“It’s a partnership and it works”
Knowing our shared past helps us to understand the present and envision the future. History provides our sense of community.
From the May 1985 NCUA News, Vol 2, No. 4:
From the recent interview on NCUA’s Video Network, Chairman Callahan praised the NCUA staff, saying, “It’s all working, the team is in place. There is a sense of confidence in the Agency, and it has infected the credit union movement with confidence as well.”
The Chairman is quick to credit examiners and other Agency personnel for the successes during his term: “Most people at NCUA have a good sense of where the Agency is going and how they fit into the picture. People at NCUA get the credit for what we’ve been able to accomplish because they brought us to the point we are now.”
He believes three years of unprecedented growth in shares, loans, capital and membership attest to the positive effects of deregulation and to the success of credit union managers and directors when given the opportunity to make their own business decisions.
As important as deregulation is to Mr. Callahan, increasing the examiner ranks and getting Agency staff out in the field, closer to credit unions is just as important. “Deregulation actually increased our supervisory responsibilities,” he said. “We told credit union officials ‘You run our institutions, and we’ll be there to help.’ It’s a partnership, and it works.”
P.S. See the reference above to NCUA’s Video Network. This interview was the final edition, number XXI. If anyone has this recording in their credit union collection, I would appreciate making a copy.