is clear and conspicuous. If the credit union opts to send each member a new funds availability disclosure, it must highlight the adjusted amounts in the revised disclosure.  

  

Additional information about the Expedited Funds Availability Act and Regulation CC may be found in InfoSight 360. The Funds Availability Chart, located under Additional Resources, has been updated to reflect the increased thresholds effective July 1. 



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COMPLIANCE CALENDAR

June 23, 2025: NCUA comments due on Simplification of Share Insurance and Succession Planning 


June 23, 2025: NCUA comments due on Changes to the Call Report  


July 1, 2025: CFPB and FRB – Reg CC Threshold Adjustments 


July 14, 2025: Effective Date – FTC Negative Option Rule 


July 18, 2025: CFPB – Small Business Lending Data – ECOA 


Oct. 1, 2025: Quality Control Standards AVMs 


Oct. 1, 2025: CFPB: Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (Over $10 billion) 


Dec. 30, 2025: CFPB: Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (Over $10 billion)


Jan. 1, 2026: NCUA – Succession Planning Effective Date


March 1, 2026: CFPB: Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing (Reg Z) 


April 1, 2026: Compliance Date – CFPB Personal Financial Data Rights for Credit Union’s Over $10 Billion in Assets 


June 19, 2026: NACHA – Fraud Return Reason Code


Dec. 12, 2026: NCUA Simplification of Share Insurance Effective Date 


TOOLS & RESOURCES

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Q&A OF THE WEEK

Can I charge a garnishment fee on a Federal Benefit Payment? 


Credit unions may not charge or collect a garnishment fee against a protected amount and may not charge or collect a garnishment fee after the date of account review. But if there are funds in excess of the protected amount, a credit union may charge a garnishment fee for those amounts. 



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If you have questions about this communication, contact us at 800.546.4465 or via our shared email inbox at compliance@gowest.org.

Have a great weekend!

Your GoWest Compliance Team, 

David Curtis

CUCE

Director, Compliance Services
P: 206.340.4785

Tiarra Sanders-Hausa

NCCO

Manager, Compliance Services

P: 206.618.9302

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