We determined that Telesis Community Credit Union’s (TCCU) management and
Board caused the failure and resulting loss to the NCUSIF. Specifically, TCCU
management and Board made poor strategic decisions which led to an over reliance
on member business lending, particularly in commercial real estate, and a
dependence on fee and service income from its CUSO. Several other factors
contributed to the demise of the Credit Union including management not establishing
an appropriate ALLL methodology, and allowing for an excessive level of operating
expenses. Although not a direct cause for the failure, we also determined
management did a poor job over the acquisition of its CUSOs by not performing
appropriate due diligence, and created the appearance of a conflict of interest in the
CUSO acquisitions. We also determined NCUA could have prevented or mitigated
the loss to the NCUSIF had they taken a more timely and aggressive supervisory
approach regarding TCCU’s concentration risks in its loan portfolio. In addition, we
determined NCUA could have coordinated more effectively with the California DFI,
and been more consistent when assigning supervisory responsibility of the Credit
Union