Mass. Regulator Wins Trade Group Approval

The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors has awarded formal accreditation to the Massachusetts Division of Banks.

The accreditation means the department meets national regulatory standards for supervising state-chartered credit unions. As a result, federal regulators may continue to accept the state's examinations and reports of federally insured state-chartered credit unions, rather than conducting their own costly reviews.

With a staff of 190, the state division supervises 124 state-chartered credit unions with more than $6 billion in assets, as well as 217 banks with $85 billion in assets.

Massachusetts, which has been accredited by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors since December 1994, is the 12th state to receive accreditation from the trade group.

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