NCUA Proposes 26 New Stablecoin Reporting Fields for Credit Unions
The proposed Schedule J would become part of Form 5300, the quarterly Call Report used by credit unions to submit financial and statistical information. The NCUA supervises federal credit unions and administers the federal share insurance fund.
NCUA Proposal Separates Four Areas of Stablecoin Activity
The 26 proposed data fields are divided into four categories designed to distinguish assets held on behalf of other parties from an institution's own financial exposure and stablecoin holdings.
Eight fields would cover reserve assets safeguarded for authorized third-party issuers. Another nine would address custody and control of cryptographic keys, which provide access to digital assets. Five fields would measure financial exposure to stablecoin issuers, while the remaining four would track payment stablecoins held on a credit union's own balance sheet.
The proposed categories reflect different aspects of stablecoin operations. Reserve assets support tokens in circulation, while redemption arrangements determine how holders can exchange tokens for their underlying monetary value. Stablecoins are designed to track a reference asset, commonly the U.S. dollar, with reserve quality and redemption mechanisms playing a role in maintaining that relationship.
According to the proposal, the additional information would help the NCUA conduct offsite supervision by allowing examiners to assess institutions' stablecoin activities through submitted financial data.
Reporting Proposal Follows Broader Stablecoin Oversight Efforts
The reporting initiative follows the NCUA's work under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, the federal law governing payment stablecoins. On May 15, the agency proposed operational and risk management standards for licensed issuers. NCUA Chairman Kyle Hauptman emphasized alignment with proposed standards for bank subsidiaries.
Financial technology partnerships are also creating potential ways for smaller financial institutions to offer digital dollar services. On Sept. 10, Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) and payments infrastructure provider Moov announced an agreement to connect Coinbase's stablecoin infrastructure with Moov's payment platform. Moov's customer base includes more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions.
The planned integration is designed to support payments, settlement, custody and funding. The partnership provides context for the growing range of stablecoin-related services that financial institutions may need to assess as regulatory requirements develop.
Other federal agencies have advanced separate proposals affecting stablecoin issuers. On April 7, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved proposed reserve and redemption requirements for bank-affiliated issuers. The provisions included one-to-one backing with eligible assets and a general requirement to complete redemptions within two business days.
On May 22, a separate FDIC action advanced proposed anti-money laundering and sanctions standards. That measure addressed compliance programs, reporting obligations and supervision for issuers under the agency's jurisdiction.
Public Comments Due by Dec. 8
The NCUA's proposed information collection covers an estimated 4,224 federally insured credit unions and 794,112 annual reporting hours. The estimated average burden is 47 hours per quarterly response for the full Call Report, rather than for the proposed stablecoin fields alone.
The agency attributed the higher burden estimate to public feedback on data collection and said the proposed stablecoin revisions would not materially affect existing burden estimates.
Most information submitted through the Call Report is treated as public, although exceptions apply to sensitive items. The revised form and instructions must still undergo review and clearance by the Office of Management and Budget, which reviews federal agency information collection requirements.
The NCUA is seeking public feedback on whether the requested information would be useful, whether its burden estimates are accurate and how reporting work could be reduced through automation or other technology. Comments submitted by Dec. 8 will become public records and accompany the agency's request for approval.
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