12 CFR § 796.2 - Who is considered a senior examiner of the NCUA?

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title: "12 CFR § 796.2 - Who is considered a senior examiner of the NCUA?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "796.2"
section_name: "Who is considered a senior examiner of the NCUA?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "796"
part_name: "POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN NCUA EXAMINERS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1786(w)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 72703, Dec. 7, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 796.2 Who is considered a senior examiner of the NCUA?

For purposes of this part, an NCUA employee is considered to be the “senior examiner” for a federally insured credit union if the employee—

(a) Has been authorized by NCUA to conduct examinations or inspections of federally insured credit unions on behalf of NCUA;

(b) Has continuing, broad, and lead responsibility for examining or inspecting that federally insured credit union;

(c) Routinely interacts with officers or employees of that federally insured credit union; and

(d) Devotes a substantial portion of his or her time to supervising or examining that federally insured credit union.