NCUA to Host Listening Session to Enhance MDIP Program

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will host a listening session on May 25 at 2 p.m. EST to garner input regarding its Minority Depository Institutions Preservation (MDIP) program. The 90-minute event will be held at the agency’s headquarters, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, Va.

Monica Davy, Director of the NCUA Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, will lead a panel of experts giving perspective on improving the MDIP program. The panelists who will be attending include:

• Timothy Anderson, board chairman, African American Credit Union Coalition
• Carla Decker, board member, Network of Latino Credit Union Professionals
• Robert Leonard, director, Division of Consumer Access, Officer of Consumer Protection, NCUA
• Martha Ninichuk, deputy director, Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives, NCUA
• Pamela Owens, VP of programs, National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
• Elliot Weiss, supervision analyst, Region III, NCUA

A question and answer session will follow the panel. Those looking to submit questions in advance may do so at WebinarQuestions@ncua.gov, with subject line, “Sustaining Minority Depository Institutions Listening Session.” A Twitter hash tag “#NCUAChat” will also be used for credit unions looking to participate in the conversation.

Those looking to participate in-person must register by email at OMWImail@ncua.gov. A free live-stream of the event, which requires registration, will be available here.  Technical questions regarding the live-stream can be directed to audience.support@on24.com.