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The episode discusses NCUA's 2026 Annual Performance Plan and its focus areas for the year.

www.marktreichel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/ NCUA just released its 2026 Annual Performance Plan, and it offers a clear look at where the agency is focusing its resources this year. Here are the highlights: What NCUA is announcing: 17 annual performance goals supported by 23 performance indicators, all aligned to the new 2026-2030 Strategic Plan A commitment to issue at least 30 regulatory actions or policy revisions that reduce regulatory or administrative burden on credit unions Plans to eliminate unnecessary or unduly burdensome examination scope steps Final regulations on permissible stablecoin activities for all federally insured credit unions Deployment of the Analytics 2.0 Phase I upgrade to the MERIT examination system by Q1 2026 Key milestones in NCUA's AI roadmap, including a large language model pilot, an AI Steering Committee, and a refined AI strategy At least three joint NCUA-State Supervisory Authority engagements to strengthen the dual chartering system Why the change is occurring: NCUA is reorganizing to focus on core statutory functions, eliminate duplication, and reduce non-essential activities The agency wants to reallocate resources toward…

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